MQM-South Africa members had task of killing three politicians: sources

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L) is preparing for a full scale war with law enforcement agencies in Karachi, two suspects belonging to party’s South Africa chapter told police on Thursday.

According to details, the two MQM-South Africa members arrested from North Karachi on December 11 have told police that MQM-L was preparing for a full scale war against police and the latest task assigned to them was killing of three political leaders.

Sources told ARY News that the two suspects named Mustaqeem and Muqeem told police that they had a task of killing three politicians within few days and were in contact with MQM South Africa chapter’s Shuja Bobby group in order to take orders from the central command for disrupting peace in Karachi.

Rangers had arrested the duo on Tuesday, December 11 from North Karachi and then raided a house in Azizabad, Federal B Area upon information provided by them to recover a huge quantity of arms and munition.

According to Rangers spokesman, 195 rifle grenades, 98 40mm grenades, 52 hand-grenades, 13 illuminate grenades, 19 Avan bombs, 11 RPG7 rockets, 49 safety fuses, 170 detonators, 17 kilo plastic explosives, two RPGs, one grenade launcher, 2MP5 six MG, five LMGs, one HMG and two snipers were among the captured munitions.

Moreover, four SMGs, a 222 war rifle, a double two bore rifle, six 7mm rifles, two G3 rifles, two pistols and four SMG grenade launchers and other arms also recovered.

The accused confessed their involvement in several terror activities and said that they went in hiding after a raid on MQM head office nine-zero in March 2015.