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| Rangers arrest six alleged 'target killers with ties to MQM' |
| 2015-08-11 |
[DAWN] KARACHI: Rangers conducted a surgical action in Ranchore Line area on Monday and tossed in the calabooseDrop the rod and step away witcher hands up! six alleged hit mans having reported ties with 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), said Rangers spokesperson. Huge cache of weapons was also recovered from the possession of alleged MQM workers dubbed hit mans by Sindh Rangers. The front man then went on to give details of the arrested suspects. Khurram alias Muchar, unit in-charge MQM unit 28, was arrested over charges of involvement in extortion, dumping of weapons and murders. Mahmood, an active worker of MQM unit 20, who has already confessed to murdering 47 people when he was arrested earlier in November 2014, was arrested on charges of kidnapping and torture. Rangers also arrested Shahid alias Kala, an active worker of MQM unit 31, who had earlier confessed six murders during initial interrogation when he was arrested in September 2014. Shahid was currently on bail. Mubin, the committee member of MQM unit 20, also faced arrest as he had confessed to numerous murders, extortion, arson, rioting and other heinous crimes when he was earlier arrested in May 2013. Zubair alias Handi, worker of Ranchore Line Sector , was arrested over his alleged involvement in armed festivities, rioting, murders after kidnapping, cash van robbery -- during which two guards were killed in Azizabad in 2013 -- and extortion. The sixth suspect arrested by Rangers was Kashif alias Macha, worker of MQM unit 30, involved in murders and extortion. |
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