ALTAF HUSSAIN PUTS OFF THE GENERAL WORKERS MEETING
IN VIEW OF PRECARIOUS LAW AND ORDER SITUATION

KARACHI: 11^TH JULY 2011:

The Founder and Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Mr Altaf Hussain has called off the General Workers Meeting announced for today in view of the precarious law and order situation in the country particularly in Karachi. Talking to the members of the Co-ordination Committee today at the MQM headquarters Nine Zero, Mr Hussain expressed his concerns over the prevailing law and order situation in Karachi. He asked the Co-ordination Committee members to wait for the outcome of the appeal made to the Chief Justice of Pakistan and other authorities at the helm of affairs. He asked the Co-ordination Committee to put off the General Workers Meeting in view of the failing law and order situation in Karachi and other parts of the country. He advised the committee and members of parliament belonging to the MQM to carry forward their peaceful struggle in a constitutional manner and according to the law. He also asked them to consult legal and constitutional experts for seeking their opinion.

MQM DENOUNCES OVERT GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO THE TERRORISTS OF GANG WAR

KARACHI: 11^TH JULY 2011:

Co-ordination Committee of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) has denounced the unabated terrorism of the criminals of Lyari gang war against Kutchis and other communities living in Lyari and adjoining areas. The Co-ordination Committee condemned the targeting of the Kutchi community with the overt support of government ministers. The Co-ordination Committee said that the Kutchi community was being targeted in only because it was raising voice against the terrorism of the Lyari gang war.

The Co-ordination Committee said that the criminals of Layari gang war had attacked an office of the MQM in Agra Taj Colony. They terrorists of the gang war were not only using latest automatic weapons but also bombs and grenades freely. No action was taken against the terrorists because of their connection with government ministers.

The Co-ordination Committee sympathized with the Kutchi community and assured them full support of the MQM. The Committee also demanded of President Asif Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Federal Interior Minister Rahman Malik, and Chief Minister Sindh to take indiscriminate action against the terrorists in order to protect the life and property of the citizens.

MQM SUBMITS ADJOURNMENT MOTIONS IN SINDH ASSEMBLY

KARACHI: 11^TH JULY 2011: 

Adjournment motions have been submitted by the MPAs belonging to Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) in the Sindh Assembly Secretariat for discussing lawlessness, worsening law and order situation in Karachi, prolonged power outages, unavailability of natural gas and other pressing public issues. The adjournment motions have been submitted by MQM MPAs Abdul Moeed Siddiqui, Muzammil Qureshi, Khalid Ahmed, Moeen Aamir Pirzada, Adil Khan, and Hir Soho in the assembly secretariat. Strengthening of embankments on the Indus River has also been mentioned in the adjournment motions.