Pakistan

Altaf warns govt against backing out of promises

MQM leader warns that his party will be forced to leave coalition if govt does not stop backing out of promises.

Express October 19, 2010

KARACHI: If the government does not shun the practice of backing out of its promises, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) will be forced to leave the coalition government, warned MQM leader Altaf Hussain.

Addressing gatherings at the MQM headquarters Nine-Zero and in Orangi Town to celebrate the victory of MQM candidate Saifuddin Khalid in PS-94, the MQM leader said that the anti-peace elements that shed blood of the innocent citizens of Karachi in a calculated design to destroy the peace of the city, and more recently to subvert the by-elections, have been uncovered.

He said that the people wanted to tell these elements that Karachi is a peace-loving city. He said that these elements should live in the city peacefully or leave. He categorically said that since his party was not cheating the government it expected honesty in return.

Expressing sympathy with those killed and injured in the terrorist activities, he said that those who boycotted the by-elections out of their fear of defeat and issued orders to shed blood of the citizens of Karachi and those who killed and injured the innocent people wanted to destroy the peace of the city but the citizens of Karachi showed exemplary discipline despite killings and proved that they did not believe in terrorism.

He congratulated the MQM voters and said that the speakers of Punjabi, Seraiki, Pushto, Hazarwal, Sindhi, Balochi, Kashmiri and other languages expressed their trust in the MQM candidate along with the Urdu speakers. He said that this was proof that the destitute and poor people were gathering under the banner of the MQM very fast. He said that this was a forerunner of the revolution in Pakistan.

The MQM chief said that awareness was spreading in the country and the time for accountability of feudal lords, waderas, sardars, industrialists and capitalists was near.

Addressing in Punjabi, Balochi, Pushto and Sindhi he said that the people across the country have decided to support Altaf Hussain and his party. He said that we will all build this country jointly.

He said that the MQM is a peace loving party and its workers did not retaliate to the recent killings which is a proof that it wanted peace in Karachi and the whole of the country.

He said that the MQM workers have proved that they believed in the ballot and not in the bullet.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 19^th, 2010.

COMMENTS (19)

Liaquat Ali | 13 years ago | Reply Every time the MQM makes a move to go to Punjab, the killing fields of Karachi are restored to distract the party? Recall 1992, then announcement to go to Punjab in 2007 then the Punjab convention in 2010.

Farukh Sarwar | 13 years ago | Reply It is not a good gesture to warn the government of leaving the coalition. In difficult times, even the enemies lend a helping hand, so it is expected that all the political stakeholders should keep faith in the government.

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watchdog from UK | 13 years ago | Reply I said again and again, Altaf will never come out of coalition government. It is very difficult to leave power. What will happen to poor and middle class ministers in the federal and provincial cabinets who are enjoying facilities provided by the government. If he has guts, he should come out of the coalition and then perhaps the rulers may pull up their socks and deal according to the rule of law.

Asrar Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present. That is what people in power say....................................

watchdog from UK | 13 years ago | Reply KARACHI: If the government does not shun the practice of backing out of its promises, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) will be forced to leave the coalition government, warned MQM leader Altaf Hussain. What are those promises which Asif has made with MQM supremo??

Ali | 13 years ago | Reply PPP govt is shaking the roots of this Pakistan just to save their Govt.

Jahanzaib Haque | 13 years ago | Reply @watchdog we moderate/delete comments from all sides of the political spectrum. There is no favoritism; no hate speech, slander, ad hominem attacks are allowed e.g. accusing a group/individual of murder without absolute proof established in a court and well-documented is slander. Best regards

Ali | 13 years ago | Reply Web editors should feel their responsibility and not just let the MQM workers say on these sites that MQM is 'SUB ACHA' rest all are EVILS, Drug Mafia, Land Mafia/PPP/ANP and now BLA.

watchdog from UK | 13 years ago | Reply Dr Zulfiqar Mirza, in a privaee TV channel, has announced that he is going to impose curfew in the affected areas and the law enforcement agencies are going to conduct raids and search operations. Another charade!!!

Jahanzaib Haque | 13 years ago | Reply @Watchdog Comments which contain slander, hate speech, ad hominem attacks etc are deleted. Rest assured we delete comments on both sides of the argument(s). Best regards (Web Editor)

Syed Kashif Nawaz | 13 years ago | Reply No doubt, MQM has always proved to be peaceful and the fastest growing Movement in the history of Pakistan, though there are elements don't want this peace in the city and are being exposed again and again through Media and Internet by their hateful and stupid comments, but for them I just would like to say they are like "Kuwain Ke Mandak", neither they came out of their sphere nor they want to progress!

watchdog from UK | 13 years ago | Reply @Imran Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) should leave the coalition government, Yes it should. But could you please tell us what MQM should do after that. Take it from me. Altaf will continue to threaten PPP but he will never ever leave the government. As I said earlier in my comments, MQM without power is like a fish without water.

Fahad Gilani | 13 years ago | Reply Yeah! MQMz Policy "Go with the flow"

Ghulam shabbir | 13 years ago | Reply I can bet it that Altaf will never leave the Government, whatever could happened until next by elections at least.But if he really stands for the peace and lives of poor people then this stance can change his image in Punjab because the only reason of his not so popular in Punjab is that people in Punjab feels that MQM has its arms wings so this is a right moment to have a non flexible stance over peace in karachi. May someone convey this message to MQM that people in Punjab like his ideas and his efforts for poor people but here people also feel that MQM has its arms wings and they have gangsters in their party although it could be a mis perception. but now MQM should take some concrete steps to stop the blood shedding of poor people and even they have to leave the Government they must do it now.

Malik R G | 13 years ago | Reply Nura Kushti Zindabad...

imran | 13 years ago | Reply Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) should leave the coalition government,

Mariam | 13 years ago | Reply I doubt if they will ever leave the government. Unless it becomes clear that there would be a new government in few months.

Danish | 13 years ago | Reply Go laugh on yourself...

parvez | 13 years ago | Reply Now this was a funny article. Its good to laugh early in the morning.

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