Sattar slams promotion of feudal politics in the name of change
Sattar says it welcomes PTI's rally in Karachi on December 25 as a basic democratic right.
MULTAN:
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) deputy convener Farooq Sattar on Saturday said that where there was dynastic politics, ad hocism will not end.
Farooq Sattar along with the MQM top echelon including Raza Haroon and Iftikhar Akbar Randhawa along with zonal heads of MQM Multan were conducting a discussion with journalists at a meet-the-press at the Multan Press Club ahead of its impending rally on December 23.
Replying to a question on the promotion of feudalism and dynastic family politics by PTI when it announced Shah Mehmood Qureshi as its party’s Vice Chairman, Sattar said that the MQM was striving to bring about middle-class revolution, and that where there was dynastic politics, ad hocism would not end, and that there was a difference between talking of change and in bringing about change.
Answering a question regarding the release of MQM-Haqiqi chief Afaq Ahmed, MQM leaders said that they respected the decision of the judiciary and also respect this particular decision as well. “We firmly believe in independence of judiciary of Pakistan.”
(Read: MQM-H chief Afaq Ahmed released from Karachi jail)
Sattar suggested that there were forces working to undermine MQM’s rally in Multan, by detracting their attention. “Law and order situation in Karachi is jeopardised by design because they know the response of the people of Punjab and in other provinces joining MQM,” he said.
“They want to restrict us to Nine-Zero (MQM’s central offices in Karachi)but it’s the people who have empowered us all over the Pakistan.“
Sattar said that the MQM rally in Multan will be the biggest procession in the history of south Punjab Pakistan.
Talking about the rights of minorities, he said that the minorities in Pakistan were also human beings, and that people needed to realise this. Minorities are citizens of Pakistan and they too had a right to enjoy their independent practices, added Sattar.
MQM also criticised the government for delaying action against political tension until they reached tipping point before acting. Politicians and those sitting in government never control the politics of Pakistan, the question of the time was why they let the situation reach a point where it threatens’ the government, Sattar asked, adding that indulging in such practices would leave no one in the government.
Talking about the PTI procession scheduled to be held in Karachi on December 25, Sattar said that every party, whether political or religious, had the democratic right to organise a procession in any part of Pakistan. He said that the MQM supported the right of all parties to hold processions and welcome PTI in Karachi.
(Read: December 25 show: PTI unveils plans for media blitz as rally venue still up in the air)
Altaf Hussain will only return to Pakistan to be Prime Minister
MQM leader and former mayor of Karachi, Mustafa Kamal on Saturday said that while MQM loyalists wished for Altaf Hussain to return to Pakistan, he would only return to Pakistan to take charge of federal government.
He was speaking to a gathering of party loyalists in Karachi at Lal Qila ground.
Correction: Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this article suggested that Farooq Sattar had directed comments against PTI. This is incorrect. The error is regretted.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) deputy convener Farooq Sattar on Saturday said that where there was dynastic politics, ad hocism will not end.
Farooq Sattar along with the MQM top echelon including Raza Haroon and Iftikhar Akbar Randhawa along with zonal heads of MQM Multan were conducting a discussion with journalists at a meet-the-press at the Multan Press Club ahead of its impending rally on December 23.
Replying to a question on the promotion of feudalism and dynastic family politics by PTI when it announced Shah Mehmood Qureshi as its party’s Vice Chairman, Sattar said that the MQM was striving to bring about middle-class revolution, and that where there was dynastic politics, ad hocism would not end, and that there was a difference between talking of change and in bringing about change.
Answering a question regarding the release of MQM-Haqiqi chief Afaq Ahmed, MQM leaders said that they respected the decision of the judiciary and also respect this particular decision as well. “We firmly believe in independence of judiciary of Pakistan.”
(Read: MQM-H chief Afaq Ahmed released from Karachi jail)
Sattar suggested that there were forces working to undermine MQM’s rally in Multan, by detracting their attention. “Law and order situation in Karachi is jeopardised by design because they know the response of the people of Punjab and in other provinces joining MQM,” he said.
“They want to restrict us to Nine-Zero (MQM’s central offices in Karachi)but it’s the people who have empowered us all over the Pakistan.“
Sattar said that the MQM rally in Multan will be the biggest procession in the history of south Punjab Pakistan.
Talking about the rights of minorities, he said that the minorities in Pakistan were also human beings, and that people needed to realise this. Minorities are citizens of Pakistan and they too had a right to enjoy their independent practices, added Sattar.
MQM also criticised the government for delaying action against political tension until they reached tipping point before acting. Politicians and those sitting in government never control the politics of Pakistan, the question of the time was why they let the situation reach a point where it threatens’ the government, Sattar asked, adding that indulging in such practices would leave no one in the government.
Talking about the PTI procession scheduled to be held in Karachi on December 25, Sattar said that every party, whether political or religious, had the democratic right to organise a procession in any part of Pakistan. He said that the MQM supported the right of all parties to hold processions and welcome PTI in Karachi.
(Read: December 25 show: PTI unveils plans for media blitz as rally venue still up in the air)
Altaf Hussain will only return to Pakistan to be Prime Minister
MQM leader and former mayor of Karachi, Mustafa Kamal on Saturday said that while MQM loyalists wished for Altaf Hussain to return to Pakistan, he would only return to Pakistan to take charge of federal government.
He was speaking to a gathering of party loyalists in Karachi at Lal Qila ground.
Correction: Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this article suggested that Farooq Sattar had directed comments against PTI. This is incorrect. The error is regretted.