The Sindh government and Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) have made contradicting claims about the death of an MQM-P worker, Muhammad Aslam, who was reported killed during a clash between the police and party supporters outside the Sindh Chief Minister House in Karachi Wednesday evening. MQM-P says Aslam, who was referred to as Aslam Bhai by party leaders, died due to police violence against the protesters. Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab, however, claimed that no one died in the protest. A Call Data Record (CDR) report has now revealed that Aslam Bhai was at the Karachi Press Club by 750pm on Wednesday, a couple of hours after the protesters had dispersed. The re.
The anti-terrorism court has disposed off the investigation officers plea to drop the terrorism charges in Irfan Mahar murder case. Sindh Bar Council s secretary Irfan Mahar was shot dead by two motorcyclists near his residence in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Johar on December 1. According to the investigation officer, the terrorism charges should be dropped from the case after initial investigation points at three relatives for the murder. The lawyer representing Mahar s brother Rizwan, who is the complainant in the case, maintained that the charges can not be dropped at the initial stage. After hearing the arguments from both the sides, the court rejected IO s plea to remove the te.