“I Killed 26 People Under the Orders of MQM Hammad Siddiqui”, JIT (Imran Saeed)

KARACHI: Joint Investigation Report (JIT) of a political activist revealed on Tuesday him being involved in 26 assassinations to include arson during main Ashura procession at M.A. Jinnah Road in Karachi in December 2009.

The political party worker made important revelations during the investigation. The suspect identified as Imran Saeed was earlier arrested by a law enforcement agency. The JIT said that the suspect is a political party’s target killer.

During the investigation, he allegedly confessed to killing 26 people including police and religious party workers. Imran also claimed that he was carrying out activities under directions of former Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader Hammad Siddiqui.

The suspect was also involved in arson attacks after the deadly assault on Muharram processions in December 2009.

The attacks included a devastating bomb blast that had ripped through the main Ashura procession on M.A. Jinnah Road in Karachi, killing more than 45 people.