KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)-London and MQM-Pakistan activists were arrested by paramilitary personnel in the early hours of Saturday.
Reports said that former Town Nazim Faisal, associated with MQM-Pakistan was arrested from the Bahadurabad area. He was shifted to an undisclosed location later.
Police also arrested MQM–London activist Kamran from Lyari’s Kilri area. Police alleged that the detainee had been involved in target killing and terrorism cases.
Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) also arrested MQM-London member Basharat Hussain, though his current location remains undisclosed.
The forces had arrested senior MQM-London in-charge Saathi Ishaq on Thursday.
Rangers personnel had taken Ishaq into custody near the Sindh High Court when he was about to leave for his house, said party leader Musatafa Azizabadi.
MQM-London Rabta Committee member, and Karachi University Assistant Registrar Arif Haider, was also taken into custody. His location remained confidential information.
In the face of recent actions, MQM-London Convener Nadeem Nusrat appealed to the government to stop LEAs from abducting his party workers.
Nusrat pointed out that banned outfits had been given a free hand by the state to operate in the city while a ban had been placed on political activities to suppress the MQM.
He claimed that former Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town Nazim Javed Ahmed had also been arrested by LEAs. He further added that the main rational was to prevent people from participating in MQM London’s Istihkam –e- Pakistan rally.
