Penetration of a few terrorists into an important sensitive defence installation is
not only a matter of grave concern for the nation but also strange: Altaf Hussain

London-24 May 2011

Mr Altaf Hussain, founder and leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) has severely condemned the terrorists attack at the PNS Mehran Base in Karachi and also expressed his profound sorrow and grief over the loss of lives of brave officers and soldiers of the Navy and Para-military Rangers at the hands of the terrorists. He prayed for the salvation of the martyred officers and soldiers. He also expressed pain and distraught over the loss of expensive reconnaissance aircrafts. He further stated that that penetration of a few terrorists into such an important and sensitive defence installation is not only a matter of grave concern for the entire nation but also strange!

Mr Altaf Hussain further stressed that the entire nation believes that penetration of a few terrorists into such a sensitive defence installation where not hundreds but thousands of trained armed defenders were present fighting for 16 hours, destroying important aircrafts, killings the commandoes of the Navy and Paramilitary Rangers and in return not suffering a single casualty but blowing themselves up by suicidal bombs and escaping from the base is tantamount of naked defeat of our national defence institutions.

Mr Altaf Hussain said that it is now imperative and the demand of the time that the defence institutions now review their policies and deal with the terrorists’ and their abettor whether civilian or military with iron fist. Concluding his statement, he emphatically appealed to the nation that there was no option left for the nation but to offer the prayers of Astaghfar (forgiveness) before the Almighty Allah for the safety and security of the country and on the defeat of our forces at the hands of a few terrorists.