NA session: Karachi unrest discussed

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Monday told the National Assembly session that as many as 108 people became victim to targeted killings in Karachi, Geo News reported.

Malik through a written reply during point of order told the house that those who had been killed in Karachi include workers of MQM, ANP, Jamat-e-Islami, People’s Aman Committee, PPP, Sunni Tehreek. Besides, people belonging to Shia sect also became victim of the targeted killings.

He said that 124 suspects involved in targeted killings were also arrested in the city.

MQM’s Wasim Akhtar urged the army leadership to look into the matter as certain elements were destroying the country.

He said that Supreme Court orders regarding action against Taliban were not being implemented.

Maulana Attaur Rehman demanded compensation for the families of the seminary students who had been killed in a firing incident in the city.

Sahibzada Fazl Karim demanded action against Taliban in Karachi and said that Sohrab Goth area of the city had become epicenter of criminal activities.