Muhammad Sajid Qureshi (born 28 December 1960–21 June 2013) was a Pakistani politician. He was

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's MPA from

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. He was assassinated in 2013.

Political career

He was elected as the member of

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as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement from constituency PS-103 (Karachi-XV) in the

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Death

On 21 June 2013, Qureshi, 53, and his son were assassinated in a

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in North

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, Karachi. According to initial details, unidentified armed men opened fire at Qureshi’s car when he was returning home after Friday prayers along with his son.

References

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