An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday rejected the police’s request for the physical remand of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) Chairman Afaq Ahmed in a case related to vehicle arson and ordered that he be sent to jail.
Ahmed has been accused in two cases of violence registered in Karachi’s Landhi and Awami Colony police stations.
According to Superintendent Police (SP) Investigation Korangi Qais Khan, vehicles were set ablaze in Landhi on the politician’s instructions.
A first information report (FIR) was lodged, with the complainant stating that the suspects physically assaulted him before torching his truck.
The complainant further claimed that during the attack, the perpetrators repeatedly said they were acting on the orders of their leader Ahmed, who had said that heavy traffic wouldn’t be allowed to enter the city.
He linked the incident to a viral video of MQM-H chief, in which he and his associates allegedly issued threats, declaring that from Tuesday, heavy vehicles would not be allowed into Karachi, warning of dire consequences otherwise.
