being punished for its unwavering stand against religious extremism and this is why we also endorsed the formation of military courts. However, such cowardly attempts will not deter the MQM from its aim of rooting out terrorism from the country.”
Meanwhile, MQM chief Altaf Hussain in a statement issued from London also voiced strong condemnation of the murder of Nadeem Ahmed, a member of the party’s Orangi Town sector, by “terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi”.
He said the deceased had been injured in the Ayesha Manzil blast and was one of the prime witnesses of the incident. “Nadeem had also recorded his statement at the CIA Centre in Karachi about the bombing and had identified the attackers who belonged to Tehreek-e-Taliban and Lashker-e-Jhangvi,” said the MQM chief in his statement.
He said terrorists killed Ahmed when he had been sitting at a shop with two innocent party sympathisers.
He said terrorists had also claimed the lives of three MQM MPAs: Syed Raza Haider, Manzar Imam and Sajid Qureshi.
The MQM chief demanded from the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, Sindh governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan, DG ISI General Rizwan Akhtar, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and DG Rangers Sindh Major-General Bilal to take stern action against Taliban, Lashker-e-Jhangvi and other banned militant outfits who kept challenging the writ of the state in Karachi.
He said the culprits should be arrested immediately and presented in the court of law.
The MQM chief also expressed his heartfelt condolences with the bereaved family of slain Nadeem Ahmed and other MQM workers, saying that he stood with them in these times of grief and sorrow.
Meanwhile, MQM Coordination Committee also condemned the killing of the worker of MQM Orangi Town Sector Nadeem Ahmed and demanded the government and concerned authorities to immediately arrest the terrorists. It said that MQM workers were being killed despite ongoing Karachi-operation.
Earlier in the day, coordination committee member Kaif-ul-Wara, MPAs Rehan Zafar and Saifuddin Khalid visited the site where Nadeem Ahmed was killed and interviewed witnesses. They also visited the two party sympathisers who were injured to inquire about their health. sass