‘Hit man’ held in raid on MNA’s restaurant
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KARACHI: The Rangers on Friday claimed to have arrested a suspect during a raid carried out on Thursday night on a Clifton restaurant owned by a Muttahida Qaumi Movement lawmaker.
The paramilitary troops raided the restaurant of MQM MNA Syed Ali Raza Abidi and took into custody his cousin and some other persons. MQM chief Altaf Hussain condemned the raid and said that the Rangers action was aimed at stopping MNA Abidi from raising his voice against the injustices to his community.
A Rangers statement issued on Friday evening said that the raid was conducted on the restaurant on secret information.
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“This restaurant was under observation for the last some days due to information about alleged activities of targeted killers there. In this successful action, a notorious targeted killer identified as Yameen alias AD was arrested,” it added.
The statement said that the suspect was allegedly involved in the killing of 10 people as well as robberies and “riots during strikes in the metropolis”.
However, the Rangers statement did not mention the suspect’s political affiliation or the owner of the restaurant.
Meanwhile, the MQM chief appealed to the Sindh High Court chief justice to take notice of the illegal actions of the Rangers.
He also asked the speaker of the national assembly to take notice of the “illegal” raid.
Published in Dawn, July 25th, 2015
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Jul 25, 2015 07:20am
We love you rangers because we are breathing easily since you came. Thank you for outstanding job.
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Jul 25, 2015 07:21am
Political parties should let the law enforcement agencies perform their duties. If these people are innocent, they do not have anything to fear. Why are political parties, MQM in particular, against such operations. Rangers have acted on information that they had. Let the system work for a change without political influence.
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Jul 25, 2015 07:55am
Rangers are not infected with virus of " politics " which is the undoing of Sind Police . As a retd police chief may I request the new Chief to avail
this opportunity to resto
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Jul 25, 2015 08:31am
@m m amin I wonder what magic you have done when you remained additional IG for years.
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Jul 25, 2015 08:51am
Biryani of the Seas. I wonder how many other restaurants belong to the elite class of Mafia!
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Jul 25, 2015 08:58am
So far so good. It is again right that no provocative announcement or preliminary judgement is made by the rangers against any political party or member parliament, with the job done as per the mandate.
Now the next step is to bring the accused to the courts and get them convicted. This will culminate the process.
Action also needs to be taken again the gun-totting private armies of our feudal lords who are the lord, judge and executioners in their regions and openly flout the writ of our nation.
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Jul 25, 2015 09:16am
Good Job Rangers.
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Jul 25, 2015 10:21am
We Pakistanis salute the Rangers for their awesome work where the police officers are incapable and lacks honesty to the people of our great country
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Jul 25, 2015 10:41am
Great job dear Rangers keep it up get them all including others worse in other parties, let it not be said that your op: is against MQM alone, which does look like it, specially since Zardari howled at you
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Jul 25, 2015 10:42am
what mqm has done in the disguise of power come to haunt them , now why they are shedding tears for ????
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Jul 25, 2015 10:47am
@khan usa. I am sure the burning effect can be felt in usa and uk as well. Why doesnt the so called public leadership of mqm comes back frm uk and handles the affairs frm within pakistan. As a matter of fact crime rate has gone down..targetted killings have decreased...karachi is much better now...
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Jul 25, 2015 10:49am
Well going Rangers, keep up the good job. Regardless of the political affiliation, rangers should clear the skum of target killers, robbers from the city. May peace prevail.
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Jul 25, 2015 11:13am
Destroy enemies of our society.. Well done Rangers.
Keep up the pressure on bandits!
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Jul 25, 2015 11:16am
All criminals must be arrested and tried in court but not to single out only MQM.
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Jul 25, 2015 11:18am
Well Done! Great Rangers.
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Jul 25, 2015 11:19am
@saad Ali had this rest long before he became MNA!
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Jul 25, 2015 11:20am
The Rangers are doing excellent job in curtailing militancy in Karachi, I think peoples belonging to other parties & groups are also responsible for criminal activities in & around Karachi why then only MQM arrest & raids are reported, this is creating a confusion & more of impression that the raids are mostly directed towards MQM while others are less botheration to them. There are people having a private army with all type of deadly weapon roaming free. No news about Uzair Baloch appearing anywhere. Rangers have to clean the city with justice for all & not only a group.
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Jul 25, 2015 11:23am
@Khan- USA No one in karachi is burning in hell. In fact, we are seeing peace return to our city after years of targeted killings. Can you explain who were behind target killings of mohajirs and balochs in karachi few months ago?
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Jul 25, 2015 11:36am
Keep it up Rangers!
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Jul 25, 2015 11:46am
Well done Rangers. Great Job. You are the saviour
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Jul 25, 2015 12:05pm
Hat Off to all those who are gathering these info for Rangars ....imagine the fate of them and many more like them had they been caugt by these criminal before reporting....
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Jul 25, 2015 12:06pm
Whoever is sheltering these criminals should also be brought to justice.
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Jul 25, 2015 12:16pm
Good work Rangers, we love you.
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Jul 25, 2015 12:26pm
Some black sheep who were part of the rabta committee certainly went overboard. Took unjust advantage for personal gains. Classic case of "Conflict of Interest".
Tarnishing the image of the party. People are getting disenchanted. Are these tantrums of the few or the reality is a long drawn out episode...
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Jul 25, 2015 12:50pm
Good work Rangers
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Jul 25, 2015 12:58pm
Jeyay rangers, we love them because we have gotten rid of terrorism...
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Jul 25, 2015 01:29pm
I still wait for the day when they raid lyari and get those gang warriors and check out the torture cells out there. But wait! How would they go there? After all they are attacked with rocket launchers when the enter lyari, so its better to stick to MQM
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Jul 25, 2015 01:33pm
Rangers...u r doing absolutely great job.
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Jul 25, 2015 02:50pm
Jeayay Rangers
Jeayay Karachi
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Jul 25, 2015 02:59pm
The raid is not illegal. LEOs have the right to enter any place where they have information that a wanted person may be hiding.
A restaurant is a public place, any one can walk in.
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Jul 25, 2015 03:33pm
Rangers on a mission to keep mafia out of the range of common people.
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Jul 25, 2015 03:54pm
Our "bahadur" rangers reached the far flung crime hot spot of Clifton. Next step Liyari, Al-Asif square, afghan basti, orangi town. Hang on a sec, they are not allowed to enter.
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Jul 25, 2015 03:56pm
altaf rising
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Jul 25, 2015 03:58pm
Awesome job. Keep it up pl.
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Jul 25, 2015 05:01pm
Everyone in MQM is saying they were cooks hmmm something is cooking right
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Jul 25, 2015 05:26pm
How many stolen NATO containers recovered there?
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Jul 25, 2015 05:31pm
Great job Rangers, Clean up the area from these criminals. it does not matter who they are, whether MNA or what have you, These people are engaged in criminal activities and they must be caught
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Jul 25, 2015 05:32pm
We salute you Rangers, Excellent, Excellent job. Job well done
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Jul 26, 2015 02:59am
Lyari etc will be cleaned up too. It is better to restrict movements of criminals and then netting them gradually. Army can go in hot and likes of lyari will fall then too. Lyari etc are not like FATA and North Waziristan that major operation is required. One step at a time. Rangers and Army are not scared of these areas.
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Jul 26, 2015 06:01am
Thats why i dont like prawns. Poeple get arrested after eating prawns.
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Jul 26, 2015 02:17pm
martial law should be imposed in Karachi for one year and then see the result of Karachi - complete peace and harmony
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