Azeem Ahmed Tariq
Azeem Ahmed Tariq | |
|---|---|
عظیم احمد طارق | |
| Chairman of MQM | |
| In office 1984 – 1 May 1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | May 1, 1993 Karachi, Pakistan |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | MQM |
| Other political affiliations | APMSO |
| Occupation | Politician |
Azeem Ahmed Tariq (Urdu: عظیم احمد طارق) (died 1 May 1993) was a Pakistani politician who was the Chairman and one of the founding members of MQM (Muhajir Qaumi Movement) and its student wing APMSO (All Pakistan Muttahidda Students Organization).[1][2][3][4] The party was formed to fight for the rights of the Mohajir people in Sindh, who were immigrants from India during the Indo-Pakistan split.[2][1]
Assassination[edit]
Tariq was murdered in his Karachi home on May 1, 1993. At around 3 in the morning, intruders came into the house, picked his bedroom lock and fired multiple rounds as he slept on the floor of his drawing room. He is one of several MQM leaders and workers who have been killed over the years.[5][6][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Born to run: The rise and leveling of the APMSO". Dawn (newspaper). 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ a b "Muhajir Politics and case of Altaf Hussain". The News International (newspaper). 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "APMSO turns 41". The Nation (newspaper). 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ a b "Altaf ka jo yaar hai…". The Nation (newspaper). 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Violence within". The News International (newspaper). 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Imran Farooq case". Dawn (newspaper). 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2021-08-27.