ALTAF HUSSAIN’S PASSIONATE APPEAL FOR PEACE IN KARACHI

London: 14^TH January 2011
Founder and Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement Mr Altaf Hussain has appealed to all linguistic and cultural entities living in Karachi to exhibit unity for  national security and for bringing peace in Karachi. Expressing his grief and sorrow over casualties in various parts of Karachi, he said that a conspiracy was hatched to wreak havoc with peace of the city through a bloodbath of innocent people. He said that the enemies of peace were bent upon creating feud among the people living in the city and were threatening national security. He said that it was need of the hour that all political parties in the city exercised restraint and united against elements conspiring against peace and tranquillity. He made a passionate appeal to the people of Karachi to see through the conspiracy and instead of falling prey to the conspiracy defeat it through their unity.

ALTAF HUSSAIN CONDOLES THE DEATH OF MINHAJ BARNA

London: 14^TH January 2011
Founder and Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement Mr Altaf Hussain has expressed his grief and sorrow over the death of veteran journalist Minhaj Barna. Mr Altaf Hussain said that with the death of Minhaj Barna the country journalist community has lost a dedicated and principled journalist. He said that the services of Minhaj Barna towards freedom of press would always be remembered. He expressed condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul.

ALTAF HUSSAIN CONDOLES JUSTICE JAWED IQBAL

London: 14^TH January 2011
Founder and Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement Mr Altaf Hussain called Justice Jawed Iqbal and offered his heartfelt condolences on the tragic death of his elderly parents. Mr Altaf Hussain expressed his sympathies and prayed Allah for His divine forgiveness and for patience for the family to bear this loss.

DR SAGHEER AHMED MEETS INJURED PEOPLE IN ABBASI HOSPITAL

Karachi: 14^TH January 2011
Member of Co-ordination Committee of Muttahida Quami Movement Dr Sagheer Ansari visited Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and inquired after the well-being of the people who were injured in indiscriminate firing by armed terrorists on buses and vehicles at Katti Pahari and Banaras Chowk. Dr Sagheer was accompanied by Deputy Parliamentary Leader of MQM in the National Assembly Haider Abbas Rizvi, MNA Dr Nadeem Ahsan, MPA Rehan Zafar and Joint In-charge of Central Information Committee Qamar Mansoor. MQM representatives also met with the families of the people whose loved ones died as a result of naked terrorism in the city. They sympathized with the family members and tried to console them. Dr Sagheer instructed the hospital to provide best medical care to the injured.

MQM DELEGATION ATTENDS FUNERAL OF WALI KHAN BABAR

Karachi: 14^TH January 2011
A delegation of Muttahida Quami Movement comprising member of Co-ordination Committee Dr Sagheer Ahmed, Deputy Parliamentary Leader of MQM in the National Assembly Haider Abbas Rizvi and members of Central Information Committee Qamar Mansoor and Abdul Quddoos attended the funeral of the slain journalist of Geo News Wali Khan Babar. They met Mohabbat Khan, elder brother of Wali Khan and expressed their heartfelt condolences on behalf of Mr Altaf Hussain at the tragic and brutal murder of Wali Khan Babar. They stayed with the dead body till it was sent for burial in Zob district in Baluchistan. The funeral prayer was offered in Block N North Nazimabad.

ANP IS STOCKING LINGUISTIC RIOTS IN KARACHI
FAISAL SABZWARI
Emergency Press Conference at Khursheed Begum Hall Azizabad

Karachi: 14^TH January 2011

Deputy Parliamentary Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement in the Provincial assembly of Sindh has said that drug peddlers and extortion groups were bent upon destroying the peace in Karachi. Addressing an emergency press conference in the backdrop of the brutal assassination of Geo News reporter Wali Khan Babar Faisal Sabzwari said there was a deep rooted conspiracy to create law and order situation in Karachi in order to bring to a halt the wheel of industrial and commercial activities and harm the economy of the country.

He said, “On the one hand ANP leader Bashir Jan and his colleagues are injured in an attack and on the other hand Wali Khan Babar of is martyred. Soon after these incidents armed terrorist go on a shooting rampage killing more than 21 Urdu speaking people and injuring many in Orangi Town, Banaras, Kati Pahari, Rabia City and other parts of the city.”

 

He said, “Wali Khan was covering the operation by Rangers, Police and other law-enforcing agencies in Pahlwan Goth against ANP and Mudassir Chief Group. He was assassinated by terrorists in Liaquatabad area when he was coming to his home in North Nazimabad after filing his coverage report. Soon after these tragic incidents armed terrorists started firing indiscriminately on buses and other vehicles resulting in the death of a number of Urdu speaking people and serious injuries to many. The terrorists struck with brazen assurance which should be condemned in the strongest possible terms.”

 

Faisal Sabzwari questioned ANP leadership to inform the nation about the reasons of deteriorating law and order situation and unrest in Pahlwan Goth. “Who are the people ANP terrorists are fighting with? Who are the criminals that have taken the lives of a number of innocent people there? What does ANP want to gain by its terrorists activities there?”

 

Faisal Sabzwari said that if the answers to these questions are found with honesty and sincerity of purpose then not only the assassins of Wali Khan Babar would be identified but the hidden faces behind target killings, murders, and worsening law and order situation would also be identified. Wali Khan Babar was eliminated because of his professional reporting of the criminal activities and the operation of the law-enforcing agencies against the hardened criminals who enjoy complete blessings of ANP leadership.

 

Faisal Sabzwari said that the allegation of ANP leader and Provincial Minister Mian Iftakhar against MQM was not only unfortunate but worthy of being strongly condemned. If the premise of ANP leader in accusing MQM was correct then Mian Iftakhar must know that Bashir Jan was attacked at Mikasa Apartment where ANP terrorist have created a wave of terror and Pilot of Chief Minister Sindh Iqbal Kashmiri was killed near Rabia City a den of ANP.

 

Faisal Sabzwari said that ANP has failed miserably in controlling the law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwah. “ANP is stoking linguistic riots in Karachi by misleading unsuspecting Pakhtoons”. He asked ANP leadership to refrain from inflaming the situation by issuing irresponsible statements.

 

Condemning the murder of Wali Khan Babar, Major (r) Iqbal Kashmiri and many other innocent citizens he demanded impartial inquiry into the murder of Wali Khan Babar. He demanded President Asif Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad and Chief Minister Sindh to take notice of the murder of several innocent Urdu speaking people

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