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| Karachi police arrest MQM activist in Randhawa killing case |
| 2013-10-02 |
| [Dawn] Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... police chief Shahid Hayat has said a man suspected of involvement in the killing of Naimat Ali Randhawa, a lawyer involved in the Wali Babar murder case, has been placed in durance vile Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! on Tuesday. Speaking to a presser, Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP), Karachi Shahid Hayat named the suspect as one Kazim Abbasi Rizvi and said he was associated with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement ...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead... 's Unit 178. The senior lawyer was rubbed out in an attack in the city's Nazimabad area on Thursday that also left his lawyer son injured. Hayat was asked whether Randhawa's killing had a sectarian dimension, responding to which, the police chief said the lawyer's killing was of a political, not sectarian, nature. He said that during initial investigation, the accused had confessed to killing Randhawa. The accused is also involved in murders of eight other people, said the AIGP. Raids were being conducted to arrest three other accomplices of the accused, he added. To a question, he said that the ongoing targeted operation by police is against criminals and not any political party. Police claimed to have recovered a 9MM pistol with five rounds from his possession. The accused was arrested under the Sindh Armed Act. |
| Posted by:Fred |