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PML-N trying to break Pakistan: Altaf Hussain
MQM chief says local government system is the basis of democracy.
MQM chief says local government system is the basis of democracy. PHOTO: MQM/FILE
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain called an emergency workers’ conference in Karachi on Saturday. In his telephonic address, Hussain alleged that the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), along with the “so-called” Sindh nationalist parties, wants to break Pakistan but the MQM will not let PML-N’s dream come true.
“The PML-N has looted the rights of people in Seraiki and Bahawalpur provinces. Altaf Hussain, till his last breath, will fight for the rights of the people in South Punjab and Hazara,” he vowed.
He said that PML-N workers welcoming the train march of Awami Tehreek and prejudiced elements, backing those who were out to spread unrest in Sindh, was proof that the PML-N was conspiring against Pakistan. Hussain vowed that the MQM would never allow the PML-N to succeed in its nefarious designs.
Local government system
Commenting on the recently passed Sindh Local Government Ordinance and the criticism against it, Hussain said that the people who are opposing the implementation of the system in Sindh are enemies of democracy.
“The entire world works on a specific system. The local government system is the basis of democracy,” he maintained and added that the parliament has no importance without this system.
“We will bring the local government system in Sindh. Those opposing it are against Pakistan,” Hussain remarked.
“Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s so-called leaders should stop being concerned about Sindh and should think about their own province. I also want to tell those leaders that the Pakhtuns in Karachi are with MQM, not with ANP (Awami National Party),” he said.
He further called to the people of Sindh to make nationalist parties’ strike on September 13 unsuccessful by staying united.
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All of you politicians,please,stop playing games with us,for God’s sake,leave us alone…
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and ppl listen to this guy and call him visionary leader
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I sincerely hope Sindhis feel the same pain as
Punjabis have felt over the ethnic politics being played by PPP , MQM
and ANP.
Sindhis cannot look with glee at ethic politics (Mayawati style ) being
instigate by PPP in Punjab … and at the same time
cry over what PPP had done in Sindh ( establishment
of 2 systems that will inevitable lead to division of Sindh)
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look who is accusing …Recommend
Have the courage to come to Pakistan before “suggesting” what Pakistani’s should do or what should be done in Pakistan. Same applies to Mushy as well. If you cant do that or you think your life is more precious than any of ours, then please leave us alone.
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My family lives in Bahawalpur and PMLN is going to win from Bahawalpur and just visit Bahawalpur to see who is going to win from there. There are no signs of any other party to win from Bahawalpur except PMLN.Recommend
No one is interested in specific local government system in Sind or elsewhere Altaf bhai, one day you speak something good, the very next day your good senses are overtaken by ……. I do not know ….. what. We in Punjab always appreciate and remember the performance of Mustafa Kamal. Recommend
Just wondering why was there no local bodies for past three odd years ?
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Pakistan has been infested with selfish, opportunist, self centered, bigot and supporters of TTP and Alqaida to achieve their dirty ambitions while using Islamic slogan and terrorist mafia.
We need selfless leaders like Altaf Bhai and a complete U-turn from terrorism and mullah-ism.
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All establishment parties have ganged up against PLMN. I’m not a PMLN supporter, but this is very telling. PMLN looks more and more like the new PPP.
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PML N cannot entertain division of Punjab (I’m talking about the insane and overnight resolutions in Punjab Assembly )
and keep saying Sindh is inviolable!!!!
Why is the federating unit of Punjab
that fought with blood for Pakistan not
inviolable ?!?!??!!
Why can’t PML N come out clearly and say
that Punjab is indivisible ? Why does
Nawaz Sharif have a different policy for Sindh
and a different one for Punjab ?!?!?!?
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Karachi’s so called leaders should also think about their city and not meddle in affairs of other Provnices!
