Two MQM-London 'target killers' arrested in Karachi

A stockpile of weapons also recovered from their possession

The law enforcement agencies on Sunday arrested two members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan-London (MQM-L) who were allegedly involved in targetted killing in Karachi.

The suspects were nabbed in two separate raids in the city, with a large cache of arms and ammunition also recovered from their possession.

According to a Sindh Rangers spokesperson, acting on a tip-off, the paramilitary force arrested a suspect identified as Farooq, who had been involved in various crimes since 2007 near Disco Bakery in Gulshan-e-Iqbal.

Fearing arrest back in 2013, Farooq had gone underground, the paramilitary spokesperson added.



The suspect was also involved in illegal sale of arms and ammunition and was caught with unlicensed weapons. He was handed over to local police.

In a separate operation, police raided Bahadarabad's Kidney Hill Park, where they managed to recover a stockpile of arms and ammunition hidden underground.

SSP Police Ghulam Asfar said they arrested Naseem alias Builder after a police encounter on Tipu Sultan Road.

A long range sniper rifle, an AK-47, along with four pistols were recovered in the operation.

Naseem was a MQM-L member and had been looking for a deal similar to NRO with the authorities.

He has also confessed to the murder of Dr Muzahir Ali Qureshi back in 1998.