Creating new administrative units is not dividing Sindh, says Altaf

MQM announces to stage a sit-in for prosperity and unity of Pakistan


Web Desk September 27, 2014
Creating new administrative units is not dividing Sindh, says Altaf

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on Saturday evening that creating new administrative units is not equal to dividing Sindh, Express News reported.

Reiterating his demand for the creation of new administrative units, MQM chief refuted the allegations that he wants to disintegrate Sindh.

Addressing the MQM General Workers Convention, Altaf said, “Sindh is my motherland.”

Altaf asked, “Why Sindh can not be divided into East, West, North and South zones?”

Adding that, “By creating new administrative units no province or country disintegrates.”

MQM chief invited intellectuals from Sindh to come forward and resolve the matter peacefully.

He further claimed that except few Sindhi nationalists and PPP leaders, rest of the educated and hardworking Sindhi population is with him.

Establishment should clear its position

MQM chief asked establishment to come out and clarify whether they want to treat Urdu speaking as equal citizen or not.

“Just tell us clearly, if you do not want to treat us as equal citizens of Pakistan,” asked Altaf.

Accusing the establishment of not letting him to work freely, Altaf said whenever he tries to re-organise his party and try to bring good people on fore front, the establishment starts operating against MQM.

“Whenever I try to kick out the agents of establishment, who have penetrated the ranks of MQM, the establishment starts targeting MQM so I could not expel such element from my party,” MQM chief claimed.

He alleged that establishment has always tried to achieve minus-Altaf formula in MQM.

MQM to stage sit in

Referring to the on going sit-in by protests by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) in Islamabad, MQM chief asked whether people accused of breaking into Pakistan Television (PTV) building were charged for treason?.

He claimed that if it was MQM, instead of PTI and PAT, they would have never been allowed to enter Islamabad.

MQM announced to stage a sit-in for prosperity and unity of Pakistan, once sit-ins by PAT and PTI ends.

He further said that MQM has transformed from Muhajir Qaumi Movement to Muttahida Qaumi Movement and have representation in other provinces including Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa, Gilgit-Baltistan. MQM chief alleged that the establishment does not want people to unite under the MQM’s flag.

Quota System

Once again repeating his demand for the abolishment of Quota system in Sindh, MQM chief said late Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto had introduced quota system for 10 years, in order to bring rural areas at par with urban areas. Although the system was supposed to be abolished after 10 years, however even after 42 years the system is still is there.

COMMENTS (48)

osm | 10 years ago | Reply

@Vendetta

Nobody is going to do anything to the mohajors. They are our brothers and sisters. MQM is just creating fear and paranoia in peoples minds. Relax bro..

osm | 10 years ago | Reply

@mrs admed Indian Muslims who came to Punjab no longer consider themselves mohajars. They don't feel discriminated against. Infact we don't even know who came from where. It is hateful ideology that you follow yourself. You will not get any where just complaining about it.

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