MQM chief demands handing over Karachi to army amid spiraling violence

Karachi, Aug. 27 (ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has demanded that the administration of Karachi should be handed over to army personnel.

In a statement issued from London, Hussain said the situation of Karachi was worsening every day and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should hand over responsibilities of the city to army personnel, Dawn News reports.

According to the report, Hussain said the Sindh government has also failed to provide protection to residents of Karach's Lyari neighbourhood, despite the area being steeped in violence and gang-wars and several people had died due to terrorist attacks. (ANI)