KARACHI: A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party worker who was critically injured in a grenade attack in Orangi Town on Friday night, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday.
The attack injured at least 20 people including members of the Sindh Assembly. The MQM workers were deployed at a camp for the party's membership campaign. Worker Abdul Jabbar along with two others were critically injured in the attack and all injured were taken to Abbassi Shaheed Hospital for treatment. However, Jabbar was unable to survive the injuries.
According to initial reports, three MQM MPAs Mohammad Hussain, Sheikh Abdullah and Saifuddin Khalid were among the wounded in the attack in Orangi Town area.
The MQM Rabita Committee in London stated that strict action must be taken against the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) splinter groups Jamaat ul Ahrar (who were responsible for this attack) and Jundullah.
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Spokesman for Jamaatul Ahrar, Ehsanullah Ehsan told Dawn.com over telephone that “the MQM and other political parties who are thriving on the anti-Taliban agenda are on our hit list”.
He said that the attacks on Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Awami National Party (ANP) besides MQM would be continuing, adding that the militant outfit has renewed its war against these parties.