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Altaf bhai jokes apart, why are you always talking about breaking up the country, target killings, violence, bloodshed, picking up arms, destroying everything–this is actually unfair. Living an amazing life in UK and making sure that every single person back in Pak is at drawn daggers. How about u just live ur life there and let us live in peace!Recommend
@Saaaaaaaaaad:
Buddy if your 66 year old brother and a nephew is killed in front of your own eyes and you have a choice to skip the country and run your household from Abroad I am sure you would do the same! If not the same then maybe no where near what altaf Bhai is doing. At least he doesn’t want to become a prime minster or hold any government office or an official post for your information he has never run as a candidate in any election he is only a leader who guides his people in Pakistan and that’s the reason why today MQM is the most educated and organised party of middle class people. We don’t want him to come to Pak we want him to be safe and guide us.
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PML n is New Awami leauge of mujeeb and its nawaz will only be happy to break pakistan to make a badshahat for his family
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So when will now Shahbaz Sharif go to Nine Zero?
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@Landhi wala
Guide the people? I believe its more like misguiding people. All he talks about is division of teh country and distinguishing between Sindhi’s and Punjabi’s and Muhajir’s and Pakhtoons. My friend, his party has ruled in Karachi before, when in the past many decades target killing stopped in Karachi alone? His party has never been able to solve the problems of Karachi so he is in no position to ‘guide’ anyone. As far as his personal safety is concerned, its evident his “jeena-marna” is not with Pakistan. That pretty much sums it up.
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@Landhi wala:
Good reply!!
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look who is accusing the man who called pakistan a mistake & is currently is a UK NATIONAL and will never come back to Pakistan! its like saying Prince Harry says PML is breaking Pakistan!!! who is he to comment on anything that has nothing to do with his country (UK)!!
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In my view (whatever it’s worth) building democracy without elected local mayors (a la Mustafa Kamal) is like building a glass tower without a solid concrete basement. Nawaz Sharif and his 2 dozen ministry-holder brother are sitting atop a tower that is based on patwaris.
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Both MQM & PMLN are the parties of particular regions are playing with emotions of the people..Shame!!
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This man has the audacity to say who is damaging the integrity of Pakistan. Should we forget what has been happening in Sindh specially Karachi , does any one remembers May 12,2007 when the Chief Justice was confined to the airport. These Mohajirs even after 65 years still call themselves Mohajirs rather than Pakistanis from Sindh. They have aligned themselves with any and every government even dictatorships just to keep themselves in power. Come back to Pakistan and then say what ever you want to say to that gullible captured populace in Karachi, you have taken the oath of allegiance to the British government and that is the fact.Recommend
The nation is fed up from so-called politicians who does not know the meaning of politics. Pakistan will inshallah remain on earth but media restrain publishing such statements..Recommend
Saraikis must stand up now and see how other ethnic groups demand their rights from dominant Punjabi establishment.Sindhi,Muhajirs,Pushtuns and Balochs,they are resisting Punjabi mindset and agenda.If the Saraikis donot fight for their rights,they will be converted to minorities in their own lands.If they still vote for PMLN under the influence of feudals like Zulfiqar Khosa,then they deserve to what they are getting as humiliation from PMLN and “Thakt e Lahore”.So Saraikis,wake up.
Bravo Altaf Bhai.
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Spot on Altaf Bhai!
The PMLN has one agenda: that is to get power at any cost. Nawaz Sharif should respect the resolutions passed by Punjab assembly and start participating in Commission. It has ruined south Punjab and made it a breeding ground for terrorists who are wrecking havoc throughout Pakistan now.
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MQM has tried to break Pakistan in past and they blaming on other parties now.
It’s as same as looking into mirror and you see your own face.
I’ll suggest every POLITICIAN to stop fooling innocent people of Pakistan.
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@Landhi wala
was most educated majority of mqm supporters can’t even write urdu properly.
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Master stroke by zardari, simply awesome.
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@Saaaaaaaaaad:
After the treatment meted out to Shaheed Benazir Bhutto I think Altaf Hussain should not come to Pakistan for another ten years.
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Is the Pak-India dialogue and their liberal visa regime were important news in Pakistan or Altaf Hussain’s claim? can any journalist in Express Tribune argue and defend. How long Pakistani media will bow before MQM? And please tell us is this is news that one person makes allegations against another? I would request to Pakistani media, especially the mainstream press like Tribune to promote journalism and not be the mouth piece of anyone
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What a tragedy. This visionary leader is given so much coverage …shame
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Altaf Bhai you hammered the nail. Very well done. You know the root causes of all the problems. These feudal,landlords, extremist mullahs etc all like mafia and sucking the blood of Pakistanis since many decades. Please keep on hammering them one day the ordinary Pakistani will appreciate what you kept on saying was right and correct.
