MQM’s COUNTRY WIDE PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONagainst the autocratic attitude of PML-Q
Tuesday 05th December 2006
MQM’s COUNTRY WIDE PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION
against the autocratic attitude of PML-Q
Tuesday 05th December 2006
MQM
is a peace loving Democratic Party and believes in dialogue and
negotiations,
sectarian harmony, religious tolerance Altaf Hussain
MQM is not an enemy of the PMLQ, we are the coalition partner and
believe in resolving all the issues through dialogue
MQM Founder & Leader Mr Altaf Hussain has stated that by
organising today’s historic and successful peaceful demonstration rally on
such short notice in Karachi
and countrywide the MQM workers have once again demonstrated their
commitment, love and dedication with the Movement and Altaf Hussain. He
praised them for their efforts and dedication and said that MQM workers have
today proved that they will not hesitate to offer any sacrifice needed for
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At 4. 35 pm (PST)
The central peaceful demonstration is
underway at Mazar-e-Quid-e-Azam, currently in Karachi, where the MQM leaders
have been completed their speeches and at the movement Founder and Leader of
the MQM Mr. Altaf Hussain has started his telephonic address.
The MQM Countrywide peaceful demonstrations are continuing successfully with
hundreds of local residents participating in the rallies. These rallies have
been organised in the federal capital Islamabad and:
Punjab – Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Bhawalpur, Khanewal, Rahimyar Khan, Muzaffargarh, Jehlum, Pak Patan, Sahiwaal, Chukwaal, Nankana Sahib, Khusaab, Jhang, Okara, Hafizabad, Sialkot, Bhawalnagar, Mianwali, Layya, Gujraat, Tobatek Singh, Sargodha, Lodhraan, Sheikhupura, Kot Addu and Attock.
Sindh – Karachi, Sukkur, Jacobabad, Qambad Shahdadkot, Shikarpur, Kashmore, Khairpur, Ghotki, Noshero Feroze, Larkana, Dadu, Badin, Thatta, Nawabshah, Snaghar, Mirpurkhas and Hyderabad.
Azad Kashmir – Kotli, Mirpur, Muzaffarabad
NWFP – Dera Ismail Khan, Peshawar. |
MQM COORDINATION COMMITTEE HOLDS THE PUNJAB GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE OF THE CONSEQUENCES AND DEMANDS FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF ALL ITS WORKERS AND AN END TO THE ILLEGAL RAIDS ON MQM WORKER’S HOMES
Karachi – 5th December 2006
PST: 4pm
The Punjab
Government has used State power to sabotage the MQM peaceful demonstrations
in Punjab, hundreds of MQM workers have been unlawfully arrested and illegal
raids conducted on their homes. Moreover the Press Clubs in Punjab have been
locked shut including Vehari Press Club and Sahiwaal Press Club. The spate
of raids and arrests began last night. Details as follows:
TUESDAY MORNING:
Large number of Police personnel headed by the District Police Officer Mr.
Zubair Nawaz Chattha surrounded the MQM Office in Sialkot, Punjab. Workers
of the MQM
were not allowed to leave. Police has cordoned off the Press Club in Muzaffargarh. In Narwal, Punjab Police has arrested Mr. Rana Maqsood, District Organizer of MQM Narwal. Police Personnel have besieged the house of Mr. Ali Hussain, District Organizer of MQM Gujranwala and harassed his family members. In the different parts of Gujranwala the Police against the workers of the MQM has taken illegal actions as well. In Jhang, Police personnel stopped the Federal Minister Dr. Aamer Liaquat Hussain and stopped him to go to the Jhang Press Club. In Faisalabad, Police personnel headed by the DIG Punjab, stopped the Federal Minister Shamim Siddiqui who was not allowed to take part in MQM’s peaceful demonstration. In Lahore, Nawakot huge numbers of Police personnel headed by the DSP and SSP Lahore have surrounded the MQM Women Wing Office. Workers of the Women Wing are not allowed to come out and take part in MQM’s peaceful demonstration.
