Four men killed in Rangers encounter were MQM workers: Farooq Sattar

Imtiaz Ali Published September 11, 2015

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Friday accused Rangers of “extra-judicially” killing four party workers Thursday night near the Northern Bypass in Karachi's Sohrab Goth area.

The paramilitary force had Thursday night claimed to have killed four suspects in an ‘encounter’ on Northern Bypass near Sohrab Goth.

“They were arrested by Rangers a month ago,” Farooq Sattar said, adding that family members of the deceased had identified them as Mohammd Adeel, Kashif Khalil, Shahid Ghulam and Zohaib Ullah.

Sattar said his party had given a list of 150 “disappeared” workers to the prime minister, his cabinet members, Sindh CM Qaim Ali Shah and the DG Rangers.

“But no action has so far been taken on our demand and at least four of those 150 workers have been extra judicially killed,” alleged Sattar.

But the paramilitary force, which has been in charge of the security operation in the city since 2013, in a press release on Friday said MQM's allegations were “baseless propaganda.”

Rangers identify alleged target killers as MQM workers

Rangers reacted to the allegations levelled by MQM and released the identities of alleged terrorists killed on Thursday, saying that all four were members of MQM.

They were identified as Zohaib alias Bholo, Kashif Khalil alias Mechanic, Shahid alias Chitta and Mohammad Aqeel.

The spokesperson for the paramilitary force claimed that the alleged target killers were involved in the killing of lawyer Husnain Bukhari and several police officials.

The Rangers press release said action had been initiated in the area on an intelligence tip-off regarding the presence of suspects allegedly involved in the killing of one advocate Hasnain Bukhari – a senior lawyer from the minority Shia sect and a counsel for several MQM activists, who was killed on March 4, 2015, in Korangi.

On seeing the Rangers, the suspects started shooting at security forces, after which Rangers personnel retaliated. During the exchange of fire, four suspects were killed while a Rangers official was wounded, said the force's spokesman.

The Rangers spokesman claimed that all the four men killed on Thursday had been hiding in “safe houses” at MQM's behest and labelled the party's allegations an attempt to mislead everyone.

The paramilitary force further added that the security operation in Karachi would continue “till the elimination of the last target killer, facilitator, sympathiser and financier.”

Farooq Sattar said MQM will observe a day of mourning on Saturday, September 12, to protest the alleged extrajudicial killings of its party workers.

He requested traders and transporters to support their protest by shutting down their businesses tomorrow.

The party leader further said a protest rally will be staged from Liaquatabad to Mazar-e-Quaid.

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Imtiaz Ali is a Karachi-based reporter for Dawn with over 25 years of experience in the field. His reporting portfolio encompasses crime, politics, and the provincial legislature, alongside coverage of the courts, government affairs, and the health sector.

jamae

Sep 11, 2015 05:55pm

great job Rangers, put these target killers where they belong

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JHK

Sep 11, 2015 05:55pm

Who to trust ?

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jimmyali

Sep 11, 2015 05:56pm

Keep the good work going rangers. We want peaceful Karachi.

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annaf

Sep 11, 2015 05:56pm

Rangers are the savior of Karachi

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N.S

Sep 11, 2015 05:57pm

...they might be MQM workers...but they were target killers as well. Rangers version is more believable on any given day.

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Malveros

Sep 11, 2015 05:58pm

Well Done to the Rangers. Please continue cleaning up the city from these mafia criminals and terrorists.

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Sandhu

Sep 11, 2015 06:01pm

Very good Ranger. Keep My City Karachi a clean and City of Lights. MQM will keep doing this we all know.

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Sep 11, 2015 06:04pm

Good job rangers. Criminals belonging to any party should be eliminated for long lasting peace in the city.

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Emad

Sep 11, 2015 06:07pm

Good job rangers

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sohail

Sep 11, 2015 06:07pm

Good going rangers keep up the good work

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Jawad

Sep 11, 2015 06:09pm

I hope the clean up continues!!

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kkj

Sep 11, 2015 06:10pm

Good job

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Sep 11, 2015 06:10pm

its fine when these guys oppress others and its not when its their turn

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Rosh

Sep 11, 2015 06:10pm

He should not be allowed to hold press conference.

