CCTV footage of Ali Raza Abidi's assassination

KARACHI: The closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of Ali Raza Abidi's assassination late Tuesday night has been obtained by Geo News.

In the video, the late Abidi can be seen arriving at his residence in his car. As he pauses for the gate to open, two suspects enter the frame on a motorcycle, having chased him to his home, and stop right next to the driver's door.

One of the suspects disembarks the bike, the video clip indicates, and opens fire on Abidi, while his accomplice remains seated, with the motorcycle's engine running.

The suspect fires multiple shots and Abidi's car lurches in towards the car porch before halting completely, according to the video.

The gunman then returns to his accomplice and both of them flee on the bike.

Earlier, Pir Mohammad Shah, the senior superintendent of police (SSP) for the South District, confirmed that the shooting incident took place outside Abidi's residence and was fatal.

Unknown assailants had shot Abidi as soon as he disembarked from his vehicle outside his residence. He was immediately shifted to the PNS Shifa Hospital in critical condition; however, he later succumbed to his wounds.

Target-killing once again on the rise

Abidi's death comes days after two workers of the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) were gunned down in the city's Usmania Society neighbourhood.

Prior to that, earlier this month, six people were wounded when a low-intensity blast hit a Milad gathering organised by MQM-Pakistan in Gulistan-e-Johar.

Career

Abidi was elected as a member of the National Assembly (MNA) on the MQM's ticket in the 2013 general elections. However, he later joined the Pakistan faction of the party. He had resigned from his MNA post in November 2017 citing "political and personal reasons".

The resignation had come days after Abidi announced to quit the MQM-P after it entered into an electoral alliance with the PSP.

Abidi, however, rejoined MQM-P in December 2017, before finally leaving the party in September this year.