Karachi burns as MQM mourns

[majesticpankaj]

KARACHI: A statement issued by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Tuesday, said that some armed men entered the house of Mansoor Mukhtar, a member of the party’s PIB sector committee in PIB colony and shot him to death, DawnNews reported.

The early morning attack left the victim’s brother Maqsood Mukhtar and sister-in-law Uzma Maqsood, injured.

The statement issued by MQM alleged that elements of the Lyari Gang-war were responsible for the incident.

The press release said that the armed assailants also injured Hamdard Mohammad Yousuf in Nishtar Colony and Mohammad Amjad in Ghausia Colony.

The MQM Rabita Committee has condemned the killing of its activist and announced a day of mourning all across the province.

The MQM demanded that the president, prime minister, chief minister and other authorities ensure that those responsible for the attack, be arrested and brought to justice.

[12:14 PST]: A student from DOW Medical College reports: Students are stranded in the Dow University Ojha Campus, near Safora. The staff (including teachers) have left the university. The management is reluctant to resume the Points (buses), due to the crisis.

[11:51 PST]: Maqsood Mukhtar, the brother of slain MQM activist, who was injured in Tuesday morning’s attack, succumbed to his wounds during treatment at Liaqat National Hospital.

[11:10 PST]: Incidents of firing reported across various cities all over the province, including Sukkur, Hyderabad, Nawabshah and Mirpurkhas.


[11:01 PST]: President of Awami National Party Sindh Shahi Syed, has condemned the targeted killing of Muttahida Qaumi Movement worker in PIB colony,Karachi.


[10:45 PST]: Karachi University announces postponement of all examinations scheduled for today. New examination dates would be announced soon.

[10:35 PST]: Shops forced to close down after firing in Landhi, Korangi, malir, Shah Faisal Colony, Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Gulistan-e-Jauhar areas.

[10:22 PST] : MQM lawmaker Dr Saghir Ahmed demands suspension of PIB Police Station SHO.

[10:20 PST]: Firing and torching of vehicles reported in various area across the city including Tariq Road, New MA Jinnah Road, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Nursery, Shahrah-e-Faisal, PIB colony,Tin Hatti, Abu al Hassan Esphahani Road and Malir.

Karachi burns as MQM mourns | Metropolitan | DAWN.COM

 

[majesticpankaj]

is some kind of war going on inside karachi ?

 

[cheekybird]

is some kind of war going on inside karachi ?

everytime anything happens in mqm,karachi has to burn

 

[Edevelop]

wow mqm kills people and then portrays itself as innocent.

 

[Devil Soul]

Choor Machay Shoor.... great going MQM...

 

[majesticpankaj]

MQM has done good for karachi.. I think..is that true..mustafa kamal.

 

[humanfirst]

I believe what mumbai is to india is karachi to pakistan.It is the economic capital of the nation,disturbing the businesses there with frequent bs like this will toll heavily on pak economy.Local political parties should be more responsible there.

 

[ice_man]

[11:10 PST]: Incidents of firing reported across various cities all over the province, including Sukkur, Hyderabad, Nawabshah and Mirpurkhas.

ALL MQM influenced areas!

 

[SamranAli]

i hope a ban for mqm and grand operation against its worker plus ppp and anp in karachi. Ban political parties in karachi if you want peace. .

 

[majesticpankaj]

why there is no law and order in the biggest city of pakistan ? where are the police and rangers ? Who rule Karachi ?

 

[K-Xeroid]

Here few Pakistani members , I guess Outsiders, Only targetting MQM, But Its not only MQM.. Its ANP and PPP too... If you will ignore them then You would never be able to control Karachi's situation.

 

[darkinsky]

wow mqm kills people and then portrays itself as innocent.

 

[majesticpankaj]

