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KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi decided 54 cases linked to a raid at MQM-P headquarters-Nine Zero- after six years, acquitting the high profile target killers in a case pertaining to recovery of explosive material.
According to details, the ATC acquitted 12 suspects including Faisal aka Mota, Ubaid aka K2, Nadir Shah, Amir, Imtiaz, Abdul Qadir, Kazim Raza, Muhammad Amir, Shakeel, Mahmood Hasan and others. The prosecution had failed to prove the allegations against MQM workers in 52 cases, the court ruled.
Meanwhile, Faisal Mota was found guilty of possessing illegal arms and was sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years while another suspect, Farhan Shabbir, was sentenced to eight-year imprisonment.
The Sindh Rangers on March 12, 2015, early morning raided at the Muttahida Qaumi Movement headquarters, Nine-Zero, had arrested several convicted and wanted criminals.
A huge quantity of arms and ammunition, walkie talkies, binoculars and other military gear used by Nato forces were also seized during the operation. The arms cache recovered by the paramilitary personnel during the operation included LMGs, SMGs, M4 rifles, G3 rifles, Repeaters and pistols.
