Rangers conducted an operation in Bahadurabad area of Karachi on Wednesday night and arrested two target killers belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
According to a Rangers spokesman, the arrested target killers Kashif Tinda and Junaid Iqbal alias Boota who belonged to the MQM’s militant wing. The spokesman further informed that the arrested accused have confessed target killing of lawyers and extortion during the investigation.
The arrested accused have also confessed to killing Sohail Anjum Ansari advocate on March 17, 2010, at Tipu Sultan Road and were also involved in killing of advocate Waheed Ahmad Qureshi on November 1, 2011, at Tariq Road.
The spokesman further said that the arrested accused were also involved in May 12, 2007, massacre in Karachi and also confessed to killing six Sunni Tehrik workers in April 2008 in City Court. Meanwhile, at least two people were killed in a firing incident near Vitta Chaurangi area of Karachi.
The deceased were identified as Babar and Shahid and are stated to be real brothers. Police sources said that Babar and Shahid were killed while resisting a robbery attempt. On the other hand, some unidentified persons opened fire in Quaidabad area and wounded two workers of a private channel. The injured were shifted to Jinnah Hospital.