Karachi: DG Rangers Maj Gen Bilal Akbar on Monday said that the August 22 attack on media houses was planned and executed by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and six of their partymen have confessed to their crime.
\n\u201cThe members of MQM\u2019s unit and sector offices carried out the attack on the directives of the party\u2019s Rabita Committee and Central Executive Committee,\u201d the DG said while talking to media during his visit to Jinnah Hospital here.
\nMiscreants launched attacks on several media offices, soon after party supremo Altaf Hussain delivered hate speech and anti-state remarks last Monday.
\nSubsequently, MQM\u2019s senior leader Farooq Sattar announced to disassociate the affairs of the party from Altaf, saying all political affairs will be run from Karachi.
\n\u201cThe six arrested miscreants have revealed that they brought batons and knives and organised the attackers on the directives given,\u201d Maj Gen Bilal said.
\n\u201cThese six persons are being handed over to police for further investigation and a subsequent trial, while we will continue to carry out raids to nab the remaining miscreants.\u201d
\nAccording to the Sindh Rangers chief, two officials working in banks near the Karachi Press Club, belonging to the MQM labour division, provided refuge to the miscreants prior to attack.
\n\u201cOne of them, Javaid Shaukat has been arrested while the other, Khurram Khan is still at large and raids are being conducted to arrest him,\u201d the DG added.
\nSince August 25, more than two dozen offices of MQM reportedly built on government\u2019s land have been demolished while about 200 remain sealed as law enforcement agencies continue crackdown against the party.
\nOn Sunday, prominent party leader Asif Husnain announced to part ways with the MQM and joined Mustafa Kamal\u2019s Pak Sarzameen Party, which already comprises several prominent political figures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karachi: DG Rangers Maj Gen Bilal Akbar on Monday said that the August 22 attack on media houses was planned and executed by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and six of their partymen have confessed to their crime. \u201cThe members of MQM\u2019s unit and sector offices carried out the attack on the directives of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n