KARACHI: Senior MQM leaders Dr Frooq Sattar and Khawaja Izhar ul Hassan were arrested on Monday night as the came to address the media at Karachi press club.
Dr Farooq Sattar insisted on presenting his stance before the media but he was whisked away by Rangers.
“I am also a Pakistani. I shall present my stance,” Dr Sattar told the Rangers.
He, however, wasn’t allowed to brief the media and was detained by the Rangers.
In addition, MQM leader Khawaja Izhar was also detained by the paramilitary force.
The arrests came a few hours after angry MQM workers stormed the office of ARY News and assaulted media teams and set vehicles on fire