I apologise for Zulfiqar Mirza's statement: Malik
Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Malik said he was speaking on behalf of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership and said he was hopeful Altaf Hussain would ask his workers to exercise restraint.
He said everyone in the party was upset and had disowned Mirza’s statement.
“Non-parliamentary behavior should not take place,” he said.
The interior minister said similar statements had also come from Nine Zero in the past and requested all stakeholders to be patient.
Malik said President Asif Ali Zardari had asked Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah to submit a report on the incident within 24 hours.
Speaking on the situation in Karachi, the interior minister said he endorsed Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Hussain Wasan’s statements and that he had ensured logistical support to him. He said 500 FC men had been sent to Karachi.
Malik said Rangers had been asked to ensure safety of life and property of the people in Karachi.
The interior minister said that sacrifices made by the Urdu-speaking people should not be forgotten. He said Altaf Hussain has no match and that he is “the real leader of the community”.
He said that Urdu-speaking people were not limited to the MQM and they were PPP representatives in parliament and also occupied top positions in the party.
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Mr Mirza.. u have made a career out of; apologizing for other peoples mess ups and remaining oblivious to ur lack of intelligence...
He is 98% sure that his apology is not sincere, and 98% of the times he gives stupid statements.
@Ali. You have to be Zulfiqar Mirza youself to be this arrogantly incorrect. Don Mirza referred to Peoples Aman Committee of Liyari as his own children. It is a crime syndicate which have unleashed a reign of terror against Liyari residents themselves. People belonging to Kuchchi community are killed on daily basis. They are not Mohajirs but had to turn towards MQM out of desperation because Kuchchies are historically peaceful people and do not know how to fight back. Don Mirza also supported gansters who massacres dozens of junkyard dealers (again, not Mohajirs who had to turn to MQM for protection). MQM is no organization of angels, but people turn to bandits with ethics when pushed to wall by bandits with no ethics.
Good cop, Bad cop
Last week I wrote in the same newspaper that the Pakistani politicians are immature and give the army a wide space to seize power .. On the media and in talk shows they tend to show their immaturity by making irresponsible statements totally devoid of common sense and good manners. The instant statement is a case in point
Just now news have come in that Altaf Hussain has told his followers to remain and stop demonstrations . His stature will go up in the peoples' eyes. .
Seriously Mr. Malik, do you think you, Qaim Ali Shah and Manzoor Wassan playing good cop, while Mirza, Pir Mazhar, and Agha Siraj Durrani playing bad cop works with MQM? I may not agree with MQM but the fact is that they have the highest percent of educated workers, almost 100%.
This place has way too many "Braaad-maaiiinded" burgers....
It was a statement by one crazy nut and should have been ignored. Altaf Bhai is not a prophet or god that nobody can say anything against him. He is just a human being with many flaws and majority of Pakistanis don't like him. He himself left Pakistan for security reasons but people of Karachi are still vulnerable because of him. The MQM has made a big mistake by loosing temper, now any cheap politiician will attack Altaf Bhai to become popular.
More sacrifices than of sacrificial animals!
He is 98% sure that he wants to apologize.
Hi Dear all , interesting discussion. By the is pakistan a democratic country? Do pakistani believe in democracy? Do pakistans political parties believe in democracy? if yes the what is wrong with an opinion. Every body speaks freely against Nawaz sharif who is leader of a big party. No violence erupted in any area of pakistan. Asif zardari is the leader of big party , every one speaks about him . No violense and killings and burning properties were reported. So on for other parties such as tarik insaf , jamt islami , jui , etc . If any one speak or give any opinion about mqm leader then violence started and many people lost their lives , people lost property and unrest disturbed the masses. WHY IS THAT? is mqm political party which belies in democracy ????????? if yes then why violent reaction. we dont understand the idea. Can mqm play the democratic role for the pakistan , sindh any foe the people of pakistan . mqm can adopt the tolrance way and should think for the people of entire country not only their supporters. when they talk about democratic process should follow the norms of democracy. why they close the doors of karachies educational institutions for the rest of sindh,s students. is that democratic thinking? why mqm likes the division of hyderabad where people of hyderabd dont want any division. why mqm desire to have city government while people of malir distrct as well as west and eat dont want merger of their districts into one city government . can mqm listen their voice being a political party and claims a middle class party . please political parties think about people not only for leaders. be democratic rather then aristocratic.
MQM is destroying its image....during the Mush era..MQM transformed itself into a peaceful, secular, open minded, public's party and they transform Karachi into a mega international city...with development all over the city including Hyderabad.....what MQM is now doing...it is becoming once again a party like in 80s, 90s...if they lose there peaceful image it will be hard to gain it back this time....I appeal to MQM to stop this "Karachi own" policy...and remain a neutral party.....Pakistan belongs to all Pakistanis whether black, white, sindh, punjabi, urdu, pattan etc, muslim, hindu, etc..
@Yahya, can you please comment on the MQM controlled areas bro. And who is responsible for voilence last night, i am sure PPP thugs (Your words) would not put house on fire after their own leader's statement. What was wrong in that statement, he just called a bad spade, a bad spade. And for your kind information i am no PPP supported and never voted for them. 100% agreed with Ali.
