Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Sindh youth wing has had enough and plans to start protests against attacks on their supporters and offices.
The decision was announced in the wake of an attack on their PS-110 office in Lyari and the murder of a supporter, Imdad Baloch, on Monday.
The wing’s chief organiser, Barrister Raja Khaliquz Zaman Ansari, condemned the attack during a press conference held at the press club on Thursday. He warned that the protests would begin in Sindh and would expand across the country.
“They are attacking us in an attempt to remove us from politics because our party is peaceful,” said Ansari. “The people trying to damage our youth wing are enemies of the country and we will try to free Pakistan from such terrorists.”
The PS-110 office’s organiser was injured in the attack and was taken to Civil hospital. At night, unidentified men began firing at the hospital as well and doctors abandoned their work in fear. He had to be transferred to Jinnah hospital.
“This is not the first attack on us,” said the barrister, “before this incident, some people tried to burn one of our offices at Keamari.”
The attackers could not be identified as they were wearing white masks so the party cannot point the finger at anyone in particular, he added.
Ansari criticised the Sindh interior and home ministers for their contradictory statements. “Their statements show that the government is not serious about running the country,” he accused, “and the home minister can’t stop dreaming.”
He appealed to the government to arrest the people behind the attacks and to disclose their identities to the media.
The meeting was attended by the youth wing’s Karachi organiser, Muhammad Asif Khan, and others.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 20th, 2011.
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