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Altaf had said he will resign if it helps stop the extrajudicial killing of party workers.
“…if they keep on killing MQM workers, then tomorrow after addressing the foundation ceremony of Altaf Hussain University in Hyderabad, I will part ways with the party,” the party supremo had said while addressing party workers at MQM Headquarters Nine Zero in Karachi.
His speech came after the party observed a day of mourning on Thursday for the extrajudicial murder of their worker Sohail Ahmed. On Thursday, Altaf had given out mixed signals about resigning as chief of the party.
Altaf claimed that they had received some signals that the party would be acceptable (to certain quarters in the establishment) without him.
“Army and ISI has played a role in ensuring that the 10-year quota system enforced during Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto rule is present even today,” he said, adding that certain quarters within ISI, Rangers and the PPP had formed a troika to persecute MQM workers.
Altaf asked his workers to permit him to quit because he wants peace and does not want to see more bloodshed.
He urged patriotic officers in army and Rangers to purge the prejudiced elements from within their ranks.
Criticising the Pakistan Peoples Party and its chief Asif Ali Zardari, Altaf claimed that whenever the former president faced any challenge, it was the MQM which stood with him while all the PPP leaders hid.
He complained that despite its support, the PPP never reciprocated MQM’s gestures. Altaf accused the PPP co-chairman of creating the Peoples Amn Committtee through then provincial home minister Zulfiqar Mirza, alleging that the group gathered extortionists and criminals.
“He [Mirza] used to call them his children,” Altaf lamented.
Regarding the ongoing Karachi operation, Altaf said his party supported it, but when he saw that MQMQ workers were being killed extra-judicially, he brought it into the notice of prime minister and interior minister.
In this regard, the federal government promised them a monitoring committee to oversee the operation in Karachi, but this committee was never formed.
Later on MQM chief took back his decision to part ways with the party.
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— MQM (@OfficialMqm) January 29, 2015
Altaf warned that if any MQM worker is extrajudicially killed now, the party will observe a wheel-jam strike the next day. If matters go beyond wheel-jam, then they will jam Sindh government’s seat, he added
Earlier, MQM leaders started gathering at party headquarters (Nine Zero) as party chief Altaf Hussain announced his desire to step down from party leadership.
“Altaf Hussain feels helpless and upset over the killing of his workers and has expressed his desire to step down from party leadership,” an MQM leader told The Express Tribune requesting anonymity.
“The chief has asked us to select a new leader,” he added.
MQM parliamentarians have told Altaf they will resign from the provincial assemblies and National Assembly if he steps down.
Further, the MQM chief has announced his address at the inauguration of Altaf Hussain University in Hyderabad tomorrow will be his last after which he will give up his leadership post.
The party called for a ‘peaceful shutter-down strike’ today to protest against the judicial killings of their workers after the body of the in-charge of Society sector unit 64 was found.
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Karachi police killed party worker, claims MQM leader
Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Haider Abbas Rizvi alleged that the MQM worker whose body was recovered yesterday was killed by the Karachi police and went on to demand justice for the ‘extra-judicial’ killings of 36 party workers.
"Karachi police murdered Sohail Ahmed after kidnapping him," Rizvi said, while addressing the media in Karachi after Ahmed's funeral prayers.
Ahmed was the in-charge of Society sector unit 64. His body was found in Mawach Goth on January 28.
“Sohail Ahmed was innocent; he was neither a terrorist nor a criminal,” Rizvi asserted.
The MQM leader questioned who would investigate the cases of extra-judicial killings of their workers since, he added, the Sindh government was 'biased' against them.
"It has become a trend to kill MQM workers," he said, adding that "MQM workers are not convicts."
Earlier, condemning the killings, MQM chief Altaf Hussain said he holds Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah responsible for the murders and that his party was targeted in the name of security operations.
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This guy is a real monkey isnt he? whats worse is his followers still respect him even after the cat and mouse games hes constantly playing with them
Next time he should resign without delivering his last address to the herd of headless sheep. Hopefully this way this resign-track-back-serial will come to an end.
hahaha Joker. Repeats the same thing every time :D
Finally Karachi Police and Rangers are working for the benefit of Pakistan.
These brain dead lunatics believe that they truly represent the mahajir community. As a mahajir myself I can confidently say these gangsters have shed more mahajir blood compared to those who they point fingers at. Down with Altaf's tyranny! Rid the city of these maniacal freaks!
@Hyderabad wala: If you don't want to live under PPP then pack your bags and move back to India.
