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An APC cannot solve Balochistan's problems: Altaf Hussain
MQM chief says it is time to make a ‘major decision’ with a heavy heart.
It is time, Hussain said, to make a ‘major decision’ with a heavy heart. PHOTO: APP/FILE
KARACHI: As the government prepares to hold an All Parties Conference (APC) on the crises in Balochistan, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that Balochistan is on the verge of separation and that merely holding an APC cannot solve the issues of the province.
The MQM chief – whose party is a coalition partner of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) at the federal level and in the Sindh government – made the statement in a conversation with politician Sheikh Rasheed, chief of the Awami Muslim League on Thursday.
It is time, Hussain said, to make a ‘major decision’ with a heavy heart.
According to a statement issued by the MQM, he also called for an end to actions against the Baloch people and said that there was a need to listen to them and give them their rights. He added that while there was no harm in calling for an APC, it would be meaningless without any participation of Baloch leaders.
Hussain told Rasheed that he had been asking for an APC to be called on the issue of Balochistan and to solve the province’s problems for a while but no one had paid heed to him.
The AML chief agreed with Hussain’s stance and said that right now, solving the issues in Balochistan was of high importance. He also congratulated the MQM chief for holding a successful rally for women in Karachi.
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Major decision with a heavy heart? Why not get you back into Pakistan and sue you for the crimes you have committed/ perpetrated?
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And what would be that ‘major decision’ with a ‘heavy heart’?
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who cares what Altaf thinks?
he is just a leader of few urdu speaking majority areas of karachi ..Recommend
All political parties should unanimously decide that the next Prime Minister of Pakistan should be from Baluchistan, not a Sardar, but he should be among the political candidate who would have won the seat of National Assembly from Baluchistan.
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@ Khan; “he is just a leader of few urdu speaking majority areas of karachi”
Agreed in principal what you say. Can you please name someone else who is the leader of entire Pakistan? Gone are the days when nations used to have leaders like Gandhi, Nehru and Jinnah. No country in the world has such leader who can be called the leader of whole nation. May be ( a big may be) Mr Imran Khan emerges as Pakistan’s leader. As of now, Pakistani leaders have to learn how to work together in larger interest of Pakistan in particular and the world in general. Even in India we have no big leader who can claim to represent entire India. However, our leaders, somehow manage to work together in the larger interest of country.Recommend
@Mohammad Ali Siddiqui:
Sir, before we give the PM ship to a Baloch we have to give them provincial rights and get all armed forces out of Balochistan right away. They are not looking for a powerless (actual power rests with generals) post of PM of Pakistan but power in their own province. Gen Mush had a Baloch PM, what good has done that to the people of Balochistan?
I do appreciate your sensitivity and proposal but that is asking too much from the real powers.
Thanks and regards,
Mirza
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@Khan: You reek of racism which is pathetic really
He may be a leader of ‘few’ urdu speaking majority areas but his gave ‘khans’ like you (from outside) some opportunity to earn some bread through development work in the ‘whole’ of the city! Do keep that in mind plz
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@Khan
Atleast Baluchs repect and listen Altaf Hussain more than any other leader, as MQM has been raising concern over Baluchistan issue since 2006, MQM did rally for Dr Shazia Case as well.
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Altaf is not only the leader of Urdu speaking community but he actually represents all ethnic groups of pakistan and he talks about 98 % poor population of Pakistan.
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@Khan:
That few Urdu speaking majority areas provides 25% of Pakistan GDP and 65 % of all tax revenue collected from entire Pakistan. It’s you guys from all over pakistan u come to live in Karachi, abuse it’s resources and doesn’t give a dime in taxes. You loot and plunder innocent citizens of Karachi. You all are FREE RIDERS… especially ppl from Punjab, rural Sindh & KP!
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@Khan:
He is the leader of the third largest political party of Pakistan.
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