Saeed Bharam (also known as Ahmed Saeed) Pakistani politician affiliated with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, and a former member of the party's Raabta (Coordination) Committee. He is also alleged to have been associated MQM's purported militant wing.
Bharam is purported to have held a leadership position within MQM's militant apparatus, overseeing “target killing teams” allegedly directed from abroad. During a judicial statement in October 2016, he confessed that assassination orders came from London, including figures such as Altaf Hussain. He admitted to coordinating operations involving known Militants like Saulat Mirza and Ajmal Pahari.[2]
Arrest and extradition
He was arrested in March 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and extradited to Pakistan shortly afterward.[1] Upon arrival in Karachi, he was taken into custody by Pakistan Rangers for preventive detention.
Law enforcement later arrested his brother in Dubai and seven alleged accomplices in coordinated raids.[3]
Criminal charges
Targeted killing of Abrar Hussain Zaidi (2009)
Bharam was convicted in the high-profile murder of MQM-H activist Abrar Hussain Zaidi, who was shot dead on 1 October 2009. In June 2017, an Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced him to 25 years’ imprisonment. Bharam admitted to ordering the killing of Zaidi on the instructions of MQM leadership.[4]
Tahir Plaza arson attack (2008)
He was also implicated in the 9 April 2008 arson attack on Tahir Plaza, which resulted in the deaths of six lawyers and civilians. Eyewitnesses later identified Bharam and his accomplices as having deliberately set the blaze and fired shots inside the plaza.[4]
Confessions to multiple killings & organized crime
Bharam confessed in May 2016 to his involvement in ordering over 50 murders, the 1997 bombing of the Garden police station, extortion, land grabbing, and politically motivated assassinations.[2]
Other cases
He is under investigation for the murder of KESC managing director Shahid Hamid and other Karachi officials. Bharam is also allegedly linked to the 2006 assassination of Karachi Central Jail deputy superintendent Amanullah Niazi.[5][6]
Trial and convictions
2017: Sentenced to 25 years for murder of Abrar Hussain Zaidi.[4]
2023–2024: Ongoing proceedings in Tahir Plaza case; eyewitness testimonies have been recorded.[4]
Ongoing: Multiple other cases of ordering targeted killings, land crimes, and extortion remain in court.[2]
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