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KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has called for a "shutter down" strike to be observed across Sindh on Monday over what the party said was the extra-judicial killing of young worker Muhammad Hashim.
MQM leader Abdul Haseeb informed the media at a press conference that Hashim — a member of the MQM media cell and Unit 164 Liaquatabad — was going to his residence from Nine Zero on the evening of May 6, when he was arrested and taken to an unknown location.
Haseeb said Hashim's family had filed a petition in the Sindh High Court for his recovery, upon which an FIR was registered on July 28 on the orders of the SHC.
Also read: 'MQM' letters to Indian HC sought help over missing workers
After three months of his disappearance, Hashim's body was found from the Jamshoro area late Sunday night. His body has already been buried by Edhi, the party said.
He claimed that since December 31, 2014, 20 workers of MQM have disappeared while 35 have been killed extra-judicially.
Shutters down for Karachi
MQM Rabita Committee member Wasay Jalil took to Twitter to announce a peaceful strike and urged businessmen and transport company owners to "show solidarity" with the party's call for a strike in the city.
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Jalil said Hashim was a member of the party's photography department and was picked up by law enforcement agency men wearing plainclothes on May 6.
DG Rangers Major General Bilal Akbar said the killing will be probed. “Murder of Hashim will be investigated and murderers will be apprehended wherever they [are] hiding. His murder is a conspiracy against peace of the city,” he said in a statement.
Sindh Home Minister Suhail Anwar Siyal put police on high alert to avoid any untoward incident. He asked police high-ups to keep an eye on the security situation in the city in view of the strike call.
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Aug 10, 2015 02:36am
How about starving you and your family on the day of strike so that you can feel the pain of poor, who will miss daily wages.
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Aug 10, 2015 02:44am
Extra Judicial Killing is a normal feature in Karachi as human rights does not exists. Does the Military Court has the power to take suo motu notice.
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Aug 10, 2015 02:45am
I support strike - there should not be any extra judicial killing? Punish those involved in it? On another note - why the person fired at Wasim Akram not being named and not arrested?
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Aug 10, 2015 02:49am
Altaf please stop this insanity. Karachi is bleeding for 30 years b/c of these stricks, gunny bag corpse, bhata,
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Aug 10, 2015 02:57am
No strike please, let the normalcy come back to the city as we've already had enough of this...
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Aug 10, 2015 03:20am
Businesses will observe this strike. But not because of showing solidarity, rather to save themselves from motorbike riders of a peace loving party.
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Aug 10, 2015 03:22am
Just facing tactics, killing own party members and blaming LEAs.
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Aug 10, 2015 03:22am
MQM inside job.
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Aug 10, 2015 03:22am
Strike result will be loss of business, and poor wage runner will be out of their jobs. Yet so called leaders will enjoy nap in their comfortable homes.
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Aug 10, 2015 03:24am
this strike so called peaceful shutters down strike called by M Q M to test and judge how much turf they have lost. and to see if they still can mobilise their cadres into paralysing city life.
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Aug 10, 2015 03:30am
Rangers should warn MQM against the strike. They have no right to put daily earners in the hole as they support their families by earning days hard work to put food on the table. Strike means Family will go hungry that day. MQM think about others before your personal interest which hurting our economy too.
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Aug 10, 2015 03:30am
I completely reject this strike call. MQM please leave us alone.
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Aug 10, 2015 03:34am
Extra judicial killings should stop and be investigated in a proper way. The city has observed killing of Tariq Mehboob and others in police custody which raises questions over the handling of the cases. Strikes are not a good call, but the Government should take strict action against such acts to avoid people registering their protest by strikes.
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Aug 10, 2015 03:41am
I support MQM peaceful strike call.
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Aug 10, 2015 03:52am
It's pretty ridiculous to call for strike.If MQM has little patriotism left they should take the strike call back.Why entire country has to suffer ,Karachi is the most revenue generating city.If Karachi is closed ,it will be loss for entire country.
