Rangers arrest key suspect involved in Zahra Shahid's murder
Hussain was shot dead outside her house in DHA on May 17, 2013, on the eve of re-polling in the NA-250 constituency
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KARACHI:
Rangers on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a key suspect involved in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Zahra Shahid Hussain's murder, Express News reported.
Rangers conducted an intelligence based surgical action near Karachi's Teen Talwar area. During the operation, Kaleem, a target killer was arrested. Kaleem was allegedly involved in numerous murder cases including that of the PTI leader's.
He has been handed over to the police. Cache of weapons have also been recovered.
Hussain was shot dead outside her house in Defence Housing Authority on May 18, 2013, on the eve of re-polling in the NA-250 constituency.
The killing sparked a wave of political tension as the PTI accused Muttahida Qaumi Movement for the murder.
Hussain's case has been ongoing in an anti-terrorism court. Two suspects involved in the case have been taken into custody while others are still at large.
On 25 February, an anti-terrorism court rejected an application filed by the defence seeking a transfer of Hussain’s murder case to a district and sessions court.
Read: Zahra Shahid murder case: ATC rejects application filed by defence to transfer case
The four absconders implicated in Hussain's murder case were declared proclaimed offenders by an ATC.
The ATC-III declared Junaid Bukhari, Tariq Nawaz, Asif alias Ganja and Irfan alias Lamba proclaimed offenders as the investigation officer of the case submitted a report for proclamation and attachment of property in court.
Read: Zahra Shahid case: Absconding suspects declared proclaimed offenders by ATC
Rangers on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a key suspect involved in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Zahra Shahid Hussain's murder, Express News reported.
Rangers conducted an intelligence based surgical action near Karachi's Teen Talwar area. During the operation, Kaleem, a target killer was arrested. Kaleem was allegedly involved in numerous murder cases including that of the PTI leader's.
He has been handed over to the police. Cache of weapons have also been recovered.
Hussain was shot dead outside her house in Defence Housing Authority on May 18, 2013, on the eve of re-polling in the NA-250 constituency.
The killing sparked a wave of political tension as the PTI accused Muttahida Qaumi Movement for the murder.
Hussain's case has been ongoing in an anti-terrorism court. Two suspects involved in the case have been taken into custody while others are still at large.
On 25 February, an anti-terrorism court rejected an application filed by the defence seeking a transfer of Hussain’s murder case to a district and sessions court.
Read: Zahra Shahid murder case: ATC rejects application filed by defence to transfer case
The four absconders implicated in Hussain's murder case were declared proclaimed offenders by an ATC.
The ATC-III declared Junaid Bukhari, Tariq Nawaz, Asif alias Ganja and Irfan alias Lamba proclaimed offenders as the investigation officer of the case submitted a report for proclamation and attachment of property in court.
Read: Zahra Shahid case: Absconding suspects declared proclaimed offenders by ATC