[DAWN] KARACHI: Police Sherlocks have suggested political rivalry and terrorism as a means to destabilise the city as possible motives for the deadly attack on 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) politician Rashid Godil, it emerged on Friday.
During the past two days, the police conducted search operations in different areas and detained over 30 people for questioning. Three of them were being grilled to help identify the motive for the attackers, said a police brass hat who is part of the investigation team.
With reference to the statement by Mr Godil's wife, the senior officer said that CCTV footage showed the politician being chased by suspects on a cycle of violence after he left his residence in Defence. But the suspects who shot at him did not appear to be the same indicating that one group chased him while another carried out the attack, he added.