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Haider

Sep 11, 2015 06:11pm

This is the worst time on MQM more or less same as was in 1992. The forces tried to crush MQM with full power at that time but the authorities could not get the desired results. It appears the history is being repeated but this time. MQM would come forward with more power and support from the public. Everyone knows that using force is not a permanent solution of a problem. Why the government is not solving the problems people of Karachi have for many years. Why the government does not want to give due rights to the people of Karachi. One entire generation in Karachi has experienced the injustice with Mohajirs and now the next generation is experiencing the same injustice. How long this will go on and what is the end of this. Eliminating someone is not the solution. Please think and solve problems seriously.

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ZANE

Sep 11, 2015 06:14pm

before anyone comments please look into the newspaper archives between 2009-2014, you will see 8+ people getting murdered EVERYDAY. Not including others crimes. Rangers every sensible person of pakistan is with you, please clean up karachi,

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sukhera

Sep 11, 2015 06:16pm

This appears to be a fake encounter if MQM allegations are correct. This incident should be thoroughly investigated and culprits should be punished. Extra judicial killings will never bring peace to the city. This is totally unacceptable

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KeyPoints

Sep 11, 2015 06:16pm

It says, on seeing the rangers, suspects started firing. Makes to think, why some one start firing, just like that? If one think, they did not start the firing, go to court and file a complain. Everything must be legal. All illegal acts must be questioned. Law and order situation has gotten so baf over period of 20 years, that it will take some time to get rid of bhatta khores and target killers. General public demands improvements. Civilian governments failed to provide, and now rangers have stepped in to corrects wrong-doings of decades.

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Shahid Usa

Sep 11, 2015 06:19pm

@Haider you earn you respect with education not with guns

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Harmony-1

Sep 11, 2015 06:20pm

"Party workers" when target killers get killed and 'not party workers’ when they confess - that's a perfect strategy!!!

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Shuja

Sep 11, 2015 06:20pm

Dr. Farooq Sattar has been a great worker and loyal supporter of MQM. Look his face and you see the tension and agony he may have. MQM always bears this tough time given by the state in Nawaz regime and emerges with more power. Salute to Dr. Farooq's and other workers courage.

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Muhammad

Sep 11, 2015 06:22pm

@Haider So true. But why can't we learn the lesson Bangladesh we tried the same use of force. I hope we resolve the issues rather suppressing by force. I am no MQM supporter but not a supporter of extra judicial cleaning. Don't know who to believe. But one thing is certain no where in the world Army kills its own people.

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AXH

Sep 11, 2015 06:24pm

@Haider - Let me ask you ... what has MQM done for KHI in the last three decades? All it has done is spread hatred and tried to divide people in the name of its Mohajir and non-Mohajir mantra. I am from Punjab and lived in KHI for over two decades. My parents immigrated from India during Partition. Doesn't it make them Mohajirs? But, to MQM, the definition of a Mohajir is someone who is Urdu-speaking AND an immigrant from India. What a load of nonsense and the sad thing is that MQM has been able to take advantage of this twisted ideology by negatively exploiting people's sentiments instead of helping them.

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Ansar

Sep 11, 2015 06:31pm

I remember once a report was prepared by the rangers or agencies before the current operation in Karachi in which they had advised the government to take political steps in addition to curb culprits. Now we see that killers or terrorists are being killed and political activities are banned in Karachi but no remedy measures have been taken. This is creating a serious gap between the operation and trust of people. If you create a vacuum by applying forces then you must fill it with required needs of people or the consequences may be unpleasant.

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ali

Sep 11, 2015 06:33pm

I am confused as to who to believe, but am very happy that crime has come down.

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kamran

Sep 11, 2015 06:34pm

Great

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N.S

Sep 11, 2015 06:39pm

@Haider Stop playing the Mohajir card...it has became invalid, useless, and expired now. People of Karachi support rangers operation against all mafias, political groups with criminals, gangs and target killers.

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Kamal Pasha

Sep 11, 2015 06:40pm

They were not MQM workers. Whoever is killed by rangers in Karachi,,whether they are millitants, burghlers, thieves, kidnappers, etc etc, you claim to be your workers. There are thousands of MQM workers and do you think that Rangers know each and every MQM worker and target them? Talk some sense.

