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One more diatribe: Mirza lashes out at PPP-MQM coalition
Addresses press conference in Lyari, criticising both parties.
Addresses press conference in Lyari, criticising both parties.
KARACHI: He’s back. Within hours of landing in Karachi after a trip from overseas, former Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza launched into a diatribe against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, just three days after the MQM formally rejoined the ruling coalition led by the Pakistan Peoples Party.
With an outburst resembling that of an angry comedian, Mirza addressed a press conference at the Peoples Stadium in Lyari, a PPP stronghold in Karachi, lashing out against MQM chief Altaf Hussain and calling the PPP-MQM coalition a conspiracy to break up the country.
Referring to himself in the third person, he said “Dr Zulfiqar Mirza will also go to Nine Zero,” challenging the MQM chief to come out of exile in London and meet him there.
Mirza blamed the MQM for several crimes in Karachi including murder, extortion, robbery and even rape. He claimed that he would ‘expose’ the MQM and even take the ‘evidence’ he has against the party and its chief to courts in the United Kingdom, much like Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan had done.
“My inbox is filled with emails and soon I will expose the MQM with loads of evidence I have gathered,” he said.
Mirza was also unusually critical of his own party during the press conference. He admitted that some PPP members had been involved in criminal activities and even implied that some of those were members of Parliament or even the cabinet, vowing once again to ‘expose’ them all.
“Without a doubt, there are robbers even in the PPP who have sold out their consciences for money,” he said. “I have no shame in calling a robber a robber and a murderer a murderer.”
He also took the unusual step of directly criticising the Supreme Court’s verdict on the summer of violence in Karachi, even attacking (albeit without naming them) members of the judiciary. He said that he would also expose the ‘rampant corruption among the people who are supposed to deliver justice to the public.’
Mirza had volunteered to testify in the suo motu case, but was never called by the Supreme Court.
He also played to the gallery in Lyari, mocking Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik for trying to ban the Peoples Aman Committee, a controversial group with its origins in Lyari. “Even the father of Satan cannot ban the Aman Committee,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 10th, 2011.
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Bravo True jiyala of Bhuttoism Hat off to youRecommend
ZUL-TAF season II has started :)
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This guy is funny he should work in circus as gate keeper.
” peoples aman committee will work not just for the people of Lyari but for the entire city. He said that the Committee will “wage war” against the MQM workers, who are “exploiting and looting” the citizens of Karachi.”- This is a full threat and you will see another round soon.
This gundha gurdee can only work in Badin Mirza not in Karachi!
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Does that mean that violence will now engulf the entire city and not just Lyari?
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Mirza acting again as a clown, once again. Media should stop giving him coverage, WMD? For god sake.He needs to see a good psychiatrist. He can do nothing but damage the peaceful Karachi once again.
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Nobody takes this crackpot seriously.
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Hello!? Badin drowned go help out your people instead of worrying about Urdu Speakings.
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yaaaawwwwwwwwwwwn!!!
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Hopefully….Aman Committee’s war against MQM workers will not be the as same as in Ramazan when dozens of innocent urdu speaking youngsters were butchered and then murdered in torcher cells by this group
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It is due to Zulfiqar Mirza’s press conferences and statements that not only Afghanistan but also US is putting pressure on Pakistan that Pakistan has ties with the militants and terrorists organizations.
Zulfiqar Mirza thinks that he is the only patriot in Pakistan but he is the one who has now openly sided with the People’s Amn Committee.
After Rangers have come into action, the peace of Karachi has returned back. It seems that Zulfiqar Mirza does not want peace in Karachi and therefore have sided once again with the Lyari Gang Masters, the so called People Amn Committee from where the Rangers have not only arrested the target killers but has also recovered large cache of arms and ammunition.
Zulfiqar Mirza was expecting that the Chief Justice of Supreme Court will banned MQM, but it did not happened which has forced Zulfiqar Mirza to again hold the press conference.
I would suggest to President Asif Ali Zardari that if he wants to see peace in Karachi, he should ask Zulfiqar Mirza to keep a finger on his lips and shut his mouth, before a new wave of target killings would start and number of innocents may die.
