[DAWN] Police on Sunday claimed to have tossed in the slammer
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
a government official in 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...
over charges of killing 41 people including officials of the education and excise departments, and police.
Other alleged victims of the suspect included members of supposed rival political groups.
Speaking at a presser at his office, SSP East Azfar Mahesar said while acting on a tip-off, Bahadurabad police arrested the suspect, identified as Sajid alias Bona, off Sharea Faisal near the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) office and seized weapons and a stolen cycle of violence from his custody.
"He is an employee of Sindh government’s health department," the SSP told news hounds, terming him as a "dangerous button man".
"The held suspect belonged to 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...
-London and committed heinous crimes under directions of the party leadership," the officer claimed.
"He had been involved in these crimes since 1995, when he bumped off a police officer in Jamshed Quarters."
SSP Mahesar said the suspect’s alleged assassination team comprised 11 members who, according to the suspect, carried out the murders under the "directions of the sector and unit leaders of the party".
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