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Updated 10 Apr, 2015 11:43am

Death, detention and mourning as Rangers raid MQM HQ

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Karachi woke up to a raid on NineZero this morning. Several MQM activists, including senior Rabita Committee member Amir Khan, were detained during the Rangers’ raid that began in the early hours of Wednesday.

The Rangers seized large cache of arms and detained workers. An office bearer, Waqas Ali Shah, was killed during the raid and a cameraman injured during firing.

In the wake of the law and order situation, schools were closed down and examinations postponed as citizens feared violence in the city.

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