2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ri ots ▁in ▁which ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁citizens ▁were ▁killed . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Ak ht ar ▁belongs ▁to ▁an ▁Ur du - spe aking ▁Muslim ▁Raj put ▁family . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ak h ter ▁Muhammad ▁Khan . ▁He ▁runs ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁business . ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁and ▁has ▁six ▁children . ▁ ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Kar achi ▁ ▁Ak ht ar ▁became ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Kar achi ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁W ase em ▁Ak ht ar ▁was ▁arrested ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁J oint ▁Investig ation ▁Team ▁report ▁on ▁Dr . ▁As im ▁H uss ain . ▁These ▁reports , ▁according ▁to ▁legal ▁exper ts , ▁are ▁in ad miss ible ▁in ▁courts . ▁The ▁Anti - T error ▁Court ▁which ▁would ▁try ▁him ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁declared ▁as ▁" un just ▁and ▁in effect ive " ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Commission ▁of ▁Jur ists . ▁ ▁W ase em ▁Ak h ter ▁was ▁arrested ▁shortly ▁after ▁his ▁nom ination ▁papers ▁for ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Kar achi ▁were ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁E lection ▁Commission ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁( which ▁requires ▁that ▁a ▁candidate ▁have ▁no ▁criminal ▁record ). ▁Since ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁mayor ▁of ▁Kar achi , ▁unknown ▁persons ▁registered ▁F IR ▁against ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Mal ir , ▁home ▁of ▁then ▁Senior ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁Police ▁R ao ▁An war , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁susp