MQM-P dissociates from politics of violence: Siddiqui

Says Karachiites deserve all praise for not supporting unlawful protest

KARACHI:

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan (MQM-P) leader, Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has said that MQM leaders offered voluntary arrests when cases were made against party leaders and workers. Speaking at a press conference in a park adjacent to party's Bahadurabad office he said that the party never directed its workers to protest against the state.

Most of the party leaders and workers served long jail terms. He said, the party stands with the stability of Pakistan, its development, and prosperity. Speaking on the ongoing protests in the country, Dr. Siddiqui further said that the kind of situation witnessed yesterday is very sad. The PTI protest is directed towards the state and state institutions. Such a situation has never been seen in the history of Pakistan.

He further stated that the people of Karachi deserve all praise that they did not participate in the violent protest. The people have proved that their mandate was stolen in 2018. He said that armed forces cannot be neutral because security and stability of the country is their responsibility. Senior Deputy Convener Syed Mustafa Kamal also spoke on the occasion and criticised Imran Khan for his actions against the state and its institutions.

He added that those who are say, if action is taken against Imran, the country will break, but we say that what Imran Khan has gone against the state and its institutions, if action is not taken against him, then Pakistan will be destroyed. Dr. Farooq Sattar, Senior Deputy Convener, also spoke on the occasion and criticised the PTI for turning their protest towards national security and institutions instead of political opponents. He stated that the arrest of political leaders in Pakistan is not a new thing, and leaders of all political parties have given voluntary arrests. But Imran Khan was not willing to offer arrest.