KARACHI: An Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced four people accused of killing former Muttahida Qaumi Movement lawmaker Ali Raza Abidi to life imprisonment. Announcing verdict of case, court also imposed fine of Rs 100,000 on four convicts.

Politician was murdered by unknown assailants in 2018 after they shot him multiple times outside his residence in Khayaban-e-Ghazi neighbourhood of Defence Housing Authority.

Abidi was immediately shifted to PNS Shifa Hospital in critical condition, however, he succumbed to his wounds at hospital. Abidi was elected as an MNA on MQM’s ticket in 2013 general elections. He, however, joined Pakistan faction of party after it split into two following anti-Pakistan tirade by party supremo Altaf Hussain during telephonic address with party workers in Karachi in August 2016. However, lawmaker resigned from his National Assembly membership in November 2017 citing “Political and personal reasons”. Resignation came days after Abidi announced quitting MQM-P after it entered into an electoral alliance with Pak Sarzameen Party. He, however, later rejoined MQM-P in December 2017, before finally leaving party in September 2018.

Published in The Daily National Courier, April, 30 2024

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