Armed assailants torch PPP's camp office in Karachi's Moach Goth

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Armed assailants torch PPP's camp office in Karachi's Moach Goth

Dawn.com Published October 17, 2014

KARACHI: Unknown armed assailants on Friday set alight an office of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Karachi's Moach Goth area.

According to initial reports, armed assailants on four motorcycles came to the area where PPP's camp office had been set up to facilitate local residents ahead of its public gathering at Quaid's mausoleum on Saturday (tomorrow).

The attackers resorted to unprovoked aerial firing after setting the PPP camp office on fire, causing panic and terror in the area.

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In the fire, the camp office was fully burnt with flags, pamphlets and other material for the rally turned to ashes.

Today's attack comes a day before PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari prepares to address a rally at a ground close to the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in the provincial capital tomorrow.

The ruling party in Sindh expects the rally under its young chairman Bilawal to mobilise its workers in Karachi and other parts of the province.

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mohammad Haider

Oct 17, 2014 03:23pm

Cheap publicity stunt by PPP

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Fawad

Oct 17, 2014 03:24pm

I see very few genuine followers of PPP and mostly paid workers in tomorows rally.

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Sardar Adam

Oct 17, 2014 03:27pm

Zinda hai Altaf Bhai, Zinda hai.

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Awais

Oct 17, 2014 03:42pm

Dirty political tactics by PPP to seek attention and sympathy.

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Qaisar

Oct 17, 2014 04:03pm

No body cares about PPP or PML(N). They are two sides of the same coin.

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Ahmed123

Oct 17, 2014 04:10pm

Why don't PPP focus on 'performance' and not on 'rallies'. Appointing a 85+ years old CM and allowing his 'aunty' to interface in the provincial administrative matters openly and appointing the most inefficient cabinet in Sindh, is what the PPP has proved to be the party of 'kick-backs' and 'commissions'.

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Jude Allen

Oct 17, 2014 04:17pm

Pre planned .. always seeking the Sympathy vote!

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Youth

Oct 17, 2014 04:27pm

PPP of ZAB & Benazir is dead. Now what is going on in PPP is hate campaign. PPP can never control Urban Sindh. Also PPP cannot get revive under Bilawal Zardari. Most of the members are more concerned about self than the public. PPP is fast converting to regional party. Few Big mouth in PPP are responsible for the decline. In Sindh politics Mohajirs have a very big & firm role to play the sooner PPP genuinely realizes the better it will be for Sindh.

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Yasmin Elahi

Oct 17, 2014 04:31pm

I am not surprised! Pre-planned incidents like these should be expected. PPP will go to any length to raise its dilapidated popularity !

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Sunil

Oct 17, 2014 04:40pm

PPP themselves must be behind, If insured, will be covered.

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saeed

Oct 17, 2014 05:03pm

Well done PPP; Plan some more attacks to grab attention.For how long can you cheat poor masses, who are dying for food

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ASHFAQ ALI

Oct 17, 2014 05:09pm

NaMaloom Afraad in Action again

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Sajid Ansari

Oct 17, 2014 05:10pm

Looks like the old victim card is played here. The big problem with Bilawal Zardari is lack of charisma and that cannot be learned. It is similar to Amitabh and Abhishek, one has it, the other one does not.

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muhammad

Oct 17, 2014 05:26pm

keep on blaming the victim, May God bless you!

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Shawn

Oct 17, 2014 05:28pm

Burnt offic, hijacked website and Kashmir issue all well played by PPP.

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Nasir

Oct 17, 2014 06:12pm

Very likely it is done by PPP itself. That is what they do and they are very good at it.

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Faisal

Oct 17, 2014 06:23pm

Cheap method to get publicity for their rally own .....

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Junaid

Oct 17, 2014 06:56pm

this seems like an in house stunt from PPP. They will pay / force people to come from all over the Sindh and fill up the park to show their strength. They know they cannot afford a weak Jalsa as they are launching out future ruler (sarcastically) Mr. Bilawal. They would like to show that despite all the danger and commotion, so many people showed up. This is a message to PPP in Punjab that the party is still alive and strong and their Punjab chapter should stick with them.

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Darkanu

Oct 17, 2014 07:32pm

The people of Pakistan are well aware of their stupid tactics and with latest strategy they have further exposed themselves. Probably they are concerned for the marginal turn out at their 10 per cent show. Cheep and disgraced plan to win the sympathies of the masses.

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ahmed123

Oct 17, 2014 08:29pm

@Youth.. Well muhajirs have no major role in Sindh politics but PTI will soon play an important role especially in urban Sindh. PTI has arranged highly successful rallies in Karachi, which was earlier, the sole domain of MQM. Things have changed...

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Nasser

Oct 17, 2014 08:59pm

Stupid stunt by PPP; they have no capability to offer anything to anyone except to their cronies and PMLN. But the game is over now for both them and PMLN. Zardari/Bhutto has gone; now Sharif family will be history. They shall also soon be punished for their evil they have been doing for so many decades.

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Jamal

Oct 17, 2014 09:31pm

LOL...why didn't they burnt bilawal house?

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ALI

Oct 17, 2014 10:20pm

wrong my son.

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NaveedJ

Oct 17, 2014 10:38pm

@mohammad Haider So according to your Halaal Logic, Imran Khan falling from stage and Multan tragedy were also "Cheap publicity stunts" by PTI, no?

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