Rangers arrested Rabita Committee member in pre-dawn raid, claims MQM

Party says Rangers raided Kamal Mallick's house; no reason for arrest has been given

KARACHI: Rangers arrested a Muttahida Qaumi Movement member during a pre-dawn raid at his residence on Thursday, the party said in a statement.

“According to details, a heavy contingent of Rangers raided the house of Kamal Mallick on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday around 2:30am. They scaled the walls of his home and arrested him,” the statement said.

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The MQM said Rangers searched Mallick's house and seized his academic records and certificates.

Further, the statement said Mallick is "seriously ill" and had undergone a liver transplant two years ago, the party said.

Claiming that no reason was given for arrest, MQM demanded Mallick’s “immediate release.”