MQM announces shutter down strike over worker's killing
'The post mortem shows that Sohail Ahmed was murdered yesterday', says Izhar-ul-Hassan
KARACHI (Dunya news) – The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Wednesday announced that it will observe a day of mourning on Thursday after its worker Sohail Ahmed was found dead. MQM’s representative Izhar-ul-Hassan stated that his party will continue to record their protest in a democratic way. He asked which door is left where his party could knock to get any justice.
Khawaja Izhar-ul-Hassan expressed these views while talking to the media.
MQM’s representative Hassan stated that his party had raised the voice against target killings and are being punished for it today. A conspiracy has been started in the name of operation to corner MQM.
Hassan told the media that Sohail Ahmed was found missing on 15th December in the previous year. MQM filed a missing person s FIR on December 16 in this regard. A petition was also filed in the Sindh Assembly for him.
Izhar-ul-Hassan said that the post mortem shows that Sohail Ahmed was murdered yesterday. One bullet was fired in his head and another in his neck. Ahmed s body was dumped in the area of Mushko police station. Bodies of MQM activists have been found in that area in the past before as well.
Izhar-ul-Hassan stated that Sohail Ahmed’s murder was not the first case of extrajudicial killing and that more than 35 of MQM’s activists have been martyred in these democratic times . He said that his party requests the Army Chief, District General (DG) ISI along with all army heads to take notice of these killings. Hassan stated that action should be taken against the black sheeps present in the law enforcement agencies.
Meanwhile, the Federal Interior Minister Chaudary Nisar Ali Khan took notice of the MQM activist killing and has asked a report from Inspector General (IG) police and DG Rangers.
In charge of MQM Coordination Committee Qamar Mansoor condemned the murder of MQM worker Sohail Ahmed. He said that workers are being tortured in torture cells and more than 36 of workers have been the victims of extra judicial killings.
According to him Ahmed was arrested by police in civil dress on 15 of December 2014. He said that Saeed Chawla threatened Sohail Ahmed in Pakistan People s Party’s (PPP) open court, because Ahmed asked some questions.
Qamar Mansoor said that there is no one to stop undercover police. “We have appealed everywhere but no one did anything to stop them. If any worker has committed a crime then he should be presented in court”, said Qamar Mansoor.
“Police is making MQM workers confess to crimes which they have not committed. PPP government is involved in extra judicial killings of our workers and Chief Minister Sindh is directly responsible for these killings”, he further added.
He said that lives of MQM workers are in danger and Chief Justice of Pakistan and Chief of Army Staff should take notice of these killings.
Today dead body of MQM’s society sector’s unit 64’s in charge Sohail Ahmed was found in Karachi’s Mochaki area. Sohail Ahmed disappeared on 15 December from PECHS. Markets started to be closed right after the news of MQM’s unit in charge’s death.
Markets and trade centers were closed in Hyderabad as well. MQM has announced a peaceful shutter down strike in Karachi and Mourning day in whole country. Sindh Traders Union, All Karachi Traders union, Muttahida Ben al Muslameen Forum, Ghalla Mandi traders, United Goods Transporters Alliance and All Karachi Transport Ittehad also announced to support the strike.
There will be no public transport on Karachi roads tomorrow, while Petrol pumps and CNG stations will also remain closed. University of Karachi has also cancelled the exam which was being held tomorrow.
Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif called on Babar Ghori and condemned MQM worker s killing.
