ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Lawmakers condemned the killing of a young man by Rangers personnel in Karachi and urged Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani here on Thursday to give exemplary punishment to the accused.
The members were of the view that the barbaric act was a matter of shame for the country, the parliament, public representatives and law enforcing institutions.
Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz leader Khwaja Saad Rafique demanded the government to register a case against officials of Rangers under terrorism act for brutally killing the young man.
Senior PML-N leader Makhdom Javed Hashmi strongly condemned the incident and said the life and property of each and every Pakistani was important and respectable.
Condemning the incident, PML-Q leader Sheikh Waqas Akram said it was a second recent brutal act by a law enforcing agency after the Kharotabad incident.
MNA Haider Abbas Rizvi expressed satisfaction that the parliament had condemned the incident across the board and showed that it was concerned about the people of Pakistan. He strongly condemned the killing of the youth.
JUI-F leader Maulana Attaur Rehman said he respected the statement of Prime Minister Gilani over the incident and hoped that strict action would be taken against the accused.
