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MQM workers detain suspicious foreigner near Nine Zero
[DAWN] KARACHI: A foreigner was apprehended by Muttahida Qaumi Movement...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead... (MQM) workers on Tuesday near the party's Nine Zero headquarters. The man was later handed over to the police. Speaking to the media, MQM leader Iftikhar Alam said the suspect appeared to be of Afghan or Uzbek descent and could not speak Urdu. Alam added that despite the language barrier, the suspect had managed to convey an offer of USD 100,000 for his release. He alleged that the man was scouting the area for a possible attack. Two mobile phones, Rs 25,000, a portrait of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain's (TTP) former chief Hakimullah Mehsud, and other paraphernalia was recovered from the man's possession. Speaking to news hounds on Oct 13, senior MQM leader Farooq Sattar said that party leaders had been receiving threatening letters from the banned Taliban outfit in the recent past, asking them to immediately pay up extortion money or face dire consequences. Posted by: Fred 2014-10-22 |
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