MQM’S
WORLDWIDE PROTEST
MUTTAHIDA
QUAMI MOVEMENT (MQM) BEGINS ITS WORLDWIDE PROTEST CAMPAIGN
AGAINST THE ENGINEERED AND ARTIFICIAL WATER SHORTAGE TO THE
PROVINCE OF SINDH, THE PERSISTENT INJUSTICES AGAINST THE
PROVINCE, USURPATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE SINDH PROVINCE BY THE
FEDERATION IN COLLUSION WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND THE BARBARIC TORTURE, ILLEGAL RAIDS AND
UNLAWFUL ARRESTS OF MQM-JSQM LEADERS, WORKERS AND
SUPPORTERS
MQM’S
WORLD WIDE PROTEST CAMPAIGN
DEMONSTRATION HELD IN SOUTH AFRICAON THE ISSUE OF WATER SHORTAGE
AND ATROCITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF SINDH, PAKISTAN.
11 May 2001
Pretoria
On the issue of
shortage of water, unlawful arrests of MQM and JSQM leaders and
workers, MQM South Africa unit held a demonstration in front of
Union Building in Pretoria. A large number of unit workers and
Pakistani supporters including women and children attended the
demonstration, which was started at 12.30pm and lasted for an
hour.
The demonstrators distributed handbills to the passing by people and tourists and informed them about the purpose of the demonstration. The participants of the demonstration were holding placards and MQM flags. During the demonstration the protesters chanted the following slogans:
We want water-Sindh
needs water, Release MQM and JSQM leaders and workers, Stop
atrocities against the people of Sindh, No to Kala Bagh Dam. Go
back-Go Back-Army Go Back.
At the end a delegation of MQM South Africa
unit handed over separate petitions for the President and Foreign
Secretary of the South Africa. The petition for the President was
received by the President administrative secretary Mr Elias Ndlom
and for the Foreign Secretary was received by the administrative
secretary Mr Paul Siljeur.In the petition an appeal 
was made to the President and the
Foreign Secretary to use their good offices and ask the military
government to stop atrocities against the people of Sindh,
release all MQM and JSQM leaders and take remedial steps to
remove the water shortage in the province of Sindh.
Afterwards the demonstrators held another demonstration in front of Pakistan High Commission and handed over a petition to the first secretary Mr Rafi Shah.
MQM’S
WORLD WIDE PROTEST CAMPAIGN
DEMONSTRATION IN FRONT OF UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS ON THE
ISSUE OF WATER SHORTAGE IN THE PROVINCE OF SINDH, PAKISTAN.
10 May 2001
New York
In sixth phase
of MQM’S worldwide protest campaign, MQM overseas USA &
CANADA held a demonstration in front of UN Headquarters in New
York which was organised by the MQM New York Unit against the
shortage of water and continuing atrocities against the people of
Sindh in Pakistan.
The Deputy Convenor of MQM Coordination Committee and member of the suspended National Assembly of Pakistan Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Member Coordination Committee and member of the suspended Provincial Assembly Sindh Arif Siddiqui, MQM New York unit office bearers, workers and Pakistani supporters participated in the demonstration. The protesters were holding placards, banners and portraits of MQM founder leader Mr Altaf Hussain.
During the
demonstration they chanted the following slogans:
Sindh wants water, No to Kala Bagh Dam, Stop atrocities on Sindh
and Release all MQM and JSQM leaders and workers.
The protesters distributed handbills to the local people and the tourists who showed their keen interest and asked several questions about this demonstration. The workers of the MQM informed them about the unlawful arrests of MQM and JSQM leaders and artificially created water shortage in the province of Sindh by the Punjabi establishment.
At the end of
demonstration MQM deputy convenor Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui
handed over a petition for the United Nations Secretary General
Kofi Annan, which was taken by the Asian Desk Officer of United
Nations. In this petition an appeal was made to the Secretary
General to take notice of the shortage of water, on going
atrocities and human right violations in the province of Sindh.
MQM’S WORLD WIDE PROTEST CAMPAIGN
MQM WASHINGTON UNIT HELD DEMONSTRATION ON THE ISSUE
OF WATER SHORTAGE IN SINDH
9 May 2001
Washington D.C
In the fifth
phase of MQM’s world wide protest campaign against the water
shortage in the Sindh province of Pakistan, MQM overseas USA
& CANADA held a demonstration in front of State Department in
Washington State which was organised by MQM overseas Washington
Unit.
This demonstration was attended by the member of MQM Coordination Committee and member of the suspended National Assembly of Pakistan Arif Khan Advocate, large number of workers and Pakistani supporters. The protesters were holding placards and banners on which water issue and atrocities against the people of Sindh province was mentioned.
During the
demonstration the large number of participants chanted the
following slogans:
We want water, No water-No taxation, No justice-No justice, Water
for Sindh-Water for Life, No to Kala Bagh Dam, and Release MQM
and JSQM leaders & workers.
After a while an official of Pakistan Desk US State Department Ms Betty Bernstein Zabza came down to meet the protesters and asked them about the protest and listened their views very attentively. The protesters informed Ms Betty Bernstein Zabza about the severe water shortage in the province of Sindh and unlawful arrests of MQM and JSQM leaders and workers.
The protesters handed
over a petition for the State Department to Ms Berstein in which
the issue of short supply of water to the province of
Sindh, atrocities against the people of Sindh province, unlawful
arrests of MQM and JSQM leaders and workers on a large scale,
Extrajudicial killings of sindhi youths by the Punjabi police and
its Punjabi establishment was mentioned and an appeal was
made to the US government to use their good offices and ask the
Military Government to stop brutalities against the Sindh
province.