Think of who makes their living on daily basis
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Aug 10, 2015 03:59am
Why you MQM don't taste your own spit when it is thrown back to them. Then they demand justice. They are doing everything in Karachi with permission since 30 years?
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Aug 10, 2015 04:04am
We will support strike anytime and everytime the MQM calls for one.
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Aug 10, 2015 04:07am
I as a shop owner of this city, refuse to accept this strike call. please let us take care of our families and earn risq-e-halal.
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Aug 10, 2015 04:07am
Karachi should open as usual for business on Monday.
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Aug 10, 2015 04:15am
Killing should be probed honestly and without any bias against urdu speakers!
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Aug 10, 2015 04:22am
Thousands of Pakistanis have been killed by terrorists but MQM only reacts when only one MQM worker is killed. BTW what has MQM given to people of Karachi except strikes....
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Aug 10, 2015 04:26am
Do n't worry , they will call off this strike tomorrow. Gone are those days, Sindh Rangers won't allow it.
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Aug 10, 2015 04:33am
I fully regret with the family but I urge at the same time to Karachite not to succumb to any pressure,Ranger is there if any miscreant try to give any threat,
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Aug 10, 2015 04:39am
No strike. But investigate who killed the man. Don't just assume it was an "extra judicial killing ". People who picked him up were in plain clothes. We just don't know who they were.
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Aug 10, 2015 04:40am
I hope MQM leaders now realize how their opponents'families must have felt when their loved ones' dead bodies were found in bags. This is known as "Makafat-e-Amal".
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Aug 10, 2015 04:44am
I regret to say that law enforcement agencies are just helping Altaf Hussain to make his case stronger. With so much constitutional support with PPO, there is not even a shred of excuse to commit such acts. Abudctions, killings and dumping may momentarily improve the situation but surely they won't work as they have never worked in the past
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Aug 10, 2015 04:50am
Pakistan will not be intimidated by terrorists, Pakistan will not shut down because terrorist want it so. The era of economic terrorism is over. There will be no strike.
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Aug 10, 2015 04:51am
@Shah ... human rights AND a free and fair Justice system.
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Aug 10, 2015 04:51am
Can't trust MQM numbers.
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Aug 10, 2015 04:51am
People of Karachi are left with no other choice but to call for a strike. How and why else the rest of the Pakistan care about the atrocities and victimization in Karachi? I support the strike 100%
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Aug 10, 2015 04:53am
MQM back to its old self. The strike is enforced by armed party workers on motorbikes shooting in the air to create panic. The Police and security agencies must prevent the forced closure of businesses and disruption to traffic by armed men.
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Aug 10, 2015 04:53am
@Concerned What about three months of PTIs taking Hostage the capital city.
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Aug 10, 2015 05:01am
Please support MQM
Long Live MQM
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Aug 10, 2015 05:09am
AnD the strike will bring back the dead? MQM is a party that does care about any of its constituents. The people exist for the party instead of the party existing for the people.
The two largest political parties in the US have zero workers. The only time they recruit is just before the start of the election campaign.
Could someone explain what "work" the workers are doing?
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Aug 10, 2015 05:33am
My daily wages don't go far
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Aug 10, 2015 05:39am
Request to Sindh Rangers - arrest anyone who wants to challenge the authority of Law Enforcement and undermine the peace and tranquility in Karachi that after a period of 25 years and more, Karachiietes are finally enjoying. The enemies of Pakistan are waiting for any f opportunity in order to demonstrate that they are still in control of Karachi but Now, Karachi walas are coming out of this state of fear, coercion and intimidation. Karachi is showing all the parameters of progress & peace, recently during the last week of Ramadan, they spent more than 70 billion Rupees, going out and having fun from the evening till morning. Karachi stock Exchange exceeded the 35000 index that clearly showing the confidence of business community in Karachi. Also please set up a policy of setting up Tram and inter city train service specially in the business districts of Karachi to relieve people from over crowding, i asked the Rangers because Sindh Government is impotent and busy looting Pakistan
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Aug 10, 2015 05:56am
YOUR COMMENT
hme gend mqm ko do
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Aug 10, 2015 06:00am
There is a simple answer to this threat by MQM. Get hold of those who are trying to force businesses to close, throw them in Jail for 6 months, also those businessmen who try to cooperate with MQM. There won't be any strike.
