Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L) planned on initiating a full scale war with law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in the metropolis, according to two suspects affiliated with the party’s South Africa.
According to details, the two MQM-South Africa members arrested from North Karachi on December 11 told the police on Thursday that the party’s London chapter was preparing for a war against the police and other LEAs in Karachi. They also told the police that the latest task assigned to them was to kill three political leaders.
According to media reports, two suspects named Mustaqeem and Muqeem informed the police that they were assigned the task of assassinating three politicians within a few days. They told the police that they were in touch with MQM-South Africa chapter’s Shuja Bobby group. The suspects disclosed that they took orders from the central command. The suspects also admitted that they were involved in various terrorist activities and told the police that they went into hiding after a raid was carried out on the party’s head office nine-zero back in March.
Rangers had apprehended the two suspects on Tuesday (December 11) from North Karachi during an intelligence based raid. The LEAs then raided a house in Azizabad, Federal B Area and recovered a cache of arms and weapons from there. According to Rangers spokesman, 195 rifle grenades, 98 40mm grenades, 52 hand-grenades, 13 illuminate grenades, 19 Avan bombs, 11 RPG7 rockets, 49 safety fuses, 170 detonators, 17 kilo plastic explosives, two RPGs, one grenade launcher, 2MP5 six MG, five LMGs, one HMG and two snipers were confiscated during the raid. The spokesman said that four SMGs, a 222 war rifle, a double two bore rifle, six 7mm rifles, two G3 rifles, two pistols and four SMG grenade launchers and other arms were also recovered.
Published in Daily Times, December 14th 2018.