Salman Ahmed Khan, Incharge of MQM Unit 162, Ruthlessly Murdered by theHaqiqi Terrorists near the City Court Karachi

Salman Ahmed Khan, age: 25 years, son of Zubair Ahmed Khan, resident of House No. 274/5, Liaquatabad No. 5, Karachi, Incharge of MQM Unit 162, Sector Liaquatabad, Karachi.

On 21 March 1998, at around 10 a.m., Salman Ahmed Khan along with his mother went to the City Court, Karachi to attend a hearing. He parked his motorcycle in the parking lot adjacent to the City Court building. After the hearing he was coming out of the Court building to get his motorcycle when the Haqiqi Terrorists who had been following him, opened fire upon him. Salman Ahmed Khan received bullet wounds at his head, neck and chest; as a consequence he died on the spot. Despite the deployment of heavy contingents of Police, Paramilitary Rangers and personnel of other law enforcement agencies at the City Court, the Haqiqi terrorists under the protection of the Intelligence Agencies were allowed to carry out their terrorist activity and escape without any resistance from the law enforcers.

You would recall that in a similar incident on 3 April 1997, Mr. Abdul Khaliq an MQM worker was shot dead by the Haqiqi terrorists near the same City Court, in almost the same manner. This blatant murder of Salman Ahmed Khan by the Haqiqi terrorists within the vicinity of City Court in broad daylight and their unhindered escape once again proves that the Intelligence Agencies are protecting and patronising the Haqiqi terrorists.

Since the General Elections of February 1997, the Intelligence Agencies and their "agents of persecution", the Haqiqi terrorists have murdered more than 115 MQM workers and supporters.

You might be aware that MQM issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) to abolish the NO GO AREAS (i.e. Landhi, Korangi, Malir, Shah Faisal Colony and Lines Area) otherwise the MQM would no longer remain as a coalition partner with the present Government. Only two days ago the negotiating team of Pakistan Muslim League headed by the Chief Minister Sindh and other leaders or ruling PML signed a written agreement with the Central Co-ordination Committee of the MQM. They agreed that immediate measures would be taken to ensure that the NO GO AREAS are abolished and that the Haqiqi Terrorists responsible for the forcible occupation of these areas would be disarmed and apprehended. Instead of apprehending and disarming the Haqiqi terrorists, their terrorist activities have intensified many folds, and they have murdered another office bearer of MQM in broad daylight.