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BOTI

Sep 11, 2015 06:40pm

Simple question to all Respective Readers. Why after so many years we realizes the approach in Balochistan was incorrect, even who declared themselves Separatists we now engaging them. Why double standard. Need to use courts for punishments. Not like LHC one way traffic.

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Nasir

Sep 11, 2015 06:44pm

Not acceptable! Barbaric act by the strong! Their families are also saying they were picked up by the Rangers about a month ago. There is something very wrong what Rangers are doing in Karachi, there is no accountability, you can’t give them a free hand to do whatever “they” think is correct.

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Zaidi

Sep 11, 2015 06:47pm

Those who are lauding the killing of innocents are the worst here. There are courts available in the city, yet the rangers are killing people in encounters on their whim. Is this justice? A man is innocent until proven guilty and not the other way around... May their souls rest in peace. May the lost one families have better tidings in the future. And may God give sanity to the people of Pakistan. Amen

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irfan

Sep 11, 2015 06:48pm

we want peace in Karachi, Weldone Rangers.

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Zubaida khan

Sep 11, 2015 06:50pm

@JHK look out the window, is it safer for you to step outside? Now ask yourself who made it safer MQM or Rangers? Then you know who to trust.

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Khawaja Sohail

Sep 11, 2015 06:57pm

They were MQM workers and rangers had apprehended them in April/May from their houses. The parents had filed their petitions in high court but for obvious reasons they were not entertained. This cruelty and injustice with MQM workers is not new as they are used to it. But people of Karachi are watching this injustice with open eyes and if they are quiet then something is behind it.

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Faith

Sep 11, 2015 07:00pm

Why there were fighting back if they weren't criminals...Yes its a good moove and plz Rangers keep up the good work we are standing by you...

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Lalajeee

Sep 11, 2015 07:01pm

whoever fires upon the law enforcement agencies will be fired upon. I hope that makes sense.

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Cyrus

Sep 11, 2015 07:04pm

@Haider ....The Rangers are eliminating hardened criminals. If many of them happen to have been "party workers" it is their tough luck. What Farooq Sattar is proving is that MQM party workers are felons. "Those aren't murderers. Those are our party workers." Does Pakistan need more proof than that?

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Common Sense

Sep 11, 2015 07:05pm

Well done rangers. The people of Karachi are with you in this operation. Keep it up!

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Karachi

Sep 11, 2015 07:08pm

Thank you Rangers.

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Pakistani

Sep 11, 2015 07:15pm

I trust rangers.

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Sep 11, 2015 07:15pm

from comment on this news It seems political / ethenic divide in Pakistan is widening

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salim khan

Sep 11, 2015 07:16pm

These extra judicial killings will create more problems. MQM chiefs dream of seaparate Karachi will become true.

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Ahmed31

Sep 11, 2015 07:17pm

Farooq Sattar mentioned the "List of 150 disappeared" people but very cleverly did not mention that these 4 men were in that list! Deception at its best!

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Rehan

Sep 11, 2015 07:18pm

@Shahid Usa ... Do you know why Hammas took guns instead of books in Palestine ... or the mujahideen in Kashmir for that matter ... There is simply one common factor 'injustice'. Same applied to Karachi and MQM. It is just natural and it happens in every society and in every generation. MQM is just taking advantage of the vacuum created by decades of injustice to the karachiites. Not supporting MQM here but identifying the cause of their rise and seeking possible solution.

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Afaq

Sep 11, 2015 07:19pm

Great Job !!

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Nasir

Sep 11, 2015 07:19pm

Oh, I see

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Rehan

Sep 11, 2015 07:22pm

@Lalajeee .. It perfectly makes sense if it is true. The truth however is that general public can't trust these 'encounters'. They could be fake. There were several 'prove' fake encounters during the 1992 operation killing people. It was a common practice by police and Rangers in 1992 operation to extort money or else threaten young men to face the fate of 'encounter'. A few of my university friends were witness of some. Rangers have to prove that these encounters are not fake. They pick up young party workers from home without any warrant. If you are a karachiite you would know this fact.

