MQM chief questions why JI and its student wing Jamiat Taliba have not been banned till now. PHOTO: MQM
"Major [Sanaullah] Niazi was murdered by Hakimullah Mehsud," stated Altaf Hussain. "Hakimullah Mehsud dies and the very next day, JI chief Munawar Hasan says the man for butchering so many of our soldiers is a martyr!"
"Why has the JI not been declared banned already?"
"Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Jamiat Taliba have extremely close links with banned enemy outfits," Altaf alleged.
#BanJIandIJT kay karnamay Pakistan kay liyay - go challenge if not true. pic.twitter.com/7WCPRSogw9
— Syed Ali Raza Abidi (@abidifactor) December 3, 2013
The MQM chief went on to name two activists Dr Arshad and Kashif Hussain from JI and IJT respectively, whom he claimed were liaising with terrorists and were killed in drone attacks in 2008 and 2009.
He demanded that the Sindh and federal governments declare both parties banned.
Altaf Hussain said that ethnic 'Muhajireen' had never called for separation, but the racial discrimination against them should come to an end. He asserted that if the situation got out of hand, no army or law enforcement agency would be able to pull things back.
Speaking on yesterday's attack on the Express News office, Hussain said that media owners had the right to cover every topic, but coverage must be proportionate with how strong the group's mandate is.
JI response
Express News correspondent Mohammad Haroon reported that Munawar Hasan did not offer any comment on, or denial of Altaf Hussain's claims.
JI's Secretary General Liaquat Baloch did however comment, saying Altaf's speeches had no connection to reality.
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