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Anyone who lived in Karachi during the Musharraf era can witness the benefits of the local government system that MQM was governing under up till 2008 when the PPP took over. Development hadn’t took place in Karachi at such speed as long as I can remember.
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Pakistan is cluster of nationalists, a narrow minded nationalist cant work with other nationalist, one need to be a lion heart for this.
What I can see PML N is trying to gather all possibilities for next elections, they are ready to work with muhajir nationalists (MQM) and sindhi nationalists at the same time.
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@Qaisrani: mr Qaisarani you are a Baloch and there is Balochistan for you and People of South Punjab like my family know who are Indigenous to this land know who we are. Dont give us lectures when you dont even belong from South Punjab. You came as migrants in the late 15th century and you have no right to tell the local people who is minority or who is majority and locals know who our identity is. Some different words and difference in accent does not make one a Different ethnic person and we are living here for centuries and South Punjab is our land and we are real sons of this land.
So keep you agenda of Hatred to yourself and keep your party like MQM and other haters out of South Punjab. Elections are coming and other than Baloch regions and Multan PPP and its allies can never win a single seat. Just wait and see.
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Is there a single person on this earth who is not trying to break Pakistan?
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@afzaalkhan:
Mohajirs are the most educated ethnicity in pakistan get your facts right. Even amongst the woman you will find there woman to be most educated. you beed to get a reality check mate.
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@Saaaaaaaaaad:
Looks like you are not following politics very closely for the past decade altaf bhai has been telling people its TTP who is carrying out target killing in karachi no one was acknowledging it. After the dreadful experience of Shaheed Benazir bhutto do you really think we want our leader to come back to Pakistan?? we dont want him to come to pakistan we have accepted it plus like i mentioned it earlier he does not want to hold any public office there is no need for him to come to Pak.
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History shows something different Ayub khan lost accsai chin to china.yehya khan lost whole east pakistan zia dictator lost siachin to india,Musharaf kargel episode.
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@Khalq e Khuda:
Altaf Bhai has no such problem because he always joins the party in power. At least he is consistent on this issue.
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PTI is the Solution off all the problems created by Punjab Govt and Central Government in Pakistan, As these parties are not working properly and they have no sense how to Develop.
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My Friends,PML (N) dream to fly alone and has superiority complex, Ch. Nisar in NA always blaming govt. If we see the past of PML (N) it is full of quarreling. Because of these all factors and mistakes, today this party got the blame of breaking The Pakistan. Why it is so??? can any one justify it ??
Hamid Hassan Khan
Lahore Cantt.
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Altaf Husain is a true and self-less leader. He has no personal agenda to become President/Prime Minister or an MNA/MPA, what-so-ever. There is no such self less leader neither in Pakistan nor in South East Asia. He always thinks only for Pakistan and given a well disciplined political party of educated and enthusiastic young people. This party is an example for others to follow.
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Can this man ever make a speech not loaded with hatred against one or another?
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Jinnahpur in the making by MQM
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@Landhi wala:
“Looks like you are not following politics very closely for the past decade altaf bhai has been telling people its TTP who is carrying out target killing in karachi no one was acknowledging it.”
So you think that TTP killed Hakeem Saeed, Maulana Yousuf Ludhyanwi, Mufti Shamzai, and the like?
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Who isn’t trying to break Pakistan?
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It is MQM who is trying to breakup Pakistan instead by demanding separate provinces in Punjab and Sindh.
PML-F ministers resigned after the announcement of local body elections because they perceive it as a move to divide sindh between MQM’s karachi and PPP’s sindh.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/433565/opposing-lg-system-pml-f-federal-provincial-ministers-resign/
Zulfiqar Mirza had warned about this breakup conspiracy in 2011. Recommend
“A coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero only one”
Pakistanis don’t need Foreigners / Dual Nationals ruining this country. The locals are doing a perfect job themselves.