Why dont make Province for KHI ppl ? Why there is a full need of province for baltistan ? Why for sara-e-ki province ? why for hazara ??
Why the KHI ppl who are grown there who has the vote bank in KHI dont have the right to run there own city. How funny the democraty means. The dictatorship is much better in which the grassroot ppl allowed to rule in there own city !!!!!
Mirza has a backing by his party. If president want he can kick mirza in a jiffy !!!!
It is a real shame that we have to incur such kind of politics in our country. One leader remarks over the other and the whole city plummets into the age of ignorance and darkness. We should not blame those who choose to migrate for greater good because we are only suffering at the hands of our leaders and the blood is being lost at ounces. One has to consider his own life then being played a mere puppet in this so called political drama.
The interior said? who is interior?
If PPP disowns Mirza's statement, it should disown Mirza as well. If the are serious in their apology, it must be reflected by their action, not just words. Remove him from ministry and the party if you are true in your words, them talk to the people of Pakistan. Pakistan does not need your hollow and hypo-critic statements.
Mirza said allright. Rehman Malik is nai.
If the whole party leadership is actually upset by what Mirza has said, shouldn't the central executive committee suspend him and take action against him for violating party discipline, much the same way it did against Aitzaz Ahsan, Naheed Khan and her husband?? Or is Mirza above all that?
i feel so sad for ali and people like him. misguided, misinformed and full of hatred. and endorsing such bigotry.
Mr.Malik, we appreciate your effort of reconciliation; however, it is not the first time Zulfiqar Mirza has issued such a provoking statement against a community and leadership of a political party. In fact, he has been exercising it for very long time and he is the one who is patronizing criminals and deliberately promoting ethnic tensions in Karachi. Now, when the entire world has witnessed Mirza's malicious intentions and flaming statements, it is, indeed, time to take a serious and visible action against Mirza. People demand immediate removal and long term suspension of anti-Sindh and anti-people elements like Zulfiqar Mirza from PPP. Such elements are responsible for promoting ethnic tensions between permanent residents of Sindh and deteriorating law and order situation in this province. In actual fact, people like Mirza and his statements have benefited only anti-Sindh and anti-PPP elements. A deep analysis of Mirza's statements, undoubtedly, reveals a clear prejudice against a community and a party. On one hand, he declares Altaf Hussain a criminal, but on the other hand he does not have any problem with Shahi Syed of ANP. He even praises Afaq Ahmed of MQM(H) who came to power with full aid of Pakistani security agencies and remained actively involved in criminal activities throughout his career. It is time for PPP to act accordingly against Mirza to restore peace in Sindh. A strict and visible action will ensure peace in Sindh and long term better relations between two natural allies of Sindh.
Ali ??? by your comment i know you are not from karachi .. i will invite you to come here & visit PPP controlled areas .. they are worse than Somalia ... Curfew by own PPP Thugs .....
Preposterous, an apology for stating the TRUTH?? Educated Talibans have shown their true colors by reacting violently using diatribe as a pretext to wreack havoc, killing innocent people and paralysing Karachi is more condemnable action than a diatribe. To me like every civilized human, killing an innocent person is a crime against humanity which is a biggest crime. They assert that they care for Karachi, Sindh and Pakistan but the paradox can be seen with proof on TV. This is true Hypocrisy. Pakistan Zindabad!
Will this apology bring back those 10 persons who have been killed??????? Will this apology provide the earning hands to those 10 families????? Will this apology provide the assets back to the people who lost their cars, shops????? What the hell these politicians are doing with this innocent nation???? Dear Rehman Malik this apology is useless for us...... fix the responsibility and ask Zulfiqar Mirza to mitigate the losses of these innocent people.... if you can not do so then please dont waste our time by making statements of apology...... Dear Rehman Malik dont forget what happned in Yemen, Behrain and other countries...... Dont push the nation to the wall, it could end up in a violation and then nothing will be left for you and other politicians.......
It is a global disadvantage to be a Non-white, Muslim, Pakistani & Urdu Speaking.
I am 98% sure that malik doesnt know what he is speaking.. .
Faults aside, I appreciate that Rehman Malik's had the decency to at least apologize. That being said, his part should now hold Zulfiqar Mirza fully accountable for his irresponsible statements and damage done to his already ailing party.
Malik, why apoology? it is an openn secret , Mirza did not break a hidden secret, you also know the fact but can't share as you are helpless. Mirza did the right thing,no need to appology the DON.
What a mess the present government is leading this country into. What a mess
The economy is in a mess; foreign policy is in screen saver mode
we do not have foreign minister; State Bank Governor has resigned after 9 months (previous governor also resigned); we have had 4 finance ministers in 4 years
what a royal mess
hahhahahah...please behave as a minister...
No matter what anybody says about Malik, he is not as arrogant as other politicians are. One has to give credit when it is due. He may not have much clue like most politicians but at least he is down to earth.