KARACHI: The
Sindh Home Department on Monday suspended
licence of the private
security company for negligence in posting guard on
security of slain former lawmaker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Ali
Raza Abidi, a private news channel reported.The secretary
Sindh Home Department said earlier a show cause notice was issued to the company for committing negligence and the Home Department was not satisfied with its reply in this regard.“The company failed to provide record of guard’s training and police verification,” the secretary said, adding that the guard was appointed for
security of the VIP personality by overlooking the standard operating procedure.He said an untrained man having out-of-order weapon was appointed for Ali
Raza Abidi’s protection. The secretary home department said initially the
licence was suspended for 90 days. He directed Martial
security Company to instantly withdraw the
security staff from all its customers. The company should first submit a police certificate of
security guards to its clients, he added.Former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) MNA Ali
Raza Abidi was gunned down late night on December 25 last year outside his residence in DHA area of the metropolis.The CCTV footage of the incident showed that two unidentified assailants chased Abidi and when the politician stopped his vehicle in front of his residence, in Khayaban-e-Ittehad locality, one of the assailants opened fire on Abidi and managed to escape from the scene.
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