MEMBERS OF MQM OVERSEAS NEWS YORK UNIT HOLDING A PROTEST DEMONSTRATION IN FRONT OF THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK

MQM stages demo in NY
The News International -- January 13, 1999
NEW YORK: Muttahida Qaumi Movement's (MQM) Overseas Units of the United States and Canada jointly staged a protest demonstration in front of the United Nations building, condemning the Nawaz government for its 'continued atrocities against the Mohajir community'. A large number of Pakistanis, representing all communities, gathered in front of the United Nations building in freezing temperature and snowfall. The demo continued for more than five hours. The protesters raised slogans against 'state-sponsored' acts of terrorism directed to eliminate the Mohajirs. The demonstrators, who were carrying party flags and banners, demanded immediate recognition of massive democratic mandate given to the MQM by the people in the elections. The MQM office-bearers also distributed a large number of pamphlets among the pedestrians.