Mohsin Ali Syed, who left Britain just hours after Imran Farooq’s murder and is wanted by Scotland Yard, and Khalid Shamim, were crossing into Pakistan from Afghanistan.
Mohsin Ali Syed, who left Britain just hours after Imran Farooq’s murder and is wanted by Scotland Yard, and Khalid Shamim, were crossing into Pakistan from Afghanistan.
Party chairman Aftab Sherpao made the announcement at a news conference in Peshawar.
The MQM had given the strike call in protest against the Sindh government’s “anti-people” budget for 2015-16 presented in the provincial assembly earlier in the day.
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It was not clear why one of the four men was carrying the pistol and several bullets wrapped in foil, or if any of the men have militant links.
The SHO said the man was later identified as Qari Naeem.
The Punjab government had previously maintained that Lakhvi has been detained based on “sensitive information” provided by intelligence agencies.
He was speaking to a gathering of his party workers on Saturday at Nine-Zero, during which he also asked the participants if they wanted the party to run without him.
Three persons, including a woman, died after heavy rain late on Saturday night, followed by a thunderstorm on Sunday morning.
Pakistan has an appalling record of fatal traffic accidents due to poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.