Re: Bhatta mafia in karachi…
Spock wanted MQM to lead by example and end their own bhattakhori to begin with. What will it take for him to accept that MQM really is not the culprit in present situation?
Let’s see.
‘Not receiving calls doesn’t help, they text us threats’ | Pakistan Today | Latest news | Breaking news | Pakistan News | World news | Business | Sport and Multimedia](http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/03/01/city/karachi/‘not-receiving-calls-doesn’t-help-they-text-us-threats’/)
KARACHI - The bhatta (extortion) mafia is sending SMS messages to businessmen industrialists asking them to pay money, Mian Zahid Hussain, former chairman of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) and a leading industrialist, told Pakistan Today in an exclusive interview.
“Different extortionist groups are using the names of the Awami National Party (ANP), Jeay Sindh and the Lyari group to extort money,” he added.
“The criminals of the bhatta mafia threaten us that they know where our children study and they will kidnap them if we do not fulfill their demands.”
“Surprisingly, no one is using the name of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) as this party has not only dissociated itself from the elements extorting money, but also discouraging them.”
The industrialist pointed out that in some cases, extortionists use the name of the ANP on their own. “In a few extortion cases, the businessmen immediately contacted Karachi’s ANP leaders, who sent their men to the spot where the criminals were demanding money using the name of their party and had those people kicked out of there,” he added.
He said following the footsteps of the MQM, all other parties of Sindh, especially those in Karachi, should declare that they will not patronise the gangsters involved in extortion.