Nine Zero raid: ATC acquits 52 MQM workers
Verdict given after six years SAMAA | Irfan Ul Haque - Posted: Apr 23, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 hours ago SAMAA | Irfan Ul Haque Posted: Apr 23, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
Pakistani paramilitary soldiers and police cordon off a street during a raid on the offices of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) political party in Karachi on March 11, 2015. Photo: AFP
An anti-terrorism court in Karachi has acquitted 52 MQM workers in a case pertaining to unlawful possession of explosives.
Those who have been acquitted include Faisal Mota, Ubaid K2, Nadir Shah, Amir Sarpatha among others.
The court has, however, sentenced Faisal Mota to prison for 10 years, and Farhan Shabbir for eight years among 12 others for possessing illegal weapons. Twenty-six people were named in the case.