ALTAF HUSSAIN EXPRESSES HIS GRIEF AND SORROW OVER MASSIVE LOSSES DUE TO TSUNAMI IN JAPAN

LONDON: 11TH MARCH 2011
The Founder and Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Mr Altaf Hussain has expressed his extreme sense of grief and sorrow over the loss of life and property after a massive earthquake in the north-east of Japan being described as one of the largest earthquake in the history measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale. Mr Altaf Hussain expressed his heartfelt sympathies with the government of Japan, its ambassador and consul general in Pakistan. Mr Altaf Hussain said that all the workers of MQM stand with the people of Japan in this hour of disaster. He appealed to national and international agencies to start their relief efforts immediately in order to bring help to the people hit by the earthquake and the tsunami triggered by the quake.
Meanwhile member of the Co-ordination Committee and former Deputy Mayor of Karachi Mrs Nasrin Jalil telephoned the Consul General of Japan in Karachi and expressed sympathies on behalf of Mr Altaf Hussain over massive losses caused by the earthquake. Mrs Jalil extended full co-operation from MQM and assured that MQM stands with the people of Japan in this difficult time.