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                  Pakistani Troops Raid MQM Party Headquarters

   by VOA News

   Pakistani paramilitary troops raided the headquarters of a major
   political party Wednesday in Karachi, where officials said they
   arrested wanted suspects and seized weapons.

   The raid targeted the offices of the Muttahida Quami Movement, or MQM,
   the dominant political force in Pakistan's most populous city.

   Colonel Tahir Mahmood said the party had been sheltering criminals, and
   that troops detained six known criminals during the raid.

   MQM officials called the operation politically motivated and said the
   weapons at its headquarters were properly licensed.

   Opponents accuse MQM of using violence to press its influence, which
   the party denies.
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