PRESS CONFERENCE

People in Orangi Town, Qasba Colony, Aligarh Colony and other areas were subjected to violence and a number of innocent people including workers of the MQM were targeted in order to instigate Pakhtoon-Muhajir riots.

We appeal to people belonging to all the nationalities living in Karachi not to fall prey to conspiracies and defeat the vile attempts of to create mayhem in Karachi and co-operate with the government.

KARACHI: 17TH JUNE 2011

Respected Journalists

This press conference has been called to inform the journalist fraternity about the conspiracy behind the events unfolding in Karachi in the last few days.

You are well aware that Karachi is home to different linguistic groups and ethnicities that have been living together peacefully for many years. The manner in which the MQM served the people of Karachi, setting aside the prejudices of language and ethnicity during the previous government when the administration of the city was in control of the Nazims belonging to the MQM, is recognized even by our adversaries. There was no linguistic tension in Karachi in that period but a conspiracy has been hatched to create hostilities among various nationalities living here particularly the Pashtoons and the Muhajirs. An unending series of violence starts in Karachi on the pretext of any incident and innocent citizens are targeted. People living in Orangi Town, Qasba Colony, Aligarh, and areas adjoining to Kati Pahari are particularly made victim of terrorist attacks.

A similar fiery situation erupted in the past week. People in Orangi Town, Qasba Colony, Aligarh Colony and other areas were subjected to violence and a number of innocent people including workers of the MQM were targeted in order to instigate Pakhtoon-Muhajir riots. The peace-loving people of Karachi nonetheless foiled the conspiracy to flame riots in the city by showing restraints and remaining peaceful. We offer our condolences to the people who lost their lives in the last few days and pray for the early recovery of the injured.

People of all linguistic and racial entities living in Karachi want to live peacefully but a handful of disturbing elements always conspire to create a law and order situation in the city. It is therefore necessary that all religious and political parties, all nationalities and all linguistic entities get united to weed out such enemies of peace. They must all play their role with right earnest and patience to foil the conspiracy to create turbulence and mayhem in Karachi. Through this press conference we appeal to people belonging to all the nationalities living in Karachi not to fall prey to conspiracies and defeat the vile attempts of to create mayhem in Karachi and co-operate with the government.

In the end we will inform the journalist community the manner in which an organized plot was made to kindle the fire of disorder in Karachi.

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MUTTAHIDA QUAMI MOVEMENT (PAKISTAN)