**KARACHI: **A Karachi-based anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday awarded capital punishment to a former unit in-charge of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Waqas Shah murder case.
Syed Asif Ali, also an MQM worker, is accused of killing his comrade during a protest that erupted after the Rangers raided the MQM headquarters, Nine Zero, on March 11 last year.
According to reports, the ATC further awarded seven-year imprisonment to the accused besides ordering him to submit a fine of Rs0.5 million for carrying an illegal weapon.
During the trial, the prosecution had maintained that the suspect, using a pistol, shot Shah at a time when the paramilitary force resorted to aerial firing in a bid to disperse the crowd that had converged to protest against the raid.
Shah, the 25-year-old MQM worker affiliated with the party’s student wing, suffered a single bullet which hit his cheekbone and pierced through the back of his head, according to the post-mortem report.
The MQM said that the lethal gunshot came from the Rangers personnel, however, the paramilitary force refuted the allegation, shifting the responsibility on Shah’s comrade. None of the Rangers’ personnel carried a 9mm gun used in the killing, the force asserted.
Ali was arrested three months after the incident in an ‘intelligence-based’ raid by the Rangers in Shahdadpur. The paramilitary force said the suspect had fled the city to avert arrest and a few top MQM leaders, including Farooq Sattar and Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, knew about the incident.
Re: MQM unit in-charge sentenced to death in Waqas Shah murder case
There were two videos of that shooting. One showed Rangers killing them which they said was fabricated. Other showed MQM guy had a pistol which Rangers alleged killed him but MQM disputed that video. Im quite sure nature of weapon and the bullet plus death report would have decided.
Re: MQM unit in-charge sentenced to death in Waqas Shah murder case
^ I have not seen video showing rangers killing anyone, the one I saw was an individual with gun and then next thing we know this guy was shot and killed.
Re: MQM unit in-charge sentenced to death in Waqas Shah murder case
Court acquitted him in terror charges and sentenced in weapon charges also
He was sentenced for murder
I don't know about the response of the family of deceased
Can any one help , Who was the complainant ?
Re: MQM unit in-charge sentenced to death in Waqas Shah murder case
Inna lilla he wainna alai he rajeon.
This is out of my understanding how some one who was arguing with rangers can plan to kill his co worker in a second and kill him thinking of probable benifit.
This is done by some stray bullet from rangers or some one in the crowd but it is almost impossible that this man killed waqas.
Allah knows best
Re: MQM unit in-charge sentenced to death in Waqas Shah murder case
wohi na, kitni bebas hai zindigi jyalay ki :D
Q k jitni gaalian MQM waly PPP ko detay hain otni koe be nae deta :D
Woh Ahl e Zuban hain
Un ki galion main bhi Aowadh , Lakhnaoo aur Dehli ki jhalak aati hay
Ham Peoples Party walay Pakistan aur Pakistanion say piar kartay hain
Re: MQM unit in-charge sentenced to death in Waqas Shah murder case
So the two witnesses in this case were both Rangers. However MQM can always hire a forensic expert if they think they didnt get right decision here. Only if they value their workers.
Meanwhile, how ironic was this tweet from the deceased Waqas.
Re: MQM unit in-charge sentenced to death in Waqas Shah murder case
Woh Ahl e Zuban hain
Un ki galion main bhi Aowadh , Lakhnaoo aur Dehli ki jhalak aati hay
Ham Peoples Party walay Pakistan aur Pakistanion say piar kartay hain
Wo wali nae k "apki maa ki shaan ma gustakhi kraon" asli fb wali :D
To phir aap k leay arz hai.
Ka'ba kis munh se jao gy ghalib
Sharam tum ko magr nahi aati
Kaisa? :D
