KARACHI: "Our war is against terrorists, regardless of which political party or ethnicity they belonged to," said newly elected Awami National Party (ANP) senator and senior leader Shahi Syed, as he returned to a rapturous welcome in Karachi on Monday.
Syed appealed to the Hazara community and Baba Haider Zaman, chairperson and founder of the Tehreek-e-Suba Hazara (TSH), that if they wanted a new province for themselves then they should campaign for it in Hazara, rather than in Karachi, since it contributed to the friction in the metropolis.
He was addressing a rally organised by the ANP in his honour at Defence Mor. Syed was elected as Senator in the recent Senate elections.
The ANP rally had blocked off Shahrah-e-Faisal, the main thoroughfare in Karachi resulting in massive traffic jams on all roads emptying into the corridor.
Earlier, Baba Zaman had addressed a TSH rally on Sunday near Mazar-e- Quaid, attended by hundreds of people belonging to Hazara, Abbottabad and Kohistan.
The TSH chairperson said that that if their demands were not met and they were not given their rights, the party would retaliate in the same way as the Baloch were.
"“If the rulers want to save Pakistan and are loyal to the people, then they should allow the demands for new provinces.”
Zaman also praised the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for supporting the cause of the Hazara people. “The MQM took a stand when our own people did not. In return, the party has our support.”
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Zaman also praised the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for supporting the cause of the Hazara people. “The MQM took a stand when our own people did not." Ok, so when your own people do not want it then I guess it is a good advice to go back to hazara and convince your own people first.
You can not make a province out of just three districts. Hazara Division has six district out of which only three has hindko speakers majority (total population of entire hazara division is 4 million). I do not see how this province will be practical. Only viable new provinces seems to be seraiki province. And yes whatever they say porvinces are being created on ethnic lines.
People of Karachi, for GOD sake wakeup.. Say No to Ethnic Groups.. No ANP, NO MQM.. Save Karachi.
Mr Shahi Sed and ANP is definitely in depression as the party is loosing support in Karachi, Haazarwalls who are around 40% of 4 million Pukhtuns in Karachi will not vote for ANP for sure in next elections, PTI snatched at least 50% Pukhtun vote from them in Karachi, if MMA revived OR Fazl ur Rehman JUI decided to contest elections from Karachi it would be game over for ANP in karachi, joining of former ANP spokesman Qadir Khan in MQM is also big blow. So what's next Mr Shahi? Can you tell me what you and ANP did for pukhtuns of karachi in last 4 years except selling their blood? How many hospitals roads you built in 2 Provincial Assembly constituencies from where ANP won in 2008 and development fund of 10 million / year received by your party MPA's? At least MQM did developed their constituencies What you did for Pukhtuns?
This man (shahi syed) used to drive rickshaw in karachi and now he owns petrol pumps. If you see him speaking and consider his qualification he doesn't qualify to become a chowkidar. He and his man are here to loot this city.
@Choudhry Waqar Azim..
ANP is a scum of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa believe me. A Plague on us people of Karachi. They have ruined our beautiful city.
Whatever you do, dont kill and write on the walls. Act like civilized people.
Oh who am I kidding?
@abdul jabbar...the reason Sindh cannot be divided is that it is a historic country who's territory included and still includes the whole Sindh. You cannot compare it to punjab, which historically did not include all the lands in current punjab, for example bahawalpur. Siraikis have a right to their own province/country because they are the natives of the land, unlike foreign ethnicities in Sindh such as mohajirs (using the term loosely as they are not true mohajirs in the Islamic sense). Punjab took control of these Siraiki areas to dominate Pakistan in the National Assembly where even if 3 of the 4 provinces' ministers vote against a bill, it will still pass with punjab's vote. This is the main reason that punjab should be broken up. Anyways, don't act like punjabis care about their land/culture. They fought their own punjabi brothers in india and have forgotten their own language/culture by adopting urdu. by the way, mqm represents a minority of mohajirs who represent a minority in Karachi.
this is what I have been getting from twitter since afternoon @FarriRizvi #ANP Karachi looted Rehmat-e-Shireen & Mobile Shops at airport on Syed Shahi's arrival -Epic Failure! @dollysister people in #Karachi are suffering unmitigated behaviour of #ANP &media is silent @dollysister #ANP is extorting money from petrol pumps during rally and @SindhPolice &media is silent @obaidnasirRally season as it has been in Karachi, no issues with party's doing that but why would you mess with traffic on a working day. #ANP @Umair2054 Passengers are extremely annoyed due to the misbehaving of #ANP activist at #Karachi Airport #GEO #SAMAA @akchishti: #ANP workers looted virtually all the shops at Jinnah Terminal #Karachi on Shahi Syed's arrival. @akchishti #ANP Karachi on the robbing spree & looted Rehmat-e-Shireen & Mobile Shops at airports on Syed Shahi's arrival - Epic Failure!
May ALLAH show mercy on ppl of, my beloved city, Karachi and country Pakistan
@abdul Jabbar. What kind of problem do you people have with Saraikistan??Why cannot you let the people live prosperously as the people in Central Punjab do.Saraikistan is our right.keep your fight with PPP with yourself;We have suffered a lot.
@Mehran:
The ppp can go about demanding that other provinces be broken up but not its own? the ppp has been actively campaigning and lobbying to break up punjab,so why not start with the province in which it has two thirds majority? why the hypocrisy and double standards?
If you want to talk about Shahi Syed, let's go to Shahi Mohalla.
Today I was stuck in a Traffic Jam at Shahrah e Faisal for hours just because ANP supporters rally thanks to ET at least there is place where I can share what do we suffer in our daily routine life due to our political parties and their nonesense show of power.
MQM has hidden motives against territorial integrity of Sindh. People of Sindh can tolerate the influx of immigrants around the world to come and prosper but they are NEVER ready to let them divide our historical land like a piece of cake. Any one has problem with Sindh and Sindhies, they can move to other provinces, because Pakistan DOESNOT end in Sindh.
At least its clear how uncommitted ANP are to creating Hazara division.
There are rule for rallies becoming a reason of chaos in the city traffic routine. But it's nowhere in the constitution that a rally for the oppressed must be held in the oppressed area. Besides, what you are planning to do when they rally in Hazara, lathi charge? Mr Shahi!
Was stuck in traffic cause of this guy. Thanks a lot buddy.
Pathetic! This country is riveting with sectarian and ethnic divisions.