Govt hospital employee held for 29 targeted killings.

Byline: Imtiaz Ali

KARACHI -- Police on Friday claimed to have arrested an employee of a government hospital for alleged targeted killings of 29 people in the city.

The held suspect belonged to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London, who killed people mostly on ethnic grounds and in revenge after the murder of his younger brother, revealed SSP East Azfar Mahesar.

Speaking at a press conference at his office, the SSP said that acting on a tip-off the Soldier Bazaar police arrested Saleem Qureshi, alias Majja, and recovered one Kalashnikov, one TT pistol and ammunition from his possession.

'He was involved in killings of workers of their party's supposed rivals, ethnic killings, gang-war elements, a police informer and one woman,' added the officer.

Saleem alias Majja started targeted killings in 2007 and was declared absconder in three murder cases registered at the Soldier Bazaar police, the officer claimed. Since past six years he was living in a rented home in Landhi as an absconder.

He also took 'refuge' in the Tableeghi Jamaat several times in order to avoid his arrest, the police added.

During the initial probe, he revealed that members of Lyari gangs had gunned down his younger brother because he was a member of a hitmen's team belonging to the MQM-L.

His brother was killed allegedly by a gang led by Jameel, alias Changa, in...