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IMRAN ALI

Sep 11, 2015 07:30pm

@jamae ...extra-judicial killing ..and you are calling great job...

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Nadeem

Sep 11, 2015 07:31pm

Finally you accepted the 'unknown' people belong to your party.

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Sabahat

Sep 11, 2015 07:35pm

If we see comments posted here a clear divide is visible. Some people are clearly supporting rangers operation and encourage them to carry on the operation. While some people may be against of the operation and supporting MQM. In my opinion the former type of people are non-karachiite and live some other places who do not have any knowledge of Karachi and its dynamics. They even have no idea what people of Karachi talking about the operation. Someone here rightly suggested to the government to take political steps in order to compensate the operation damage. Hold the local bodies elections and hand over honestly the power of Karachi affairs who prove their rights and authority.

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Rashid

Sep 11, 2015 07:42pm

MQM should take rangers to court.

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Kala Ingrez - کالا انگریز - काला अंग्रेज - কালো ইংরাজি

Sep 11, 2015 07:48pm

What about poor advocate Hasnain Bukhari - also a member of MQM?

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Yaqoob

Sep 11, 2015 07:52pm

Hats off to rangers! Just pull the trigger on seeing these target killers without second thought! Let these people cry and try to defame you! People of Pakistan love you and recognize your sacrifices! Shame on these political cum terror organizations for trying to distract you .

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asif

Sep 11, 2015 07:57pm

This is really interesting when we karachites see real terrorists killed in real encounters when this poor city terrorist hanged and punish who actually kill the cream of this city I.e doctors engineers advocates when rangers will be accountable for their criminal silence in massacares of this city since92 some say they were in collaboration with target killers particularly sectarian and banned organizations to punish the city for supporting ethnic party God have mercy on this city

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Houston

Sep 11, 2015 07:58pm

Still killings going on in Karachi. Be it by terrorist or the rangers. No difference

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Sajjad

Sep 11, 2015 08:04pm

@Sabahat -I am not sure when will MQM supporters will come out "karachiite/Non Karachiite" Mindset. I suggest you check the demographics, its 48% of population that MQM claims to be their supporters and I am sure that out of that 48%, merely 25% actually support them, which is their right to choose whoever they want to support. However, this does not mean that they/MQM start claiming that every Karachiite is MQM supporter. I live in karachi and I want MQM to operate but operate as a political party not as a gang that harass people and snatch their right to choose.

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Radiohead

Sep 11, 2015 08:07pm

@Rehan Bravo. You have rightly pointed to the problems creating frustration among Karachiites.

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Burjor Rustomji

Sep 11, 2015 08:07pm

Do we ask ourselves, why rampant killings do not happen in civilized countries.

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Saeed Shah

Sep 11, 2015 08:10pm

@Haider Please do not call your self Muhajir. Yes, you parents migrated from India. They may call themselves Muhajir. You are Pakistani like another. By calling yourself Muhajr you are self-discriminating. Regarding action against criminals, it is apolitical. If there are criminals in MQM you should be the first to point them out and not to provide them support and shelter.

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MAlvi

Sep 11, 2015 08:13pm

If they were only party workers, why did they confront the law enforcement agency? They could just surrender. Rangers do not kill people who do not confront them. Farooq Sattar, you need to catch some sense.

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Hammad Rauf

Sep 11, 2015 08:16pm

Prove it in a court of law or forever remain silent.

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Abdul Qadeer Khan

Sep 11, 2015 08:17pm

great job rangers....keep it up....you must eliminate terroism by any means so that the people of karachi can breath a sigh of relief

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Muhammad Qureshi

Sep 11, 2015 08:18pm

Great job rangers!!! and not allow for any shut downs.

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Akram

Sep 11, 2015 08:18pm

@Saeed Shah Please suggest me what shall I call myself when you identify yourself as punjabi, sindhi, balochi and pathan though you are Pakistani as well.

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IHO Pakistani

Sep 11, 2015 08:18pm

Really don't know who to trust here. rangers or mqm

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Pashtunyar

Sep 11, 2015 08:31pm

@Haider Mqm will continue to win elections as they undoubtedly have popular support in urban sindh. Yet the target killers and 'bhatta khors' within the party has to be eliminated!

