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Over 50 weapons seized from Khursheed Memorial Hall are unlicensed, Rangers claim

Rangers raided the MQM headquarters Nine-Zero and its adjoining areas on March 11

Our Correspondent April 14, 2015

a paramilitary soldier stands beside detained supporters during a raid on muttahida qaumi movement mqm political party 039 s headquarters in karachi on march 11 2015 photo reuters

A paramilitary soldier stands beside detained supporters during a raid on Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) political party's headquarters, in Karachi on March 11, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

KARACHI: Sindh Rangers claimed on Tuesday that as many as 53 weapons seized during last month’s raid on Khursheed Memorial Hall near Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) headquarters Nine Zero were unlicensed.

According to a statement, a total of 124 weapons, including LMGs, SMGs, M-4, G3s, repeaters and pistols were recovered from the Hall during the March 11 raid.

The statement said that licenses for 107 weapons provided to Rangers were found genuine, whereas 36 of the licenses did not match with the respective weapons.

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Further, licenses for 17 of the seized arms were not provided, taking the number of unlicensed weapons to 53.

Verification of genuine licenses from the Home Department is currently under process, added the statement.

On March 11, Rangers raided the MQM headquarters Nine-Zero and its adjoining areas, arresting dozens of activists – including ‘convicted criminals’ – and ‘seizing a huge quantity’ of weapons.