Farooq Sattar has urged President Zardari to take notice of the fresh wave of killings in the city.-File photo

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) held Sindh Interior Minister Zulfiqar Mirza responsible on Sunday for the recent wave of violence in the city, but said he was not directly involved in the unrest.

Talking to media persons, MQM leader Waseem Aftab urged Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry to take suo muto notice of the Karachi killings.

Another MQM leader, Farooq sattar urged President Asif Ali Zardari to take notice of MQM workers being targeted.

He also demanded of putting behind bars those involved in disrupting peace in the city.

Sattar said that the reconciliatory policy followed by his party should not be considered its weakness.

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