Tribune’s Gamechangers 2011: Ajmal Pahari, Muhammad Ishtiaq and more
For the bloodbath in Karachi.
Theirs are the names only spoken in fearful whispers. These are the angels of death responsible for so much of the violence that plagued Karachi this year.
Ajmal Pahari and other target killers like him made headlines not only for the murders they committed but also for their post-arrest confessions. Ajmal Pahari’s televised confession also included details of his training in India, while Muhammad Ishtiaq openly accused the MQM high command of sponsoring and directing teams of killers and detailed the internal operations, procedures and codes of these groups.
QUOTE: “We were sent to India for weapons training” - Ajmal Pahari
Ajmal Pahari and other target killers like him made headlines not only for the murders they committed but also for their post-arrest confessions. Ajmal Pahari’s televised confession also included details of his training in India, while Muhammad Ishtiaq openly accused the MQM high command of sponsoring and directing teams of killers and detailed the internal operations, procedures and codes of these groups.
QUOTE: “We were sent to India for weapons training” - Ajmal Pahari