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Haroon

Sep 11, 2015 08:32pm

No wonder from where they belong. Rangers are doing a great service for the country.

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Radiohead

Sep 11, 2015 08:38pm

@Kamal Pasha It is not really hard to find out their connection to MQM. They were accused of being involved in the murder of a lawyer belong to MQM. Murder of Hasnain Ahmed seem like a case of a target killing, and target killers usually dont kill for personnel enmity. Who ordered the killing of a prominent lawyer must be investigated. Unfortunately, it's counterproductive in the course of investigation to eliminate the perpetrator (target killer). i.e. Liaqat, Kennedys, and BB.

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Citizen of Karachi

Sep 11, 2015 08:43pm

What such actions prove is that in Pakistan power flows through the barrels of a gun, not through moral or state authority. A recipe for perpetual radicalisation of Karachi is being written in red by this continuous, malafide targeting of a political party when known dens like al Asif square and Manghopir bastis have been given a wide berth.

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hasan

Sep 11, 2015 08:57pm

@Haider , "Govt is not solving the problems!" For may decades MQM is the govt in Karachi and Hyderabad, from Mayors to Governers to Ministers in Federal Cabnit.

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zafar Iqbal

Sep 11, 2015 08:58pm

@JHK , trust the ones who put a stop to the blood shed on Karachi,s streets.

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mav jay

Sep 11, 2015 08:58pm

well done rangers.... I am really satisfied and feel secure to see how capable rangers are in eliminating these terrorist. hats off to rangers and coas.

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Anandamoy

Sep 11, 2015 09:02pm

Thank you quaid for Pakistan.

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Asphyx

Sep 11, 2015 09:05pm

Keep up the good work. Clean Karachi at all cost

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usman

Sep 11, 2015 09:10pm

rangers bravo

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canpakman

Sep 11, 2015 09:12pm

Although I m against MQM but the news originally was that four suspects killed. When do you kill suspects? Few years back I remember rangers severely injured suspected cell phone thief. That thief, young boy died while pleading for help. His video was posted and then people found out what rangers actually did to him. Initially rangersvsaid something but once video was posted it was a different story.

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Muhammad

Sep 11, 2015 09:12pm

Rangers had chosen a wrong location to stage this drama because MQM or its workers has nothing to do with Sohrab goth area it is totally inhabited with Afghans refugees and tribal people only

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Daanish

Sep 11, 2015 09:14pm

The problem with Karachi is their criminals who call themselves politicians. Being a politician is a respectable task. Eliminate criminals from political ranks, all parties. Otherwise we should call them as criminals and mafias rather than politicians and parties.

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mohammed

Sep 11, 2015 09:14pm

@Haider please enlighten us with the issues faced by the people of Karachi.

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Ajrak

Sep 11, 2015 09:16pm

These accused Mqm target killers were responsible for killing a lawyer who was trying to help Mqm workers. It doesn't make sense.

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Muzafar Ishaq

Sep 11, 2015 09:17pm

I believe Mr. Sattar on this. All the signs of fake encounters are obvious. Rangers are weaving a net around their neck. Soon they will be caught in their own net and exposed to the world.

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Muzafar Ishaq

Sep 11, 2015 09:17pm

@JHK , Mr. Sattar is telling the truth. Rangers have done the fake encounter.

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pittmanway

Sep 11, 2015 09:26pm

if its true,I am sorry that they died by this alleged drama and sympathise with their loved ones but then again they must not be that innocent "what goes around comes around",if it was 1992 operation public would have reacted strongly but believe me Karachite want to be clear off this mess by" any mean" and this time M.Q.M. surely must have known by now.

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Tahir

Sep 11, 2015 09:27pm

@Ajrak how do you know they were killers of the lawyer. You seem to have firm belief on the agencies as what they say is right.

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Philosopher (from Japan)

Sep 11, 2015 09:48pm

So shot on head is allowed on suspect? Remember the word suspect. Not to say that criminal is to allow a free ride but if they were suspect and not accused than how one can justify the killing? Becoz leas are trained to shot in other body parts if want to apprehend. Isn't?