MQM day of mourning: 8 killed, over 35 vehicles torched in Karachi


KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement observed a day of mourning in Sindh on Tuesday after an MQM sector member in PIB Colony was killed.
Violence hit the city immediately after the incident, as eight people were reported to have been killed and dozens were injured as a result of firing. More than 35 vehicles, including a police mobile, were also torched by unknown men in parts of the city.
A clash between two groups in Qasba Colony was also reported, while a hotel in Gulberg Block 18 was also burnt down.
It had also been reported that policemen at station level did not have orders of taking action against miscreants and had been told to patrol the streets.
All educational institutions were shut down and exams had been postponed.
According to a statement issued by the MQM, armed men broke into Mansoor Mukhtar’s house in PIB Colony on Tuesday morning and opened fire. Mansoor was killed and his brother and sister-in-law were injured.
Maqsood Mukhtar, who was injured in the Tuesday morning attack on his brother, MQM worker Mansoor Mukhtar, also died later today. Additionally, the MQM said two of its supporters were also targeted in PIB Colony and were injured.
Funeral prayers were held later in the day and were attended by MQM leader including Dr Sagheer Ahmed and Hammad Siddiqui. The funeral was attended by over 5,000 people.
Traffic on the roads in DHA, Clifton and around the Sindh Secretariat remained light and most petrol pumps were shut, though there was some public transport operating.
Areas affected by the violence were PIB Colony, Gulshan, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Malir, Jaffer Tayar, Rafa-e -Aam Society, Kala Board, Shah Faisal Colony, Korangi, Landhi, Liaquatabad, Nazimabad, Nagan Chowrangi, New Karachi, North Karachi and Saddar.
MQM walkout from National Assembly
The MQM also staged a walkout from the National Assembly to protest the killing.
“We will not sit in the Parliament today until the government brings the culprits to justice,” MQM Parliamentary leader Haider Abbass Rizvi said.
Rizvi, before leaving the House, said that the government should debate security issues in the country rather than the state’s foreign policy.
Sindh Cabinet, PAC meetings postponed
Meetings of the Sindh Cabinet and the provincial assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) were postponed on Tuesday in the wake of the worsening law and order situation in Karachi.
Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah was going to chair the cabinet meeting at Chief Minister House, and discuss development schemes, pre-budget schemes, law and order situation and other items on the agenda.
The PAC meeting was supposed to be about audits of the revenue department, and will now take place today.
Condemnations
MQM chief Altaf Hussain condemned the killing of the MQM worker.
The party’s Coordination Committee has condemned the reported incidents of violence in the city and asked the party workers to keep a check on those trying to disrupt a ‘peaceful day of mourning’.
The MQM blamed those “involved in the Lyari gang war” for the attack and appealed to the president, prime minister and Sindh government to take action.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) deputy secretary-general Imran Ismail blamed the government for the city’s security conditions and condoled the death of the MQM worker killed on Tuesday morning.
The attack is the second in two days. Gunmen shot at a poetry recital organised by the MQM in Clifton on Sunday night. The party hasblamed Awami National Party workers for Sunday’s attack.

MQM day of mourning: 8 killed, over 35 vehicles torched in Karachi – The Express Tribune

MQM day of mourning: 8 killed, over 35 vehicles torched in Karachi


KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement observed a day of mourning in Sindh on Tuesday after an MQM sector member in PIB Colony was killed.
Violence hit the city immediately after the incident, as eight people were reported to have been killed and dozens were injured as a result of firing. More than 35 vehicles, including a police mobile, were also torched by unknown men in parts of the city.
A clash between two groups in Qasba Colony was also reported, while a hotel in Gulberg Block 18 was also burnt down.
It had also been reported that policemen at station level did not have orders of taking action against miscreants and had been told to patrol the streets.
All educational institutions were shut down and exams had been postponed.
According to a statement issued by the MQM, armed men broke into Mansoor Mukhtar’s house in PIB Colony on Tuesday morning and opened fire. Mansoor was killed and his brother and sister-in-law were injured.
Maqsood Mukhtar, who was injured in the Tuesday morning attack on his brother, MQM worker Mansoor Mukhtar, also died later today. Additionally, the MQM said two of its supporters were also targeted in PIB Colony and were injured.
Funeral prayers were held later in the day and were attended by MQM leader including Dr Sagheer Ahmed and Hammad Siddiqui. The funeral was attended by over 5,000 people.
Traffic on the roads in DHA, Clifton and around the Sindh Secretariat remained light and most petrol pumps were shut, though there was some public transport operating.
Areas affected by the violence were PIB Colony, Gulshan, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Malir, Jaffer Tayar, Rafa-e -Aam Society, Kala Board, Shah Faisal Colony, Korangi, Landhi, Liaquatabad, Nazimabad, Nagan Chowrangi, New Karachi, North Karachi and Saddar.
MQM walkout from National Assembly
The MQM also staged a walkout from the National Assembly to protest the killing.
“We will not sit in the Parliament today until the government brings the culprits to justice,” MQM Parliamentary leader Haider Abbass Rizvi said.
Rizvi, before leaving the House, said that the government should debate security issues in the country rather than the state’s foreign policy.
Sindh Cabinet, PAC meetings postponed
Meetings of the Sindh Cabinet and the provincial assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) were postponed on Tuesday in the wake of the worsening law and order situation in Karachi.
Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah was going to chair the cabinet meeting at Chief Minister House, and discuss development schemes, pre-budget schemes, law and order situation and other items on the agenda.
The PAC meeting was supposed to be about audits of the revenue department, and will now take place today.
Condemnations
MQM chief Altaf Hussain condemned the killing of the MQM worker.
The party’s Coordination Committee has condemned the reported incidents of violence in the city and asked the party workers to keep a check on those trying to disrupt a ‘peaceful day of mourning’.
The MQM blamed those “involved in the Lyari gang war” for the attack and appealed to the president, prime minister and Sindh government to take action.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) deputy secretary-general Imran Ismail blamed the government for the city’s security conditions and condoled the death of the MQM worker killed on Tuesday morning.
The attack is the second in two days. Gunmen shot at a poetry recital organised by the MQM in Clifton on Sunday night. The party hasblamed Awami National Party workers for Sunday’s attack.

MQM day of mourning: 8 killed, over 35 vehicles torched in Karachi – The Express Tribune

 

[Lonely Hermit]

Can Pakistani members tell about political turmoil in Karachi reason behind it

 

[53fd]

All political parties in Karachi and elsewhere involved in violence & illegal activities should be banned.