[DAWN] KARACHI: The Rangers on Friday claimed to have juggedDrop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
a suspect during a raid carried out on Thursday night on a Clifton restaurant owned by a 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...
politician.
The paramilitary troops raided the restaurant of MQM MNA Syed Ali Raza Abidi and took into custody his cousin and some other persons. MQM chief Altaf Hussain
...think of the head of the Barzini clan, only in Urdu...
condemned the raid and said that the Rangers action was aimed at stopping MNA Abidi from raising his voice against the injustices to his community.
A Rangers statement issued on Friday evening said that the raid was conducted on the restaurant on secret information.
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"This restaurant was under observation for the last some days due to information about alleged activities of targeted killers there. In this successful action, a notorious targeted killer identified as Yameen alias AD was arrested," it added.
The statement said that the suspect was allegedly involved in the killing of 10 people as well as robberies and "riots during strikes in the metropolis".
However,
a clean conscience makes a soft pillow...
the Rangers statement did not mention the suspect's political affiliation or the owner of the restaurant.
Meanwhile,
...back at the shouting match, Bart was wondering if fisticuffs would be appropriate at this point...
the MQM chief appealed to the Sindh High Court chief justice to take notice of the illegal actions of the Rangers.
He also asked the speaker of the national assembly to take notice of the "illegal" raid.