Zulfiqar Mirza in mardan House Full Video

CNewsworld KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Zulfiqar Mirza said that in his view Afaq Ahmed is the real leader of Urdu speaking community and he is the second major political prisoner after Asif Ali Zardari, CNews reported.

He was of the view that if Afaq Ahmed was a criminal then Altaf Hussain was a 100 times bigger criminal. He was addressing media at Mardan House here.

Mirza pointed out that Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad forced him to say that he didn’t meet Afaq but ‘I admit that have met him not once but twice’. He said he would continue to act against gangsters and extortionists. Pakistan People’s Party’s senior leader and Sindh’s former home minister, Dr Zulfiqar Mirza, has declared Afaq Ahmed, the chief of Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi), as the real leader of the Urdu speaking people,

“Afaq Ahmed is my inmate and I will continue meeting him,” he added.

Mirza said that he had met Afaq Ahmed twice.

He was of the view that Afaq is the second biggest political prisoner after President Asif Ali Zardari.
“I will continue working against criminals,”

Altaf terms Raza Haider’s killing ‘a grave tragedy’

Geo 436 LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain, strongly condemning the killing of MPA Raza Haider on Monday evening termed the incident ‘a grave tragedy’ and demanded a high level investigation.

In a statement, the MQM Chief said: “The Shahadat of Raza Haider is a heart-rending incident.”

He said Raza Haider remained associated with MQM since the early days of party’s movement and his ‘Shahadat’ is a great and irredeemable loss for MQM.

Altaf Hussain said his condolences go to the bereaved family members of Syed Raza Haider.

“Raza Haider’s blood will not go in waste,” Altaf Hussain maintained.

Geo Blog Karachi killings ‘attempt to destabilize city’: MQM

CNews World KARACHI: MQM leaders Babar Ghauri, Haider Abbas Rizvi and Faisal Sabzwari expressed profound grief on the killing of MQM MPA Raza Haider along with his guard here in Nazimabad on Monday.

"It would be difficult to put a cap on the chapter opened (today)," Babar Ghauri asserted.

Talking to Geo News they said the tragic incident was to destabilize the city, which is the economic hub of the country.

Unknown armed motorcyclists fired shots at MQM leader and MPA Raza Haider as well as his guard when he was preparing to attend a funeral prayer at Jamia Masjid of Nazimabad Block No.2.

Raza Haider died while he was being shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. His guard succumbed to the bullet wounds later in the hospital.

MQM PMA shot dead in Karachi

Awaz Apni KARACHI: Raza Haider, the MQM member of Sindh Assembly, was shot dead along with his gunman here in Nazim Abad area of the city, Awaz Apni reports on Monday.

Police said unidentified gunmen on motorbikes targeted the lawmaker in a mosque where he arrived to offer funeral prayers of a relative. He was killed along with his guard, Khalid.

Police said Haider was rushed to Abbasi Shaheed hospital after he received a bullet in his head but he could not survive.

He was elected MPA from PS-94 Karachi 6 constituency. Heavy contingent of police and Rangers were deployed in the area.

MQM has expressed anger and anguish over the incident and demanded probe into the killing.

“It’s a dangerous chapter opened by the opponents…any untoward incident may take place after this killing,” cautioned MQM’s Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Babar Khan Ghauri while speaking to a news TV.

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, while talking to newsmen today, termed the killing as a conspiracy to sabotage peace of the city. 

He said some evil forces have conspired to destabilize the country and sabotage peace of Karachi, and appealed the MQM leadership to be tolerant.
 
The MQM legislator was another victim of the recent targeted killing spree continues in the metropolises over the last two weeks, claiming more than 30 lives.

Severe tense prevailed in the city and aerial firing was reported in different parts after assassination of the lawmaker.

MQM MPA Raza Haider shot dead in Karachi

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.

686 fall prey to target killings since Jan 2010: Qaim

Awaz Apni Karachi: Sindh CM Syed Qaim Ali Shah said that 686 people have been killed in Karachi from January 2010 and involvement of land mafia in target killings cannot be ruled out. He said that judicial inquiry of these incidents would be held. During a joint press conference with Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Qaim Ali Shah said that he had detailed discussion with the interior minister on the issue of Karachi target killings. He said that modern security equipment has been installed at Karachi Airport to stop terrorism. He said that police should arrest all criminals and hold investigations. He said that such information has been collected that terrorists leave the city after terror incidents. Rehman Malik said that evil elements behind these heinous crimes would be brought to justice. He said that action speaks louder than words and it is decided that targeted action would be taken against those involved in the target killings. He said that allies should avoid exchanging harsh words against each other. He said that criminal elements and terrorists who left the city in 24 hours of any incident would be traced. He said that it is a planned conspiracy against Karachi. He said that operation against criminals in Karachi has been started. He said that CCTV cameras would be installed at every nook and corner of the city. He said that terrorists want to create anarchy in Pakistan. Earlier, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah chaired a high-level meeting to review the ongoing acts of targeted killings in Karachi. Interior Minister Rehman Malik also attended the meeting.

MQM dubs resolution against media ‘assault on free press’

 LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Friday condemned in strongest terms the passage of resolution in Punjab Assembly against electronic media and torture of journalists, terming it a brazen assault on freedom of press.

In a statement issued from MQM Secretariat London, the Party said media was also faced bashing in Punjab Assembly a couple of days ago. “The resolution passed against media and the way journalists, who were protesting against the move peacefully, attacked by the Punjab Assembly members is highly deplorable and cannot be condemned more,” it said.

The MQM Coordination Committee termed the above incidents as brash attack on freedom of press.