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Aug 10, 2015 06:01am
The instant case must be openly investigated to find out the facts. Picking of a person by someone and killing is a routine; ironically political parties are involved in such heinous acts of barbarism. No one will also subscribe extra judicial killings. Furthermore, our justice system requires reforms. Call for a strike for political gains without investigation/fact finding should be rejected by the people of Karachi so save on the poor, who are already under lot of duress,and also for the sake of country's economy.
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Aug 10, 2015 06:05am
@SAS - Evidently you don't live in Karachi, ask who have to face hardship , strike or no strike it should be decision by businessmen not by MQM's goons forcing them to shut down businesses.
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Aug 10, 2015 06:06am
time for Rangers, and other law enforcements, to show who is the boss of KHI.
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Aug 10, 2015 06:16am
The LEA should ensure that no one is forced to shutdown their shops and businesses. Those who want to observe it is their call but those who want to conduct business as usual should be allowed to exercise their right.
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Aug 10, 2015 06:22am
Why don't you all come to Pakistan and face the justice
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Aug 10, 2015 06:23am
Altaf you can't control Karachi anymore
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Aug 10, 2015 06:33am
Is MQM controls Karachi or Sind government. This is a test. No one should be allowed to control a city other than government. Those who tried to stop activities should be dealt harshly and think about those poor people who rely on daily wages to bring some food to feed their families. To close a city on the basis of political gain should be stopped forever.
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Aug 10, 2015 06:38am
Commerce should not be forced to close. Whoever calls for shutdown should be arrested and locked up.
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Aug 10, 2015 06:53am
People of Karachi has good chance to challenge Altaf Hussain's strike call. It will be great great blow if strike get unsuccessful. People must go out and open their shops.
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Aug 10, 2015 07:16am
MQM Karachi is not your Mikiyat, let it alone and take the matter to the court instead of making the people of Karachi suffer to satisfy your wishes. Enough is enough! The non senses of shutter down strike compelling citizen to close down the business under duress must not be permitted! Rangers please take note of this! and take appropriate action against MQM.
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Aug 10, 2015 07:18am
@Larzo By who ?
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Aug 10, 2015 07:22am
If Mr Hashim was involved in any kind of illegal activities he should have been legally arrested with a warrant and presented in court, by not presenting him in court the security agencies are themselves breaking the law and giving ground to MQM to call a strike.
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Aug 10, 2015 08:55am
Everyone is saying that criminal activities and target killing has gone down in Karachi yet every other day mqm workers and supporters are kidnapped by lain clothed na maaloom afraad and target killed. What exactly is rangers doing?
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Aug 10, 2015 09:03am
@SAS It's simple, Because the shooter does not belongs to MQM...
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Aug 10, 2015 09:37am
@Haque Parast :
All plain cloth people are not Rangers people, those who do target killing also wear plain cloths so let the investigation completed. This is politics brother so these politicians are friends of themself, general public should appreciate the over all situation of the city.
The politicians claim every plain cloth person is agency person and they are playing with the minds of general public which are trusting them
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Aug 10, 2015 09:49am
If MQM, PPP and ANP had followed justice for all by law n order instead of taking law in their own hand and promoting target killing this will not have happened.
His case should be investigated and it should start with probing MQM inside 1st as we have seen MQM had been involved in killing their own workers once they have used them
City should not shut down based on any party call
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Aug 10, 2015 10:05am
By making strike call,what do u wanna show,your strength,your power! you should protest in whole Karachi rather than call for strike.I would request paramilitary forces also to stop killing MQM's people,nobody has right to do this,if they are criminals also u should bring into court.
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Aug 10, 2015 12:49pm
Long Live Muhajir - Long Live Karachi
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