MONDAY NIGHT:
In Monday evening unlawfully raids have been made by the Police in the
different cities of Punjab. According to details Police personnel have been
arrested Mr. Munawar Hafiz, Joint District Incharge of MQM Faisalabad, Mr.
Mohammad Yahya, Member of MQM Jarnwala District and Mr. Shakeel Ahmed, Unit
Incharge of MQM Iqbal Town Unit. Police personnel raided the houses of Mr.
Fayaz Ahmed Sindhoo, District Committee Member of MQM Sumandri Unit, Mr.
Malik Siddique, District Incharge of MQM Jarnwala and Member Mr. Tahir
Waseem. According to further details Police Personnel have raided the MQM
Sialkot Office and arrested Mr. Mohammad Anwer, District Incharge of MQM
Sialkot. In Sahiwal, Police has raided the houses of Mr. Naeem Arshad,
Incharge MQM Sahiwal, Joint Incharge Mr. Mohammad Ameen and other workers.
Police has harassed the family members of the workers. At 2.00 pm (PST) in
Faisalabad Police has arrested more MQM Office bearers and workers during
the unlawful raids in the different parts of City. Police has arrested Mr.
Mian Mohammad Yousuf, Mr. Munawar Hafiz Shahid, Mr. Rana Rafiq Shahzad, Mr.
Tahir Latif Kambo, Mr. Jamil Nagha, Mr. Mohammad Yahya and Mr. Sagheer Ahmed
Siddiqui. During the raids and arrests activities Police misbehave and
threatened the Office bearers, workers of MQM and their families.
The MQM Coordination Committee has strongly condemned the illegal raid and unlawful arrests of its workers and said that the MQM announced countrywide peaceful protest against the autocratic attitude of the PMLQ, however, the PMLQ Government in Punjab instructed the police and administration to conduct indiscriminate raids and arrests, which is undemocratic and demonstrates the feudal mentality of the Punjab Government. The MQM Coordination Committee while holding the Punjab Government responsible of the consequences has demanded for the immediate release of all its workers and an end to the illegal raids on MQM worker’s homes.
EMERGENCY
PROTEST AGAINST AUTOCRATIC ATTITUDE OF PML-Q
PEACEFUL
DEMONSTRATIONS ALL OVER PAKISTAN ON TUESDAY, 5 DECEMBER 2006
London – 3rd December 2006: The MQM
Coordination Committee has announced to hold peaceful demonstrations
throughout Pakistan to protest against the autocratic attitude of PML-Q on
Tuesday, 5th December 2006. In its statement issued late Sunday night, the
Coordination Committee commenting on PML-Q Secretary General Mushahid
Hussain’s statement said that if the MQM is being considered as a family
member, friend or trusted ally then it should have been invited to attend
today’s dialogue as a trusted ally. The act of ignoring the MQM is unfair
and unjustified. The Coordination Committee further said that if this was
not a dialogue but consultation as claimed by Mr Mushahid Hussain then why
the coalition partners were ignored? Is it reasonable to keep the trusted
allies away from the consultation process? The Coordination Committee termed
the act of conducting unilateral dialogues on sensitive issues, not inviting
and ignoring the trusted coalition allies as totally undemocratic, which
demonstrates that the ruling party considers the coalition partners as
subordinates or servants. MQM being a principled political party consider
this attitude as undemocratic and inappropriate. Therefore, the MQM
Coordination Committee while taking strong notice of the clarification of
PML-Q leaders, which was unsatisfactory and inadequate, has decided that in
view of the persistent act of the PML-Q of ignoring the trusted allies,
taking unilateral decisions and adopting negative attitude, the MQM will to
organise peaceful demonstrations throughout Pakistan to protest against the
autocratic attitude of PML-Q. These peaceful protest demonstrations will be
organised in Sindh including Karachi and Hyderabad, Punjab, Balochistan,
NWFP and Azad Kashmir. The MQM Coordination Committee has appealed to MQM
workers and Haq Parast people to participate in large numbers to register
their protest.