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| MQM's Nadeem Hashmi sent on week long physical remand |
| 2013-09-13 |
| [Dawn] An anti-terrorist court in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... on Thursday ordered a seven-day-long physical remand of former 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) politician Nadeem Hashmi who was earlier incarcerated Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! on murder and terror charges over the killing of two coppers. Hashmi, in charge of the MQM's North Nazimabad unit, was handed over to the police following the order of the ATC. The former politician was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Tuesday killing of two coppers in a North Nazimabad locality. He was apprehended in a raid on his house in North Nazimabad and booked under the anti-terror law, killing of two coppers and snatching their official rifles. The raid was carried out by the police on the house of the former politician, who was booked in a case (FIR 181/13) under Sections 302 (premeditated murder), 397 (robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) of the Pakistain Penal Code and Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997 at the Hyderi Market cop shoppe. The FIR was lodged on behalf of the state. The Investigation Officer (IO) had requested the court for a two week long remand, whereas Hashmi's counsel Shaukat Hayat had said that no evidence was available against his client and that the remand should therefore last no longer than three days. Speaking to news hounds outside the court today, Hayat said there was no need to send the former MPA on a week long remand, adding that no witnesses were named in the FIR against his client. The counsel added that no arms and ammunition were seized from Hashmi during the raid on his residence. Nadeem Hidayat Hashmi, 49, was elected an MPA in the 2013 by-election from a provincial assembly seat (PS-103) in North Nazimabad. |
| Posted by:Fred |