Four MQM ‘target killers’ acquitted by ATC
Witness identifies two suspects in cases pertaining to May 12 incident
The accused include two alleged target killers and a gangster. PHOTO: RASHID AJMERI/EXPRESS
An anti-terrorism court acquitted on Saturday four alleged Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L) target killers in a murder case after the prosecution failed to prove them guilty.
The acquitted men included Shakeel alias Banarsi, Manzoor Alam, Afsar Zaidi and Adil alias Pagla.
Acquitting them, the court remarked that if they were not nominated in any other cases, they should be set free.
According to the police, the MQM-L workers had shot and killed a citizen, Faizur Rahman, in the Pakistan Bazar area in 2013. They were arrested on March 11, 2015, from the MQM headquarters at Nine Zero.