Karachi Police has MQM London target killers recruited in its ranks: CTD

Karachi Police has MQM London target killers recruited in its ranks: CTD

KARACHI: The presence of the MQM London target killers in the ranks of the Karachi Police has emerged in a report by the Counter Terrorism Department Sindh.

Counter-Terrorism Department of Sindh police on Thursday announced the arrest of an on-duty police officer on the charges of taking part in targeted killings across Karachi including the May 12, 2007, carnage, ARY News reported.

According to SSP CTD Muneer Sheikh, the police constable who was posted in Additional IG Karachi’s office was a trained target killer and belonged to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).

“He was a target killer before joining the police and was recruited in force on the same basis by MQM

He participated in the May 12 carnage during training and did other killings too,” said SSP CTD Muneer Sheikh.