I am speechless what comes to mind can't be written.
Karachites deserve him.
Altaf Hussain: Entertainment Guaranteed !
for MQM As you sow so shall you Reap
It would be safe to say that even the worlds oldest profession has more credibility than this so called 'visionary' leader!
@Noman: "20 years old Topi Drama, another new episode." New???
I'm shocked. :)
drama
I'll not really sure why media keeps covering this story. This happens every couple of month. I switched channels soon as I saw the news of him resigning. I knew it would only be a matter of time before he "feels bad for party members" and "blesses" them again with his "leadership."
What a clown, this man has made himself to be.
@Imran: It is not good my dear let him do what he want.
How many times he has taken this decision to step down and next day it's business as usual. You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time"
L O L
This man have very serious psychological issues. He needs help.
NS will not form an unbiased election commission. Zardari will not write to swiss banks IK will never learn.
This is becoming tedious.....its even losing its comic value.
So cruel to take back your resignation.
Raising our hopes that Karachi could get back to the pre MQM days.
No Guns No Bhatta No Ethnic Violence No Ethnic Polarisation No Shutter Down Strikes No Thugs visiting your office to enforce shutter down strikes No Long telephone speeches which people are forced to attend No "No Go" areas Most of all....NO ALTAF BHAI
Please go, we want our city back
Thank full to my leader who kept the views of his worker in mind and reconsidered his decision. Proud to be a worker of The Right Man!!!!
People are sick and tired of your same old dramas. Your source of income is remittance of illegal money from Pakistan. In UK nobody would hire you for even petrol filling job. You know it well you can not survive after aloofing yourself from ethnic party. Please come up with some new drama next time. We have seen this old one a million times.
This is turning out to be a never ending bad soap opera.
Step down from what.......I thought he had no position in the Party.........and in the movies a ' godfather ' never steps down, he is usually ' taken out '.
Be my guest Altaf bhai
@Imran: Such a heartless comment. Now you want to deprive the poor Pakistanis of the only entertainment they have? Just look at what gp65 said, man. Our movies might be so-so, but the Indians still follow our dramas.
step down you with your nasty politics and terrorism from pakistan
"IF?" That 'if' wasn't in the earlier statement, was it? Can a person lie on a regular basis and yet remain unquestioned? And is his vote-bank really calls itself an educated lot after all this? This is true jagirdari if there ever was one.
It simply means he is not stepping down as usual. He always wants to display some drama!
He doing this acting every day , wish he die soon so this drama end soon ..
Even an Indian like me knows how this resignation saga will end. Having said that, the compaint is legitimate. E police should not just be randomly picking people up and killing them.
please for God sake select a new chief...bring someone sane!!!
Deja Vu for the umpteenth time.
20 years old Topi Drama, another new episode.
Resigning for the 100908893721963th time
I hope MQM is not flushing its own piers who are dissenting to overall party policy and playing politics over their bodies ????
The "Topi Drama" of stepping down every time will continue till the last breath of Altaf Hussain and the entire Pakistan knows this very well.
All Senators, MNA's, MPA's and MQM workers of every level will say "Nahi Bhai Nahi" (No Brother No) and then finally Altaf Hussain will take his words back.
I am following this Topi Drama from ages and every time Altaf Hussain is told by MQM party workers not to step down.
The same old story will be repeated again today. I have no time to listen to his speech, as I know right now what will be the net result of today's drill.
It would have been better if Altaf Hussain have called for a meeting of his workers to know what preparations are been made by MQM in Karachi for contesting senate polls instead of doing this Topi Drama.
Opportunity of a lifetime!.
Go ahead MQM leaders, be brave, select someone who is more loyal, honest & less entertaining to the nation.
regards,
Chaudhry Sarwar not going in PPP or PTI, he has resigned to lead MQM. The leadership will be passed from one Brit to an ex Brit.
every person can predict, what will be the next after this drama... he will revert back his decision :)
Your jokes aren't even funny anymore Bhai, Time to bring in another entertainer!
This man is a true entertainer:)
MQMers, you are not alone following Indian movie Gangaajal, Karachi police too.
Need a separate province. No more living under the terrorists and extra judicial killings. PPP rule is unacceptable, now.
" History reeats itself " Very true !!!! All that had occured earlier with the former MQM Muhajir Qaumi Movement Now appears being faced by the reconstituted Muttahidda Qaumi Movement which comprises representation of its members from all across the country.
Well done Karachi police.