RAZA HAIDER LAID TO REST

MQM leader Raza Haider was laid to rest at the Martyrs Graveyard in Yaseenabad.

Earlier, the funeral prayers of Raza Haider and his gunman Muhammad Khalid were held at Jinnah Ground in Azizabad.

A large number of Muttahida Qaumi movement leaders, party workers and other citizens attended the prayers. The funeral prayers observed under stringent security and the participants were being allowed entry in Jinnah Ground after thorough search.

Unknown assailants had gunned down Raza Haider and his gunman in a mosque on Monday where he came to offer funeral prayers of a relative.

Karachi Police Chief Wasim Ahmad said 10 walk through gates were established at entry routes of Jinnah Ground whereas separate route was established for VIPs. Aerial vigilance was also carried out at the route of funeral procession and graveyard, he added.