Mazari blames MQM for attack on Imran Ismail’s car

ISLAMABAD: Spokesperson, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Shireen Mazari Tuesday strongly condemned the attack on Imran Ismail’s car in Azizabad, Karachi and put its blame squarely on Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).

“We vehemently denounce the attack by MQM on Imran Ismail’s car,” Shireen Mazari said in a media statement.

The PTI spokesperson said her party would go into litigation against MQM over the issue.

Earlier in the day, the situation got tense when MQM and PTI workers came face-to-face at Jinnah Ground in Azizabad and chanted slogans against each other.

PTI leader Imran Ismail along with supporters paid a visit to Jinnah Ground Azizabad to review preparations for their upcoming public rally on April 19th.

According to MQM workers, those accompanying Imran Ismail tore posters of Altaf Hussain and disrespected the ‘martyrs memorial’.

MQM workers also smashed windowpanes of the vehicles of PTI leaders, who had to leave the Jinnah Ground shortly after they had arrived.

Imran Ismail addressed a press conference and blamed MQM for happened at Jinnah Ground, saying his party would lodge an FIR against MQM.

PTI has fielded its candidate Imran Ismail in the by-election for NA-246 consituency, which is considered the stronghold of MQM. The elections are scheduled to be held on April 23, 2015.