Karachi violence kills 800 in 2011, says HRCP
Source: centralasianewonline
KARACHI – Violence in Karachi killed 800 people during the first seven months of 2011, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Chairwoman Zohra Yusuf said August 5.
She called the period the deadliest since the first half of 1995, when more than 900 people were killed, Express Tribune reported.
Meanwhile, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) called for a high-level judicial inquiry into the Karachi violence, media reported.
Separately, the MQM presented a list of 500 suspects allegedly involved in the violence to the National Assembly, media reported. All 500 people on the list are criminals and terrorists, Farooq Sattar, the MQM leader, told the Assembly.
KARACHI – Violence in Karachi killed 800 people during the first seven months of 2011, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Chairwoman Zohra Yusuf said August 5.
She called the period the deadliest since the first half of 1995, when more than 900 people were killed, Express Tribune reported.
Meanwhile, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) called for a high-level judicial inquiry into the Karachi violence, media reported.
Separately, the MQM presented a list of 500 suspects allegedly involved in the violence to the National Assembly, media reported. All 500 people on the list are criminals and terrorists, Farooq Sattar, the MQM leader, told the Assembly.
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