Zulfiqar Mirza have now become a pain in the neck of Pakisan People’s Party and he will the only person who will be responsible for the downfall of PPP in Pakistan due to his personal enmity and grudge with MQM, which is the third largest political party of Pakistan.
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laggey raho muna bhai
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im an admirer of Mirza sahab but now he is over doing it. PPP and MQM alliance is a must if Sindhis and Muhajirs are to live peacefully on a longer run.
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Zulfiqar Mirza should be arrested immediately. This is naked aggression – he is openly threatening to kill anyone who dares question the so-called Peoples Amn Committee. Anyone remember those torture videos that circulated on the Internet?
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Mirza is back after a good rest and has started hitting sixes from the word go. But isnt he going over-board and be held accountable by the law enforcing agencies for inciting his followers to start violence in Karachi again??
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I’m sure this time the TRP of Mirza (Season II) will be a banana( originally apple)…means who gives a damn….!!
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..no wonder this time he acted upon the Najam Sethi advice to not to hold “Holy Quran” for Unholly agenda he is working on…..beware from drama politician have mercy on people of Pakistan. Instead of helping flood victims he is playing politics even his people are dying……what a crap is this? He needs MQM phobia treatment other then that he will be having more psychiatric attack in the hate against MQM are representative of lower and middle class of Pakistan.Recommend
Oliver Wendell Holmes said that truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch, nay, you may kick it all about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.
Zulfiqar Mirza is talking sense and there is no one to deny the charges he leveled against Altaf Hussain and MQM. He is also saying that PPP alliance with MQM is not in favour of Pakistan.
If Zulfiqar Mirza is lying then MQM should take him to the courts and sue him. Merely saying that he is lying is not enough.
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Where is your proof ? You are all talk just like all the other PPP members. Go fix Badin and then teach us how to serve Karachi. Your daughters are studying in the United States yet you criticize the same country. What a hypocrite!??!
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dr mirza is the true son of sindh and patriotic pakistani, i do appreciate his bravery and salute to him. but with the passage of the time he has become unimportant, due to giving daily statements in this attitude, or not important as he was in the past, apart from urdu speakers(muhajars) all other people are backing up the zulfiqar mirza. we all people are get disappointed by the supreme court’s order as it declared that all the parties which are based in the karachi are equally responsible as mqm. very poor decision taken by the supreme court. let the senate election is to passed then see what will ppp do????
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ANOTHER DRAMA!!!!!…..Please do not try to fool Pakistani nation already suffering alot from natural misries…..u should go and get psychiatric treatment for MQM Phobia!!!! The court has given decision which has proved you and your allegation are nothing except crap!!!! This kinds of feaudals and waderas are afraid of middle class politics in Pakistan and they will do doing more crap and to save the interest of feudal system that ruined Pakistan from all aspects wake up Pakistanis from these DRAMA POLITICIANS!!!!!
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A bad seed planted by Mr.Zardari .Mirza jee when would you put the Holy Quran and spill the beans about the ruth of how you become a zillioniare sugar cartel owner just from a 16th grade officer of the navy ? We are waiting …………..
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Mirza again?please MIRZA SHAIB don’t destroy the peace of city again….go and ask MR.PRESIDENT why he joins hands with the MQM.
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i am also really disappointed by the court verdict and feel that limit has been crossed of the lawlessness not only in Karachi but the entire Pakistan and yes courts do operate on evidences but it should try harder for them. I hope that the mindset of supreme court is about justice not about saving the democracy like Mr Nawaz Sharif.
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Get a life Mr. Mirza or go to SC.Recommend
ZM is alone and frustrated…this will increase over the period of time. He has no support and remarks are baseless.
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Wonder y Tribune has edited his comment on issuing 500,000 new arms licenses if he is made interior minister again???
Leaders like Mirza live on divide and will never let this nation rise.
Wonder what kinda service he and his Liyari committee is giving to people of Liyari by involving them into henious crimes… Education and civility should be promoted rather then supporting one group on ethnicity.
