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| MQM activist detained in Nawabshah |
| 2015-09-22 |
| [DAWN] NAWABSHAH: Former nazim ...small time big shot, the chief elected official of a local government in Pakistan, such as a district, tehsil, union council, or village council... of union council-5, Nawabshah, and an activist of 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... (MQM) Dr Naeemul Arfeen was picked up by a team of Rangers personnel from near his house in the Essarpura locality of the city on Sunday. Dr Arfeen is said to be the 'sector in-charge' in the MQM's organizational structure. According to sources, the activist was taken into custody in a raid and shifted to an undisclosed place for interrogation. Criticising the detention of Dr Arfeen, MQM Nawabshah zone in-charge Advocate Abdul Majeed in a blurb said that Rangers personnel started removing banners of the Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation (KKF), the MQM's welfare wing, at around 3am on Sunday from various parts of the city. They also picked up Dr Arfeen, who was a candidate for the Ward-14 and 16 seat in the forthcoming local government election, the statement said. Advocate Majeed said that the Rangers' act was an attempt to stop the party from continuing its social and welfare activities. |
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