KARACHI, Mar 07 (DNA): Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two
men hailing from Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM-London) for their alleged
involvement in target killing incidents in the city.
According to police, a raid was carried out by Shahra-e-Faisal police
station team in Gulistan-e-Jauher area of the city to arrest Saeed
Hashmi and Asad Raza for their alleged involvement in target killing
incidents.
“They were wanted by the authorities in various incidents of terrorism
and target killing,” they said.
In November 2019, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Sindh
police claimed to have arrested two target killers associated with the
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L).
The arrested target killers were identified as Asadullah Khan alias
Inqalabi and Muhammad Jan alias Janu. SSP CTD Ghulam Sarwar Abro said
the suspects are close aides of MQM-L’s Hammad Siddiqui.
He claimed they have confessed to murdering six persons after kidnapping
them. The accused had later thrown their bodies stuffed in gunny backs
on the Shareefabad flyover, he added. DNA
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