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I pity him
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No body ever dared to expose MQM as Dr.Mirza has done.He captured most notorious terrorists from Karachi and exposed the nefarious design of MQM against Pakistan by publicly showing the proofs i.e Altaf Bhai’s letter to Tony Blair and ALtaf bhai’s remarks on the break up Pakistan.All patriotic Pakistanis should support Dr.Mirza to bring terrorists to books.A peaceful and prosper Karachi is only possible when power house of terrorists are uprooted.Keep it up Dr.Mirza!
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@ZZQ:
Licensed weapons is legal thing and it’s not above Law and clean up operation against terrorist is must to do thing now for Karachi.What about those people who were trained in India as per JIT reports and who propagated terror in Karachi and they have collected heaps of illegal weapon??The most dangerous terrorists Kamran Madhuri,Ajmal Pahari and Mr.Polka etc belong to one big party of Karachi..am I right?Recommend
He has been speaking only truth
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Let us think for a while and try to understand mirza’s fiery speeches and his mannouevre. Everything is across the board; Badin district, which is home town of mirza has been submerged in recent floods and declared calamity-hit by sindh government. But mirza turned a blind eye to his home town. Flood victims have been comforted by PPP government and its jiyalas, government officials and some NGOs. Since the beginning mirza was not over there and stil he is not there with his flood-ravaged people. He has been on his scheduled foreign visits and he has been engaged in karachi gang war affairs at the behest of unseen anti-democratic forces. Mr. Mirza if you are proud enough that you are extreme sindhi nationalist and racist then help your sindhi people first and then talk about the rest. People of your home town need rehabilitation on emergency basis and their health and education issues are also pretty much important. Afterall they had voted for you for the sake of PPP. You betrayed your party; it is very likely that your party might forgive you, because the president of Pakistan has got great patience he has forgiven his worst enemies. But never betray your people of Badin, these flood-hit homeless poor people will put a curse on you.
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If all the allegations leveled by ZM against Rehman Malik and MQM are correct then the real man who is patronizing and protecting the corrupt, murderers and traitors is his own friend Mr. Zardari. ZM claims to be a true patriot and a man who is not afraid of the death even. People of Pakistan will be fully convinced about his claim if he unleashes a more violent tirade against the actual culprit.
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At least there is some one who showed courage and lashed against MQM….
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Very few people can speak against MQM like he has and live to tell about it.
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It’s baffling, one does not know if one should take the antics of our politicians, all of them, seriously or look at it as some form of entertainment. When one observes the state of affairs and then sees and listens to our political leaders on TV, one wonders if you should laugh or cry.
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I am with Zulfiqar Mirza. The man has more courage than all of MQM put together.
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I salute Zulfiqar Mirza to be such a bold person but Mirza why do you wait for Supreme Court to call you to give proofs against MQM/Altaf Hussain. Why don’t you file a petition in Supreme Court??? I know you may have solid proofs so please go one step ahead and file a petition. If you are successful in this case, you’ll be the great leader of this homeland.So I do request you man please for the sake of Pakistanis GO AHEAD. We want to get rid of this political drama….
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I was watching the press conference on TV live. He started with his usual rhetoric about Rehman Malik et all. He then started reading from a prepared statement. He was pointing out some big money project in SITE Karachi and how millions were allegedly siphoned off. What happened next shocked me. He was put of air from every channel within less then two minutes.Thats around twenty channels I checked. Even here ET cant publish the transcript. So much for a Free media. Lets see if they let this comment through…
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Dr. Mirza’s speeches should be looked at from two angles: truth and his own motives. It is very likely that most of his allegations are true as most political parties have militant wings and are involved in extortion.
His own motives are as despicable as his allegations. The fact that he owns his own private army and 3000 acres of land points to his power-seeking mind set. The only difference probably is that his aspirations aren’t as big as those of MQM and hence the anger.
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one thing i can’t understand is that what is dear to him pakistan or ppl on one hand he abuses rehman malik where on other hand he loves the guys i mean ppp who have hired him what is this hypocrisy
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Seems he got drunk again…He should consult a doctor who can help him come out of his drink addiction. His speeches given under the influence of alchohol are costing people their lives in Karachi and causing a rift between sindhis and mohajirs.
