There can be many reasons why his supporters show up. Some may do that for their own personal monetary benefits, some may be doing it out of fear, and some may be doing because they are themselves criminals.
“Either way, the crimes of lesser criminals cannot be underplayed by highlighting Altaf as the only bad guy.”
The topic is about Altaf. So it is Altaf that will be discussed first.
people follow the leaders. Primary burden of crimes of a group rests on the shoulders of the leader who instigated other people in committing the crimes.
If MQM is full of goons, criminals and murderers then its leader is more responsible than anyone else for creating and nurturing such organization.