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Mohd Tariq

Sep 11, 2015 10:02pm

@Haider Yes I fully agree with you that force alone is not the answer to political problems. We certainly need to get to the bottom of the situation and understand what are the true grievances and make a sincere and genuine effort to address those. However, we must separate criminal activity taking place under the cover of those genuine issues. The criminal parties, land grabbers, extortionist, drug lords take advantage of the conditions and hold the society hostage. The criminals must be dealt with firmly.

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gerry dcunha

Sep 11, 2015 10:02pm

there should be some check and balance on our security forces as well, for some think they have the power to take a human life. police force in London face severe punishment if they take the law in their hand. everyone know our brutal police force as none of the citizens are happy with their performance on the streets or police station - look at the foreign police force so polite and we'll organised

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homieSS

Sep 11, 2015 10:04pm

this is simply blame game.....its bad for the country and coming generation. I have doubts on both the parties.....

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Sarwat

Sep 11, 2015 10:14pm

If they fighting back with rangers then they are terrorists and in that case they have met with their rightful destiny.

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Sara ally Qureshi

Sep 11, 2015 10:14pm

@AXH right on the spot.very well said.

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homieSS

Sep 11, 2015 10:24pm

no matter what...extra judicial killing is not good......whoever has given rangers this mandate....has to understand this. this is killing/murder in uniform....for what reason? do we really need peace keepers in our country?

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mirza

Sep 11, 2015 10:30pm

Even murderers have to be tried in a court . They can not be killed like this by anybody.

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Mustafa

Sep 11, 2015 10:32pm

Rangers, please finish all the terrorists as soon as you can.

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Sab Se Pehle Pakistan

Sep 11, 2015 10:38pm

This is pure brutality from the LEAs. No one is above the law. They should get maximum punishment if found guilty in the court of law. This is not the first time MQMs innocent workers were victims of extra judicial killings. Politics from the 90s are being repeated again. The conspiracy of ending MQM will fail once again just like the 90s. If anything MQM support base has grown ever since the so called across board operation started. People can clearly see the discriminating behavior of this PML-N government and partisan, biased and politicized LEAs.

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Temo Shanko

Sep 11, 2015 10:55pm

@Haider ...I agree bullets are not the answer but bring in democracy.

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M Khan

Sep 11, 2015 10:59pm

People are sick of voilence in the city so it appears from the comment here that they want peace at all cost including staged police encounters. judicial process should not be replaced with blind revenge.

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ZULFIQAR

Sep 11, 2015 10:59pm

@Haider you have to come with Realty 1992 was different than Current Now MQM is expose in Karachi that they have Wing of People lke Terrorist How Come suddenly Karachi People Got Peace Just putting 150 People on Run i would say Karachi people were Become Hostage of MQM terrorist People this time Saluting to Army /Rangers & its Entirely Different Situation Myself i was supporter to MQM Now Look what is Going on in city is Right Cleaning is necessary for City Peace

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@iampakistani¬mohajiranymore..please

Sep 11, 2015 11:24pm

@Haider I will request people to stop calling the residents of Karachi mohajir any more and please accept themselves as Pakistanis and face problems like Pakistanis because all Pakistanis are facing same problems.....

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Sahir

Sep 11, 2015 11:28pm

@ZULFIQAR You are seeing at what is being shown to you. You believe that MQM was running party with terrorists and apprehensions/killing of MQM workers have brought peace in the city. You are satisfied that the rangers have maintained the peace and everyone is happy. If you think like this then you need to come out of the shallow approach and accept that the root causes still at large. Mohajirs are deprived of their rights. They are not given power to run their own affairs. Look around the city and recall villages of interior. We are sorry to see our city that how it is being destroyed and our money is being spent all over Pakistan except our city. This frustration is increasing with the passing time and may be dangerous in future.

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Ali

Sep 11, 2015 11:36pm

@Akram very true,,

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Sep 11, 2015 11:46pm

@Haider of course eliminating some one is not a solution! it is not even a solution for Karachi problems where eliminating non-karachities have been made into slogans and practically witnessed in last 30 years

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IBN E ASHFAQUE

Sep 11, 2015 11:47pm

Can we get some justice in Karachi or is it too much to expect from the Chief Justice of Pakistan. I cannot blame anybody until the matter is impartially investigated. Can it be done in Karachi? or this confusion will go on........The writ of the state demands that PM must ensure that there is a legal process that ensures justice at the earliest. Do not make it like the 12 murdered in model town Lahore. The legitimacy of the State of Pakistan is at stake that can only be ensured via justice and not via boots, bayonets and bullets.