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@kala_bacha:
What post do you suggest for a person who sells ‘Choorun le le loo” and who dances during press conferences “pardi ki peechi” and even threatens “Apni size ki boorey banva loo”?? go and watch you tube :) He is atleast not NOTANKI like many others.He speaks straight and clear.Even highest court SC gave importance to his words and SC has included his press conference into their decision on Karachi situation.Truth is bitter that’s why it may bite you but learn to face it brother.
The era of Fascism,terrorism, electioneering at gun point and extortionism has to end sooner in Karachi and new beginning for peaceful and prosper Karachi has to commence soon.Best of Luck Dr.Mirza for exposing enemies of Pakistan and Peace.
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heay Yeah! did he again hold holy book over his head?
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Thousands of poor Pukhtuns have been butchered in Karachi. This ethnic cleansing has to stop.
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Who the hell cares if you’re punjabi sindhi and esp. muhajjir. Dude, that was over 60 years ago and guess what! This generation is not muhajjir anymore. Jahalat of Pakistanis is amazing. You can blame the leaders all you want. The country is a reflection of its people. They need to come onto the streets and get rid of these so-called leaders like Egypt, Libya.
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This guy is a champion haha. But he is right about one thing MQM is a terrorist organization. Canadian supreme court declared that in their verdict sums up everything.
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@Sindhvoice:
Everyone knows who stands next to leaders of Lyari gang war and took pictures and makes statements. Everyone knows who also denied the affiliation of so called ” gang amun committee” with PPP. He is a slap on PPP, but we all know PPP is full of people like this. So let him do what he can do, but make sure his feudalism mentality can only bear by people of Badin not Karachi. So take him as much briefcase which would be filled people of money instead of proof, becuase event able to prelude single evidence in high court. So if you wanna salute him go ahead do it but I will safe mine to true son of Pakistan, which I dose not see in a any single active current politicians deserve that. So chilled out and face the facts not the fake presenter!
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@Sindhvoice:
First u should change your name from Sindhvoice to WaderaVoice!!!!
How can u support the freaking person who ordered amn comittee to kill innocent people of Karachi. This is a city not a little town or village and this is one of the literate city in the whole Pakistan who you are trying to fool……….Do not be blind in ethnicity and be a voice of innocent citizen had been butchered on his instruction to wage war MQM just to show how big GHUNDA he could be…….!!!
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@elyas kakar: Dont spread hatred among fellow Muslims and Pakistanis. Salams.
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Whatever he says, we got to believe him. He has put everything at stake.Recommend
Zul is too concerned about Lyari and Karachi. Maybe its time MQM should start taking interest in Badin for the interest of the Badin rain/flood survovors. At least something beneficial will come outRecommend
nuisance, simple as that! Does he not have anything to confess about himself, if he has, as he says, turned into a sane politicians now? Does he think he would throw the filth at others and save the pride for his loved ones, and people of Karachi will be fooled. Wake Up Mr. Mirza, your audience is not the suppressed awam of Badin, its Karachiites who you are talking to! Btw what stake do you actually hold here? How does it affect you when a wave of uncertainity hits the city.What he needs to do is, he should expose the crimes done by himself, his own party mates first! Btw I am not supporting MQM in anyway, and I do hold the feeling of brotherhood for every Karachiite, be it the people of Lyari, be it Sindhis and be it fellow urdu speakings but people like zm have fooled the nation enough. And whats disappointing is they do a couple of absurd acts and sympathy of whole nation is gained.Recommend
@R S JOHAR:
No he is speaking the truth, let him speak, its freedom of speech. He is a true Pakistani
Anyone who tries to silence Mirza Sahib will face DUNDAY from PUNJABI, PASHTUN, BALOCH and SINDHI JIALAY.Recommend
i wont take my children to Pakistan ever because i dont want my daughters to face these evil fanatic people who call themselevs Muslim and our children are unsafe at their hand, my children are extremely safe in a Christian society where we are all protected.
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@kala_bacha:
people like you who wait for perfection, should know no human is perfect, only ALLAH SWT is perfect.
people who sit on the fence too long end up getting splinters in their backsides.
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Man has the guts to sit in Karachi and speak the truth against one of the biggest groups in Pakistan.Recommend