MQM observes day of mourning over Aftab Hussain's death
The party had announced on Tuesday to observe day-long mourning
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is observing a day of mourning today after Dr Farooq Sattar’s coordinator, Aftab Hussain died in Jinnah hospital two days after arrest, Dunya News reported Wednesday.
The party had announced on Tuesday to observe day-long mourning.
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Dr Sattar had called for a fair probe into Hussain’s death. He said that Hussain’s family should be assured that he died of natural causes. Hussain was detained by Rangers from his residence in Sindh’s capital two days before he died.
Spokesperson of the armed force said that Hussain died of cardiac arrest after he was brought to the hospital Tuesday morning.
In contrast to Rangers’ stance, MQM stated that he was tortured in Rangers custody and died because of that.
However, Rangers Sindh Director General (DG) Major General Bilal Akbar has formed a committee to probe the incident. Funeral prayer of the deceased was offered in Numaish Chowrangi in the evening yesterday.
Dr Sattar left opposition committee’s meeting at Aitzaz Ahsan, Opposition Leader in the Senate’s residence in the federal capital early to attend his coordinator’s funeral.
