CTD arrests killer of MQM’s MPA Liaquat Qureshi

Author: DNA

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed to have arrested the murderer of the former Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Liaquat Qureshi, on Saturday. The killer identified as Faizan is associated with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement- London (MQM-L) group and remained the joint unit in charge of Liaquatabad sector number 159. The killer was arrested on a tip-off from the city’s area of Aziz Bhatti. “Faizan along with his accomplice Jahangir killed former lawmaker Liaquat Qureshi in 2011”, said THE CTD in charge while briefing the media. The CTD team also recovered weapons from his custody, which were sent for forensic testing.

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