During the
demonstration US President George W. Bush arrived at the State
Department. The protesters raised slogans and waived MQM
flags and in response US President waived his hand to the
demonstrators as a sign of acknowledgement.
MQM’S WORLD WIDE PROTEST CAMPAIGN
DEMONSTRATION IN FRONT OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL BY
MQM IN MONTREAL, CANADA ON THE ISSUE OF WATER SHORTAGE IN SINDH
6 May 2001
Montreal
In fourth phase of MQM’S
world wide demonstration campaign on the issue of lack of water
supply and ongoing atrocities committed by the establishment of
Pakistan against the people of Sindh, the MQM overseas unit
Montreal, Canada held a demonstration in front of the office of
Amnesty International, in Montreal, Canada.
Large number of office bearers, workers, supporters, women and children were present in this demonstration. The protesters were holding placards, banners and raised slogans to stop atrocities for the people of Sindh, specially for shortage of water and demanded their due share of water and for the rights of Urdu and Sindhi speaking people.
In the end, a delegation handed over a petition to the representative of Amnesty International, informed them about the prevailing situation in the Sindh, and appealed them to raise their voice against the injustices and violations of human rights.
MQM’S WORLD WIDE
PROTEST CAMPAIGN
A DEMONSTRATION HELD IN TORONTO ON THE ISSUE OF WATER
SHORTAGE IN SINDH, PAKISTAN
Audio Report 
5 May 2001
Toronto
In an another phase of MQM’s
world wide protest campaign, a demonstration was held in the
grater area of Toronto in Canada, organised by the MQM overseas
unit USA & CANADA which was attended by a large number of MQM
workers, Urdu and Sindhi speaking Pakistani supporters, women and
children in front of Pakistan Consulate.
According to the details, this demonstration was held against the
denial of water to Sindh province by the establishment, on going
discrimination and unlawful arrests of MQM and JSQM leaders,
workers and its supporters by the law enforcement authorities.
The protesters
were holding placards, flags of Pakistan and MQM and chanted
slogans. This demonstration started at 10.00am and lasted until
12.30pm Canadian time. The protesters distributed handbills to
the passing by local people and tourists and informed them about
the ongoing atrocities committed by the establishment against the
people of Sindh. They took deep interest and signed the petition.
The slogans chanted at the time of demonstration were: We want water, Sindh needs water, Release all MQM and JSQM leaders and workers, No to Kalabagh Dam, Go back Go back Army go back and “Give Punjab – Deny Sindh”.
In the end, a delegation of MQM overseas USA & CANADA of Grater Toronto Unit handed over a petition to the Consulate General of Pakistan Consulate.
PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AGAINST RAIDS, UNLAWFUL ARRESTS AND SHORTAGE OF WATER IN THE PROVINCE OF SINDH, PAKISTAN
3
May 2001
Brussels
According to the series of MQM worldwide
protest, this was organised by MQM overseas Belgium unit in which
a large number of workers and supporters were gathered in front
of the office of Foreign Affairs in Brussels. This demonstration
started at Belgium local time 11.00am and ended at 1.00pm.
This demonstration was carried out for engineered artificial water shortage, raids, and arrests for the leaders, workers and supporters of MQM and JSQM in Sindh, Pakistan. During the demonstration the participants distributed the leaflets among the passing by local people and foreigners and apprised them about the prevailing situation in Sindh and usurpation of the rights of the rights by the federation, illegal raids, torture and unlawful arrests of MQM and JSQM leaders, workers and its supporters.
The participants were holding placards and chanting
slogans. The slogans raised at the time of demonstration were:
We need water, Sindh needs water, Release all MQM and JSQM
leaders and workers, Stop operation against MQM and JSQM, No to
Kalabagh dam and stop human right violations in Sindh.
In the end, the participants handed over a signed petition to the officials of Foreign Affairs.
PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION OF MQM IN CALGARY, CANADA
2
May 2001
Calgary
In the first phase of the MQM Worldwide Protest
organised by MQM Overseas America and Canada Unit, huge number of
workers and supporters of MQM gathered in front of the Mayor
Office, City Hall in Calgary, Canada. The
demonstration was part of the MQM's ongoing World Wide Protest
drive against the engineered and artificial water shortage to the
province of Sindh, the persistent injustices against the
province, usurpation of the rights of the Sindh province by the
federation in collusion with the establishment and the barbaric
torture, illegal raids and unlawful arrests of MQM and JSQM
leaders, workers and supporters. The demonstration was
largely attended by MQM workers, supporters and local Pakistanis.
The women and children were also present. The participants were carrying MQM flags, placards and Quaid-e-Tehreek Altaf Hussain's portrait. During the demonstration, MQM workers distributed leaflets and fliers among the passers by to apprise them about the situation in Province of Sindh.
Some of the slogans raised at the protest were: We Want Water, Sindh Want Water, Sindhi Mohajir Bhai Bhai, Go Back Go Back Army Go Back, No Justice No Peace and We Want Justice.
UNLAWFULLY DETAINED MQM PARLIAMENTARIANS DR FAROOQ SATTAR, MR SHOAIB BUKHARI ADVOCATE, MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN AND OTHER MQM LEADERS, OFFICE BEARERS, WORKERS AND SUPPORTERS IS REQUESTED
MORE THAN 53 INNOCENT MQM WORKERS AND SUPPORTERS HAVE BEEN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCES
PAKISTAN: DEAD OR ALIVE!
CAN ANYONE TELL THE FATE OF
"DISAPPEARED" MQM WORKERS AND
SUPPORTERS?
THE UNFORTUNATE VICTIMS WERE ARRESTED AND
TAKEN INTO THE STATE CUSTODY
HELP:
EVEN AFTER MANY YEARS THEIR
WHEREABOUTS ARE STILL UNKNOWN