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MQM calls strike in Karachi over death of worker
 [DAWN] KARACHI: The 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) has called for a "shutter down" strike to be observed across Sindh on Monday over what the party said was the extra-judicial killing of young worker Muhammad Hashim. MQM leader Abdul Haseeb informed the media at a presser that Hashim -- a member of the MQM media cell and Unit 164 Liaquatabad -- was going to his residence from Nine Zero on the evening of May 6, when he was incarcerated Book 'im, Mahmoud! and taken to an unknown location. Haseeb said Hashim's family had filed a petition in the Sindh High Court for his recovery, upon which an FIR was registered on July 28 on the orders of the SHC. Also read: 'MQM' letters to Indian HC sought help over missing workers After three months of his disappearance, Hashim's body was found from the Jamshoro area late Sunday night. His body has already been buried by Edhi, the party said. He claimed that since December 31, 2014, 20 workers of MQM have disappeared while 35 have been killed extra-judicially. Posted by: Fred 2015-08-10 |
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