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Nasr

Sep 11, 2015 11:47pm

I just came back to US after a visit to Karachi after eight years. The one sentence I heard everywhere and from almost everyone including rickshaw Drivers, Masis's and the labours who cleaned my closed home is "It is much peaceful now General Saheb , and Fauj is doing a great job" This statement also vindicated my thinking again that Democracy or Parliamentary System of Politics is not for Pakistan.

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ASAD IQBAL

Sep 11, 2015 11:55pm

we have full trust in our security agencies.

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ahmed ali

Sep 11, 2015 11:57pm

Extraordinary circumstances demand extraordinary steps. I fully support extra judicial killings by rangers to kill those who have committed thousands of extra judicial killings. Yes I repose my trust in rangers for that. Anyone who differs may continue to differ, you are all entitled to your opinions.

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Sep 11, 2015 11:59pm

@Sabahat I am a Karachiti though I do not support any unlawful act by any one, but MQM way of working is seem to be over. Now find a new way to behave. Machinations will not work any more. I can write a full book on MQM way of operation but I have to first migrate outside Karachi to do that If I want to live and YOU know this very well Sabahat!

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Karachi wala

Sep 12, 2015 12:18am

@Haider I am glad that many people agree with you. Unless the root cause of the problem is not solved, Karachi shall remain restless! Is it too hard for the rest to understand that without justice there can be no normalcy. This is true throughout the world. Whether it is Kashmir, Or Palestine , Baluchistan or Karachi. Fake encounter and extra judicial killings do not solve the problem. It will increase the problem. People will take revenge sooner or later. Isn't this the Pakistani mentality? Whether its Rangers or MQM. What has happened tour civil institutions where those accused of a crime are produced? Total failure of our judiciary system.I can see the storm brewing in the tea cup./

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Khawar

Sep 12, 2015 12:36am

Keep it up Bravo. Kill all the terrorist because Pakistani Judiciary is too corrupt and inept.

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MJK

Sep 12, 2015 12:48am

If any shopkeeper shuts his business, impose heavy fine, anyone forcing them to shut down business, minimum 5 years imprisonment. You will see no one will dare.

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Sep 12, 2015 01:12am

MQM is true here. They had already given the names of these 4 people who were arrested by Rangers. So how come the "encounter" happened if these people were in the custody of the Rangers?

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Pakistani

Sep 12, 2015 01:25am

Keep your City Clean !!

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raj

Sep 12, 2015 01:37am

Rangers dont do things that will haunt you latter. If there are criminals produce them in courts and punish them if are guilty.

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Muhammad Usman

Sep 12, 2015 01:47am

Rangers are light of hope for Karachi. No more political pressure for peace.

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jamil

Sep 12, 2015 02:26am

@Haider

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Ali Hamdani

Sep 12, 2015 02:46am

@Zubaida khan MQM era was better

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Patriot Pakistani

Sep 12, 2015 02:47am

Clean up all of the killers. An eye for an eye. Farooq Sattar is also a criminal advocating and leading other criminals! MQM should be systematically cleaned up. It is a cancer deep rooted in Karachi. Free up the city of Quaid e Aazam from these crazy blood thirsty criminals please!

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Rick_james

Sep 12, 2015 03:32am

Long live Sindh Rangers. We are with you all the way.

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MAlvi

Sep 12, 2015 04:31am

Why did the MQM workers encounter the Rangers? Sattar is still calling them innocent!

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Adnan

Sep 12, 2015 04:38am

Dear farooq sattar you can mourn them all u wish. We support our rangers no questions asked

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mehdi

Sep 12, 2015 04:47am

@Haider keep dreaming. Justice will prevail this time.

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Sep 12, 2015 11:50am

@Rosh After decades of unrest only now people of karachi can sleep at ease. The job started by rangers needs to be finished for permanent peace in Karachi.

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