The American Friends of Balochistan(AFB) has condemned the extrajudicial killings of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) London's deputy convener Dr Hasan Zafar Arif and drew attention to the recurring pattern of violence against activism for truth and justice in Pakistan.

"The fact that Pakistan's regime feels threatened by a 72-year-old intellectual is evidence of their paranoia and insecurity...a sign that they know Pakistan's sense of nationhood is withering away," said AFB President Ahmar Mustikhan.

LONDON. January 15, 2018: The Muttahidda Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) interim Coordination Committee has demanded the Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Chief of Army Staffs General Qamar Jawaid Bajwah and Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Saquib Nisar to take immediate notice of unlawful detention of the coordination Committee’s ex-member Akram Rajput and young MQM activist from Federal B area Zair Arain and their enforced disappearances after their unlawful arrest.