MQM activist dies after allegedly being tortured

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) worker Muhammad Adil, who was brought to hospital in allegedly critical condition, has passed away in the wee hours of Tuesday.

Talking to media outside the hospital, MQM leader Asif Hasnain said that Muhammad Adil was a worker from Sector 136, North Karachi.

He told media that the law enforcement agencies had detained Adil two days ago and allegedly tortured him.

On the occasion, another MQM leader Haider Abbas Rizvi told media that Adil was handed over to his brother in "critical condition." Adil’s eyes were tied and he was lying on the ground, he claimed.

Rizvi further said that the party worker received severe head injuries and doctors declared him brain-dead.

Three more party workers are missing, he added.