Farooq Sattar condemns Imran Khan's allegations against Altaf Hussain. PHOTO: FILE
Speaking at an emergency press conference early on Sunday, a visibly agitated MQM deputy convener Farooq Sattar, on behalf of the MQM further extended their party chief's condolence and condemnation message to the family of Hussain and PTI workers.
"We express our condolences and solidarity with PTI workers. We also have to look at the implications of this murder and who could be behind this."
He also expressed concerns at how the incident occurred despite stringent security measures in the area for re-elections in the constituency in just a few hours.
"We also have to look at the implications of this murder and who could be behind this."
In the same stride, Sattar condemned PTI chief Imran Khan's immediate allegations against Altaf Hussain even before the facts around the incident had become clear.
Shortly after the incident, Imran in a statement said that he held the MQM chief responsible for the death of the PTI leader.
"We think this was a move to malign the character of Altaf Hussain."
Sattar added that this was a petty move on part of the PTI chief. "They [PTI] demonstrated their political immaturity and made a petty move by blaming Altaf Hussain."
"If a series of blame games start then it would make the investigation prejudiced."
The MQM leader condemned Imran's allegations, made before investigations into the murder began, and said that they will now be filing a civil and criminal defamation suit against Imran Khan and a case under Article 62 and 63 over the Sita White case.
Soon afterwards though, many MQM members protested against the attitude of the Coordination committee, which apologised to the workers after an address by the MQM supremo.
In the telephonic address, Altaf apologised to MQM workers. He complained that some workers were not paying attention to what he was saying.
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@Lion:@Luciferous:Thank you so much next time I will take care of it. but let me know who is in this world does this kind of act by putting witness around. Do you live in the fools paradise?
I did not make these rules, that is the Sharia'a law!! I pointed this out because Mr. Sattar invoked articles 62 and 63. There are very stringent rules of evidence according to Sharia'a to convict someone of adultery and that is it! You need 4 sane, adult males (or 8 women) actually witnessing the couple in action AND then testify in court. If there is discrepency between witness accounts then the accused couple is found innocent and the witness are deemed false witnesses and liable to the same punishment prescribed for adultery, i-e the stoning to death. I am not making it up; check it out for yourself!
@Imran: Simple brother, to terrify PTI supporters not to come out on 19th to cast the votes if you still think that MQM is not terrorist organization then.................... what else can I say?
I don't know why MQM always try to behave like this; they should mature now as a political party rather than the terrorist group if someone put blame on Altaf Hussain or MQM they should defend in the media or politically rather than to create a problem, as always in two cities. (We can only pray to Allah ke MQM waloun ko nek hidayat de)as it’s enough!!!!!!
If Pakistani politics was dirty, PTI has made it dirtier by accepting their defeat graciously. As Russel Crowe said in The Gladiator 'a people should know when they have been vanquished'. PTI made waves but those waves have hit the shore and are no more. The only waves they are creating now are in a tea-cup. Go home guys, smell the coffee and wait for another day.
Funny , Sita's case has nothing to do with killings acroos karachi and PTI leader last night........MQM seems confused and restless after 11th May Elections. People of karachi has genuinely voted for CHANGE, Freedom and their right to live Pakistani............60,000 plus votes to PTI in the heart of MQM managed terrain near NINEZERO is alarming .......they should consider Reallignment of their policies and attitide towards people of Karachi and Hyderabad.
MQM is a response to the racial bigotry by parties such as PPP and PML-N! Just as PPP and PML-N represent the Sindhis and the Pujabis, MQM represents the Mohajirs! As long as PPP and PML-N remain in Pakistan, MQM as a response to racial bigotry will also remain! Why is only MQM being targeted on poll-rigging grounds? Why not PML-N? Why not PPP? Why ONLY MQM? This is because all of this is a conspiracy against the Mohajir people, and these so called educated modern youth are falling in the trap of this racism! I will support MQM as long as PPP AND PML-N remain! These people are singling out the Mohajirs. Have you people forgotten the days when the Mohajir students could not get into universities? Just because they were Mohajirs? MQM is a response to this evil! PTI is a joke, it is full of racist candidates and I can tell you this, if we Pakistanis keep on supporting their racist candidates, then it will not be long until they turn Pakistan into another Syria!
@Luciferous: Thank you so much next time I will take care of it. but let me know who is in this world does this kind of act by putting witness around. Do you live in the fools paradise?
Meaning of juicial probe : 0 + 0 = 0
Only one thing can be said for MQM now
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Killers are demanding judicial probe!
I guess the response is more mature and contained...MQM has learned how to respond to idiots leaders like Imran Khan. Without prove and evidence , playing a scoring game is the biggest injustice from this "Movement of Justice". These events looks like happening by design.Third party, our enemy is taking the advantage of this agitation and killing the innocent people to create anarchy and civil war situation in Pakistan.
This is another disappointed performance by Imran Khan, it does however shows the complete a matureness and the hate persona he lives in. The discriminative attitude has become very clear , for this this so called Oxford graduate. If this the reaction of the the Oxford graduate , I am really sorry to say that PTI is set of failure already.
Unless Khan Sahib get out of this arrogance and hate against the personalities we can never get out of this viscous cycle of hate and discrimination in the land of pure.
Pakistan Zindabad!!
What a lam media, QeT Altaf Hussain clearly said "His party MNAs, MPAs and Senators consider him as Money making machine". It is not any one else's words but Qet Altaf Bhai. Media should atleast report fairly and give proper reporting by stating exact words of Altaf Bhai.
"...and said that they will now be filing a civil and criminal defamation suit against Imran Khan and a case under Article 62 and 63 over the Sita White case."
Does Mr. Sattar know the Islamic law of evidence? Does he have four male, adult, sane eye witnesses who would testify in unison? If not then he made a false accussation, which according to Islamic is punishable by stoning to death; the very punishemt prescribed for act of adultry!
I do not see any of my comments ET have you hired PTIers to fill all the comments in ET!!! Regards
Just like how these guys 'protested' at 12 noon on election day - when no election office stop reached the polling stations. The irony.
Those who wnat to know about SITA WHITE CASE: http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2004/05/17/sitawhite/
what has sita white to do with the murder of a citizen in karachi? :p
im a pti supporter but i feel IK's reflex statement was a bit uncalled for.
Did he just say Sita White case and political immaturity in same stride ?
Job done and now Those "Namalaum Afraad" must be flying on the Arabian sea for there safe heaven in South Africa.....
Hey Abdul Sattar uncle. When you threaten someones life and then they die, you become the first suspect. So IK had a reason for the allegations.
I am amazed at the venom in PTI against MQM without any investigation. Imran Khan you have disappointed me. Immature allegations you have made. Why would MQM kill her in defense 1 day before re-elections ?
I watched their press conference and one thing I don't understand, why on the earth they pull Sita White every time? Even if this is true, it was his personal life, he is responsible to God not us plus whatever sins he committed in his past life, were against himself not any of us. He did not rob, he did not threat anyone, he did not commit a murder or he never committed a crime against this country or his people. So what I understand from all this is; MQM has nothing against him and that's why they keep pulling Sita White case and every time when they do this, they make so many to believe that how low they can go.
Immense respect to ET for not repeating the trashy mudslinging here.
Do you guys have anything besides Sita White..??? Why do we have to hear her name every time something related to Imran Khan happens.
What does Sita White's daughter have to do with Pakistan's politics!?!?