Awaz Apni KARACHI: Member of the Sindh Assembly belonging to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Raza Haider, was gunned down along with his guard and a party’s activist in Karachi on Monday.
According to reports, two unidentified gunmen opened indiscriminate fire at Raza Haider when he was preparing to attend a funeral prayer at Jamia Masjid of Nazimabad Block-2.
He was rushed to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where he died of wounds.
In addition, Haider’s gunman Tariq Khan and a 16-year-old party’s activist were also killed in the armed attack.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik condemned the incident, urging the MQM to maintain calm. He termed the targeted killings a plot to destabilize the country.
He said that Sipah Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) could also be involved in the killing because the deceased was receiving threats from the banned sectarian outfit.
Speaking to Awaz Apni on phone, MQM leader Waseem Aftab has alleged that ANP Sindh President Shahi Syed is involved in the armed attack on Raza Haider.
Karachi CCPO Waseem Ahmed has said that a high-level team has been constituted to investigate Haider’s killing.
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has also condemned the tragic incident.
According to reports, two unidentified gunmen opened indiscriminate fire at Raza Haider when he was preparing to attend a funeral prayer at Jamia Masjid of Nazimabad Block-2.
He was rushed to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where he died of wounds.
In addition, Haider’s gunman Tariq Khan and a 16-year-old party’s activist were also killed in the armed attack.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik condemned the incident, urging the MQM to maintain calm. He termed the targeted killings a plot to destabilize the country.
He said that Sipah Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) could also be involved in the killing because the deceased was receiving threats from the banned sectarian outfit.
Speaking to Awaz Apni on phone, MQM leader Waseem Aftab has alleged that ANP Sindh President Shahi Syed is involved in the armed attack on Raza Haider.
Karachi CCPO Waseem Ahmed has said that a high-level team has been constituted to investigate Haider’s killing.
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has also condemned the tragic incident.
