President denounces killing of Raza Haider

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned the assassination of Raza Haider, MQM leader and Member Sindh Assembly, who was shot dead by unknown assailants in Karachi on Monday evening.

The President in a message expressed his shock and grief over the unfortunate incident and directed the concerned authorities to investigate the tragic happening and take all necessary steps to bring the culprits to justice.

President Zardari also conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family and prayed to Almighty Allah to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss with equanimity.

Raza Haider always stood by MQM: Altaf

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JNN:KARACHI: MQM chief Altaf Hussain termed as a ‘grave tragedy’ the assassination of party’s lawmaker Raza Haider, who was killed in a drive-by shooting by unidentified gunmen in Karachi on Monday.

In a statement issued from London, Altaf Hussain said his heart was shedding tears of blood at the martyrdom of Raza Haider.

He also expressed grief over death of Haider’s guard and a party’s activist in the ambush.

Hussain also paid a tribute to the martyred leaders, calling him a true activist, who stood by the part in every thick and thin.

He urged President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani to arrest the culprits.

one more shia syed raza haider politican(MQM,MPA SINDH assembly),killed in Karachi

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KARACHI: Raza Haider, MQM leader and member Sindh Assembly, and his guard have been gunned down here in Nazimabad on Monday.

Unknown armed motorcyclists fired shots at Raza Haider as well as his guard when he was preparing to attend a funeral prayer at Jamia Masjid of Nazimabad Block No.2.

Raza Haider, who received a bullet in his head died when he was being rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. The guard later succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical aid at the hospital.

The MQM leader was elected from PS-94 Karachi 6.

Separate incidents of firing were reported in different parts of the city shortly after the fatal attack on MQM leader while two vehicles were set on fire in Gulistan-e-Jauhar and Gulshan-e-Iqbal.

The incident sent a wave of fear and panic across the metropolis, as shopkeepers pulled down their shutters in view of any violent reaction by enraged people.

Interior Minister Rehman Malik condemned the incident, urging the people to remain calm.

He termed the targeted killings in Karachi as a ‘latest formula’ being used to destabilize the country.

Rehman Malik urged MQM leaders to wait for investigation and called upon the people to observe restraint.

He said he would soon hold a meeting with MQM leaders.

MQM leaders Babar Ghauri and Haider Abbas Rizvi expressed profound grief on the tragic incident.

“It would be difficult to put a cap on the chapter opened (today),” Babar Ghauri asserted.