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I fully agree with Altaf Hussain!
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if he has choice to run from his country 4 his life, then he should abandon politics beacuse it is not the game of cowards
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If you support MQM, you are patriot, good Pakistani otherwise not. What a joke of a year! PPP-MQM are actually doing politics of “divide and rule”,They are sharing power both in center and province, but they could NOT give peace to Karachi. This SPLG ordinance is also like a business deal, sharing cities between two parties. They are not sincere in establishing bridges between people but through such rogue system, they are trying to create disharmony and hate in society. People of Pakistan will never allow PPP-MQM’s nefarious design against Sindh and Pakistan to succeed. People of Sindh laud the support of PMLF, ANP, PMLN, JI, JUI, Nationalists & progressive forces, civil society, media.
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Who ever lives in khi regardless of what party they support will agree that the last time there was a mayor in khi ( mustafa kamal) karachi was booming so what ever the haters might say just look at the facts (:
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HAHAHAHAH. The issue which is under the discussion is l.g system. and altaf hussain commented on pmln. what a time to speak. great what knowledge he has got. applaud him.Recommend
Give some evidence. Just do not give statement from London UK.Recommend
@AnisAqeel:
If he iis a selfless leader, then you should educate yourself in politics.
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@Landhi wala:
Your mind is brainwashed. Any psychiatrist near by to help you?
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I agree with Altaf Hussain…
@BEWARNED: Zulfiqar Mirza is gone now….nothing has been proved. He has created hatred amongst the people of Sindh.
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I agree with Mr. Altaf Hussain, before going further on it, I would like to clarify I am not even voter or supporter to his party. I am wondering why his party is this much disciplined? Why the were first gave the shadow budget and Economic Reform Plan? Why they are trying to move out of Karachi to have seats in Punjab and KP? Ans: They want to be the national party by having presence in all the four provinces, does this show any bad intention? If they are purely ethnic bunch of terrorist (As per the PMLN) then why they are trying to reach every Pakistani with their agenda? Yes, it is right, they came on the name of Mohajir which was wrong, I still consider it as the only big mistake of a party who has best of the educated and literate people in it, how come they make a mistake, starting politics which is meant to serve the masses can’t be limited to any single ethnic group. However, they have rectified the their mistake by changing the name from Mohajir to Motihidda. I, personally want Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (who first termed this party a “terriorst group”) to clear it nation was he right then or wrong today, when one of his senator says, we have a similar agenda. Secondly, through this note, I want convey a message to MQM, they have best of educated, skilled and well mannered people, why don’t they started visiting the entire Pakistan? When they will start having many with them on board? When they will go beyond 25 seats?
Personally I want not only to the MQM but to the entire political parties to the national politics which should not be limited to the “fixed” constituencies? Their should be presence of all parties every where in Pakistan. This will bring the best of people in politics.. My personal political agenda is Pakistan and its people.
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@Landhi wala:
please have mercy on us.
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pakistan was not formed as islamic republic of pakistan but it will disintegrate as such
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@Justin Truthful:
Have these cases been proven in court?? Making an assumption is easy your adlia is azad now tell them to carry out an independent investigation still they won’t be able to prove anything.
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we have not yet forgotten Zulifqar Mirza , and we pretty much trust him.if he is man enough then he should stop singing songs on phone and come back to Pakistan to do his politics.
we all know who wants to break pakistan and who is helping them.
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@PTI-Dude:
You are expecting this guy to live and let live in piece?
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@Landhi wala
Having a degree doesn’t mean one is educated, you guys were in diapers when mqm was born as an urdu speaking who was there I know what mqm stand for and how educated the current lot is.
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@Awans: Mr. Awan, how can you claim that you are the real son of land, while awan claims to be descended of arabs. Can you pl go and read the history of Awan clan.?
Baloch have been living in south punjab from centuries and they are now son of land, they abandon their language and have adopted Saraiki. You kind of people are the reason, we still have muhajir in Pakistan while their second generation has born and brought up on Pakistani soil.
