KARACHI (ENN) Ali Raza Abidi, the former Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) MNA has been shot dead here on Tuesday evening in Karachi.
According to police shooting incident took place outside the residence of the former member of the National Assembly in Khayaban-e-Ghazi neighborhood of Defense Housing Authority (DHA).
Unknown assailants shot Abidi as soon as disembarked from his vehicle outside his residence, the official said. Eye-witnesses said two assailants riding a motorbike shot the former lawmaker.
Abidi was immediately shifted to PNS Shifa Hospital in critical condition. He, however, succumbed to his wounds at the hospital.
Abidi was elected as an MNA on Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s ticket in 2013 general elections. He, however, joined the Pakistan faction of the party after it split into two following an anti-Pakistan tirade by the party supremo in August 2016.
However, he resigned from his National Assembly membership in November 2017 citing “political and personal reasons”.
Abidi, who had been affiliated with the MQM-P, had resigned from basic membership of the party in September citing “personal reasons”.
He was known as vocal voice for peace and played active role in legislation. According to police officials the post mortem will be conducted in Jinnah Hospital.
Moreover Prime Minister Imran Khan, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and other leaders have condemned the murder of Abidi.
