MQM gives 72 hour ultimatum to fulfil their demands

MQM asks Prime Minister to form a judicial commission to investigate the extra-judicial killings of MQM workers.

KARACHI: The funeral of two of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers, whose bodies were found in Memon Goth, was held after Friday prayers at Numaish Chowrangi in Karachi, Express News reported.

Addressing a press conference at MQM headquarters Nine Zero, MQM leader Farooq Sattar claimed that as many six MQM workers had been picked up by personnel dressed in civilian clothes on April 13, 2014, from County Apartment. Bodies of the four of the six abducted workers were found on Wednesday from Memon goth, while two others are still missing, said Sattar.

The MQM leader demanded that Prime Minister Nawaz should form a judicial commission to investigate the extra-judicial killings of the MQM workers. He further demanded that a monitoring committee should also be formed to oversee the ongoing Karachi operation.

The party also requested the Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and Corp Commander Karachi Sajjad Ghani to form an inquiry commission to look into the matter of missing MQM workers.

MQM gave government an ultimatum of 72 hours to fulfil their demands.

Just ten days after joining the provincial government, MQM is observing a day of mourning today, after bodies of four party workers were found on the night of April 30.

High security arrangements were made for the funeral and a large number of police officials were present for the safety of the people present at the funeral.

All Karachi Tajir Ittehad Chairman Atiq Mir said in a statement that businesses will be opened after the funeral. Public transport will also be opened after the memorial service.