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Rangers arrest two suspects involved in MQM leaders' murders

Rangers spokesperson says suspects belonging to MQM were involved in Sajid Qureshi and Raza Haider's killing

Web Desk October 03, 2015

A file photo of Rangers in Karachi. PHOTO: PPI

Sindh Rangers arrested on Saturday two target killers involved in the murders of Muttahida Qaumi Movement leaders Sajid Qureshi and Raza Haider from Karachi's Gulshan-i-Maymar area, Express News reported.

“Akbar Hussain alias Kala and Konain Hyder Rizvi belonging to the MQM were involved in a number of target killing activities, arson and cracker attacks,” Rangers spokesperson said in a statement.

The suspected target killers were rounded up following a targeted search operation in the area, the statement added.

Read: Rangers arrest six 'MQM target killers' in Karachi

Further, the Rangers spokesperson said the two suspects were involved in the attack on MQM's election commission in 2013 in various areas ,including Azizabad, Nazimabad, Makkah chowk and Yousuf Plaza.

"Orders for the attack on the election commission were given by leaders of the party itself, in order to gain sympathy of the people," the spokesperson added.

MQM lawmaker in Sindh Asssembly Raza Haider was assassinated in Karachi on August 2, 2010. Haider was shot dead in Jama Masjid Nazimabad, where he had gone to attend a funeral.

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MQM lawmaker Sajid Qureshi and his 25-year-old son were targeted in a drive-by shooting as they left a mosque after attending Friday prayers in North Nazimabad neighbourhood in June 2013. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had claimed responsibility for Qureshi's murder.

COMMENTS (5)

Napier Mole | 9 years ago | Reply The increasingly swaggering style of the rangers is robbing them of all the goodwill they earned in the early days by going against the real threat to Karachi peace namely the Lyari gangsters. In their increasingly bare attempt to crush mqm in a war of attrition coupled with psy-ops and propaganda wars, they are taking the socio-political issues of Karachi to a new level of complexity, a scenario obviously lost on the great minds running this operation.

bash gul | 9 years ago | Reply Well done Rangers. In 80s I have seen young terrorists of MQM roaming the lanes of Liaqatabad furniture market, demanding BHATTAH. Say whatever they may, they are a well organized terrorist group, sworn to undermine Karachi and Pakistan with instructions from THEIR MASTER'S VOICE in the East.Tehy are misleading the patriotic Urdu speaking people of Pakistan and now the silent masses are grateful to the Rangers.The Shiv Sena in India are a terrorist group, but they are loyal to India. The MQM is run on the same style as the Shiv Sena in India.

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awaam | 9 years ago | Reply Rangers is clearly working on an agenda against MQM, however it can't have a lasting impact

Amazed | 9 years ago | Reply Its sad that rangers is part of a conspiracy against MQM. Skipping the infamous, sohrab goth, afghan basti, al-asif square, they jumped to Gulshan-e-Maymar to add to hatred against MQM. But, Karachi's residents know too well why the rangers are not operating in the more dangerous areas.

sa | 9 years ago | Reply Sorry but the law enforcement is wrong here people arrested for their mpas murder like a former major have accepted murdering mpas like sajid qureshi and raza haider was assassinated by outlawed sectarian grp. I dont know why rangers steps seem controversial now! This is welcoming step for Karachi party. Sympathy wave for them will pay dividend as now on street its feeling operation is biased. Theyll sweep local bodies election. That i can sense

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