Rangers arrest 8 target killers affiliated to MQM London

KARACHI: Sindh Rangers have apprehended six target killer affiliated to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (London).

Sindh Rangers issued a statement following a press conference here Monday, saying the accused involved in target killing and terrorism were arrested on intelligence information.

Those arrested have been identified as Rehman Ahmed aka Shahrukh aka Haji, resident of Shah Faisal colony; Syed Raza Ali aka Soldier, resident of UP More; Mohsin Ali alias Shah Ji, resident of Surjani Town; Qazi Anees aka Qadri alia Captain, resident of Lyari; Tanzeem aka Smart Boy, resident of Liaquatabad; Zameer-ud-Din aka Shahzad Gold; Syed Waqas Haider and Shehryar aka Sherry, resident of Surjani Town.

These target killers were being controlled by Salim Belgium on the directives of Altaf Hussain. The ringleader of this targeted killers’ team in Karachi is Asif Pasha aka Major, who is still at large, the Rangers statement says.

Asif Pasha was MQM’s Sector In Charge in Defence Area. Pasha was in constant contact with Salim Belgium via WhatsApp and also held meeting in Dubai last December.

The accused have confessed to crime in the initial investigation.