Summary Slain MPA Sajid Qureshi and his son were laid to rest in Yaseenabad’s “Shuhda” graveyard.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - Funeral prayers of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) lawmaker Sajid Qureshi and his son Waqas Qureshi was offered at Jinnah Ground on Saturday afternoon.
Senior leaders of MQM, members of coordination committee and large number of workers attended the funeral prayers of its slain MPA and his son.
Slain MPA Sajid Qureshi of MQM and his son, was later on, laid to rest in Yaseenabad’s “Shuhda” graveyard in Karachi.
Tight arrangements of security were placed during funeral prayer and burial.
Meanwhile MQM observed mourning day against the targeted killing of its MPA Sajid Qureshi and his son in Karachi. The business and academic activities were closed while transport is also not available on the roads across the city, the stronghold of MQM.
Tension gripped many areas of Karachi where 18 people were killed on the same day, shops and businesses closed down while traffic remained thin on roads.
Strike was observed in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkar and other cities and towns of Sindh province where MQM has its presence.
On Friday, Qureshi and his son were shot dead near North Nazimabad when unknown miscreants opened fire on them as they were returning from a local mosque after offering Juma prayers near Ziauddin Hospital in North Nazimabad.
