Malala attack: Declare stand or be exposed, Altaf warns religious leaders
MQM chief demands condemnation to be issued within 24 hours.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain has called on religious leaders in Pakistan to issue a condemnation of the Taliban attack on Malala Yousafzai within 24 hours, Express News reported on Thursday.
Hussain further threatened to ‘expose’ the ulemas on October 14 if they fail to make their stand on this issue public.
The MQM chief had termed the incident “blatant terrorism” and called for the perpetrators behind the act to be brought to justice. He appealed to the president, prime minister and Interior Minister Rehman Malik to take serious notice of the attack and take action against those involved.
The 14-year-old child activist from Swat was attacked by armed men on October 9 when she was on her way home from school.
An outspoken critic of the Taliban and vociferous proponent of female education, Malala won international recognition for highlighting Taliban atrocities in Swat with a blog for the BBC three years ago when militants, led by radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah, burned girls’ schools in the valley.
Hussain further threatened to ‘expose’ the ulemas on October 14 if they fail to make their stand on this issue public.
The MQM chief had termed the incident “blatant terrorism” and called for the perpetrators behind the act to be brought to justice. He appealed to the president, prime minister and Interior Minister Rehman Malik to take serious notice of the attack and take action against those involved.
The 14-year-old child activist from Swat was attacked by armed men on October 9 when she was on her way home from school.
An outspoken critic of the Taliban and vociferous proponent of female education, Malala won international recognition for highlighting Taliban atrocities in Swat with a blog for the BBC three years ago when militants, led by radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah, burned girls’ schools in the valley.