Also one more thing, Saraiki is a separate language, its neither a difference of accent nor a difference of few words. This language has been known as “Multani” language from centuries, Even in Ain-e-Akbari , language of the area is mentioned as Multani. While in the lingual survey of India 1818, It was also identified as separate language and categorized as “Lahnda language” and it was clearly mentioned that Lahnda is a distinct language. Glossary of Multani language was published in Lahore 1902. So Pl stop advocating wrong things,
I belongs to Bhutta family, which is a Jutt tribe. we are the real son of land yet we never comment , the way you spoke. so Stop saying all this otherwise better is to go back to your Indian state of Punjab which is already been divided in 3 parts..
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Most of the commentators advocated the case of one ethnic community or the other instead of Pakistan. Focus of the whole discussion should have been the merits of devolved governance system that is gaining credence all over the world for its potential to deliver good for the masses. Every ethnic community would get the dividends when means of governance along with necessary resources are entrusted to their local representative. Only the entrenched vested interests feeding on the elite friendly status quo for so many decades will be the loser.
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@DevilHunterX:
What a perfect job by locals!!!!!!!! The country is about to collapse!!!! Wake up hunter from your dream!!!! Pakistan is one of the crucial stage of its creation………IF DESTRUCTION IS A PERFECT JOB BY LOCAL THEN GOD BLESS PAKISTAN FROM THE MINDSET OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU!!!!
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@bewarned:
If you support Zulfiqar Mirza´s politics of hatred then one can pity on your political wisdom
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@PTI-Dude:
Altaf Hussain doing a wonderful job for the poor and middle class of Pakistan even he is far aways but much closer to the aspirations of the common people of Pakistan and not like other politicians they are closer to the people but far away form their hearts and minds!!!!!!!…..and you cannot bring the revolution with the same faces of the past it is just a revolution of politics of electable as PTI doing it…….it is a backfire of the so called revolution.
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@Shahid Butt:
Butt Sahab Altaf Belongs to one of the most educated city of Pakistan!!! and people live still in the environment where education is less so no wonder people like you will be thinking the way they you are thinking!!!! It is not your problem it is a problem of poor education system of Pakistan.
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Mr. Altaf Hussain, Pak. is not piece of crockery which breaks that easily, We are nation of 180 million and we are getting sick of your claims of pak. breaking.
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@Zahid Hussain:
Mustafa kamal never did much in karachi but just polished over the work Namatullah khan’s work and schemes he innitiated. They never did any work where other communities than mqm supporters live.
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@Ali T.: karachi does not belong to any so called party. Karachi belong to the people of Sindh.
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Most of the commentators have MQM phobia!!!!!! they cannot digest any progress of people of Sindh and promoting the hate between the different ethnics in the province.
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good
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@Saaaaaaaaaad:
Why people in Pakistan treat carving out of another province equates with the division of country. Why do not think that with another province it will be be much better to govern the area with improvement in the services. also the person of new province nee not visit the far off places in the capital for their needs. Bigger in the geographical area and difficulty to the local people. it is not division of country but fulfilling the aspirations of people. such a h hue and cry is unfair and to some extent indicates the feudal possessive mentality.
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@Blithe:
what do you mean PPP saved Pakistan, PML-N is biggest nationalist party of Pakistan you can count seats of PML-N outside Punjab,every time our leaders were killed by establishment,have you ever heard Sindh’s national parties than you won’t complain about PPP,PPP is the only national party of Pakistan.go and check the map of united India you find Punjab in its current form didn’t existed then,people joined punjab now they want separate province.I can’t understand “Sindhis feel the same pain as Punjabis have felt over the ethnic politics being played by PPP”,PPP saved Pakistan remember 27TH DEC 2007.You people are good at shouting,you people don’t have guts to take a stand on something.if you want to break Pakistan by passing such statement,PPP have very diverse voters it’s not regional party like PML-N.
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@Sabi
Correction East Pakistan loss was designed, planned n forced by Bhutto Not by measurable Yahya
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@naeem khan Manhattan,Ks : I am a Pakistani and I want a province of my own. You got any problem with that?
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Great leader with extra ordinary vision
Jiye Altaf
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