Azeem Ahmed Tariq Explained

Azeem Ahmed Tariq
Native Name:عظیم احمد طارق
Native Name Lang:ur
Office:Chairman of MQM
Term Start:1984
Term End:1 May 1993
Death Place:Karachi, Pakistan
Death Cause:Assassination
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:MQM
Otherparty:APMSO
Occupation:Politician

Azeem Ahmed Tariq (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.

Assassination

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. [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2012-08-23. Born to run: The rise and leveling of the APMSO. 2021-08-27. Dawn (newspaper). en.
  2. News: 2019-12-01. Muhajir Politics and case of Altaf Hussain. 2021-08-27. The News International (newspaper). en.
  3. News: 2019-06-11. APMSO turns 41. 2021-08-27. The Nation (newspaper). en.
  4. News: 2016-08-27. Altaf ka jo yaar hai…. 2021-08-27. The Nation (newspaper). en.
  5. News: 2015-03-29. Violence within. 2021-08-27. The News International (newspaper). en.
  6. News: 2020-06-20. Imran Farooq case. 2021-08-27. Dawn (newspaper). en.