Summary President Asif Ali Zardari condemns killing of MQM candidate in Karachi.
LONDON/ ISLAMABAD (Dunya News): MQM Chief Altaf Hussain has strongly condemned the murder of party candidate Fakhrul Islam in Hyderabad.
Armed culprits had shot dead Fakhrul Islam, a candidate for PS-47 Qasimabad, near the area of Hala Naka on Thursday
In a statement on Thursday, Altaf Hussain said such acts won’t be able to quell the resolve of party workers, and the blood of martyrs won’t go in vain.
He demanded of the government to immediately arrest perpetrators of this heinous crime.
Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned the assassination of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader and candidate for a Sindh provincial Assembly seat, Fakhrul Islam who was shot dead on Wednesday in Hyderabad.
The president while expressing profound grief and sorrow over the tragic incident has directed the authorities concerned to bring the culprits to justice as soon as possible.
The president also sympathizes with the bereaved family and prayed to almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and to give courage to his kith and kin to bear this demise with fortitude and equanimity.
