Country facing external and internal challenges, Altaf Hussain

political forces of the country to shun their differences and unite on
one platform to safeguard the integrity and sovereignty.

Telephonic address to the General Workers Meeting held at 19 Cities of Sindh Province
including Karachi on Sunday, 19 August 2007
 

KARACHI- Muttahida Quami Movement founder leader Mr. Altaf Hussain has said that country facing external and internal challenges and urged the political forces of the country to shun their differences and unite on one platform to safeguard the integrity and sovereignty.

He offered the unconditional support of MQM for the unity of Pakistan’s political and relgio-political parties against the foreign and internal threats, In a telephonic address to the workers and volunteers of MQM at Khidmat-e-Khalq foundation office and including eighteen zones of MQM Sindh under the aegis of MQM's Khidmat-e-Khalq foundation (KKF) here on Sunday.

 
Mr. Altaf Hussain further offered that hundreds of thousands of volunteers of his party were ready for defence of Pakistan. He said that the political parties' adhesion to the MQM on the proposed unity was the need of the hours.

He said that China and Islamic Republic of Iran are not as friendlier to Pakistan as they were in the past. He said that relations with India were being strained and Russia had never come closer to us because of our U.S.-centric foreign policy during Cold War.

"Now the U.S. administration and Europe suspect our beloved Pakistan for non-cooperation in the war against terrorism," he said. The MQM founder added that Pakistan did its best in the war against terror but the U.S.-led-coalition of the willing doesn't acknowledge it.

"Given this situation and rise in fanatic trends inside Pakistan, we all should demonstrate prudence and sagacity," he urged.

He regretted over the worst law and order situation of the tribal areas of NWFP Province and said that this kind of war like situation has threat for the integrity of the country. 

Mr. Altaf Hussain called upon the Pakistan's policy to rise above their political and parties' affiliations and make it clear that we all should be unite against the foreign aggression.

He asked the supporters of the MQM to extend donations for the MQM's KKF to encourage its relief activities. He said that the MQM and its KKF's share in the relief and rehabilitation activities for the earthquake victims of Kashmir and the NWFP was Rs.2.5 billion. He said that till now, the MQM and Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation's relief for the victims and survivors of the flood in Sindh and Balochistan amounted at Rs.750 million.

He said that MQM was provided basic facilities to the people of the country on a priority basis and claimed that the MQM was the only party that provide the relief to the affectees of earth quake and now the flood victims of Sindh and Balochistan.

referring to the MQM Punjab workers Convention, Mr. Altaf Hussain said that the historical Convention in Punjab was a big success of the party and proof of its growing popularity among the masses and added that after the historical Convention of MQM Punjab workers,  anti-MQM elements  passing sleepless night.