Pakistan Party Accuses Military of Executing 4 Activists, AFP 12 Sep 2015     Views: 1706 KARACHI:  A Pakistani paramilitary force today said it had killed four terror suspects during a gunfight in Karachi, but a leading opposition party said the men were executed as part of an ongoing political vendetta... Click for Details

NewsLine: The MQM’s Boomerang 12 Sep 2015     Views: 1931 On August 12, amid accusations of alleged foreign links, speculation about frictions developing within the party, and questions about the political future of Altaf Hussain, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) decided to employ a new stratagem: its legislators resigned from both the National and Sindh Assemblies. The move engendered some back and forth negotiations, with the JUI’s Maulana Fazlur Rehman personally flying to Karachi to ‘convince’ the MQM to reconsider, as the Speaker of the House agreed to accept the resignations if he was convinced there was no duress on the MQM to call it quits.

	The News: Encounter deaths rise, target killings fall 12 Sep 2015     Views: 2078 As the Muttahida Qaumi Movement accused Rangers on Friday of murdering its four activists in custody, recent statistics compiled by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan also show that the killing of people at the hands of law enforcement agencies has increased during the eight months of the ongoing year.

	"Day Of Mourning" observed against Extra Judicial killing of MQM workers 12 Sep 2015     Views: 1863 Karachi  Hyderabad  MirpurKhas

Reuters: Pakistani party accuses paramilitary force of extrajudicial killings 11 Sep 2015     Views: 2116 A Pakistani party that has long dominated politics in the commercial hub of Karachi accused the powerful paramilitary Rangers on Friday of illegally murdering four party workers on Thursday. Karachi, a metropolis of 20 million that hosts the stock exchange and central bank, is beset by armed violence, and many of its sprawling slums are no-go areas for outsiders.

	Courtesy of DW: Why Pakistan's army is targeting the MQM party? 11 Sep 2015     Views: 3851 Expert Arif Jamal talks to DW about a paramilitary operation against the MQM, a liberal political party in southern Pakistan, and how the army is allowing an Islamist takeover of Pakistan's economic hub, Karachi.

	4 more MQM workers extra judicially killed by Rangers in Karachi 11 Sep 2015     Views: 3605 Four more MQM workers extra judicially killed by Rangers in Karachi. They were arrested by Rangers few months ago. Family members identified them this morning. Their names are Mohammd Adeel, Kashif Khalil and Zohaib Ullah.  اردو میں پڑھیں

Aftab Hussain was killed when he refused to join Haqiqi terrorists, MQM Coordination Committee 11 Sep 2015     Views: 3598 The Central Coordination Committee (RC) of MQM has vehemently condemned brutal killing of Aftab Hussain, 30, an office-bearer of MQM Korangi Sector. In a statement, the MQM RC said that Aftab Hussain had been receiving threats from the Establishment-sponsored Haqiqi terrorists to join them or face consequences. Despite persistent threats, Aftab Hussain refused to join Haqiqi terrorists...

	Altaf Hussain condemns the barbaric killing of Aftab Alam 09 Sep 2015     Views: 1992 MQM Founder and Leader Altaf Hussain has strongly condemned the barbaric killing of senior journalist Aftab Alam. He said it was a blatant act of terrorism and an attack on freedom of journalism. He said the killers should be arrested and given exemplary punishment.

	LHC order has disappointed millions of followers of Altaf Hussain: Former MQM Senators 09 Sep 2015     Views: 1924 Former MQM Senators have said that the order by the Lahore High Court banning speeches, statements and photos of Altaf Hussain from being published or broadcast is one-sided. The said it was tantamount to suppressing the freedom of expression and highly condemnable.

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