MQM lawyer shot dead in Karachi

Bukhari, who belonged to the Shia sect, was currently handling a missing persons case on behalf of the MQM


Our Correspondent March 04, 2015
Bukhari was amid the dealings of a missing persons case. PHOTO: IRFAN ALI

KARACHI: Sindh High Court Advocate Ali Hasnain Bukhari and member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement's (MQM) Legal Aid Committee was shot dead near his home in Karachi's Korangi area on Wednesday. 

Witnesses said armed motorcyclists attacked Bukhari as he was getting in his car to go to work. He was shot twice in the head, they added. Bukhari, who belonged to the Shia sect, was currently handling a missing persons case on behalf of the MQM.

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His body was shifted to Jinnah Hospital and police have begun investigations into the incident.

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Target killing has been on the rise in the city and the recent implementation of the National Action Plan is aimed at eradicating all forms of terrorism from the country.

MQM urges PM to take action against killers

Lamenting Hasnain's murder, Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Haider Abbas Rizvi urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to take action against the killers.

"Ali Hasnain’s death is irreparable, he was a key member of Legal Aid Committee," he added.

COMMENTS (20)

Overkill | 9 years ago | Reply @Imran Qadri: Is this a rhetorical question?
Overkill | 9 years ago | Reply @Sajida: Any sect can call any other sect stupid. But is that going to help?
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