‘Karachi has lost an educated voice’, Sattar on Abidi’s murder

Author: NNI

Disgruntled MQM-Pakistan leader Faroq Sattar on Wednesday told said that slain Ali Raza Abidi had been receiving life threats before his murder.

Abidi, a former MQM-P lawmaker, was shot outside his residence in DHA on Tuesday.

Unknown assailants shot the former MNA as he disembarked from his vehicle outside his residence.

Abidi was shifted to PNS Shifa Hospital where he expired.

“I was told by authentic sources that Abidi was under threat. There should be investigation on why such a high profile personality was not given security,” Sattar said.

“There were two policemen deployed on his security for elections, both of them were withdrawn after the polls.”

He stated that the killers of the former MNA should be exposed, and regretted that the city lost an educated voice.

Published in Daily Times, December 27th 2018.

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