^^ I think the traders and business men and industrialists should give in to this demand of Altaf bhai, and stop paying any kind of taxes o the govt and should also ask MQM to floor a bill in the parliament where the business men in Karachi should not liable to any tax after what they have paid to MQM... govt can charge certain % of the collection...
also, takeaway Police and rangers, why to waste this much money and resources on them... Altaf bhai can provide security and every other thing...
So to legalize bhatta khori in Karachi. When Chandah khor meets with Bhatta khor, the alliance will be perfect. What happened to filing of case by chandha khor against bhatta khor in landan? And people say chandah khor is saint.
So to legalize bhatta khori in Karachi. When Chandah khor meets with Bhatta khor, the alliance will be perfect. What happened to filing of case by chandha khor against bhatta khor in landan? And people say chandah khor is saint.
is it not already legal bhata-khors, anyone who do not pay bhata can be shot dead, while police and rangers just pick up the body, i am sure Edhi can do the body picking part better then them.... the PPP govt have made bhatakhori legal and that is by giving free hand to bhata khors...
So to legalize bhatta khori in Karachi. When Chandah khor meets with Bhatta khor, the alliance will be perfect. What happened to filing of case by chandha khor against bhatta khor in landan? And people say chandah khor is saint.
I agree with you. both are sitting in the government...
So why is MQM inviting Imran when he called their leader 'jaisey koi pagal khaney sey bol raha hota hai'
To me it is other way round. This international play boy calling PML(N) and PPP corrupt but for him, mqm is the only party which matches his criteria. Expect Chandah Khor and Bhatta Khor party or CB Alliance in future.
As Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari heads for Washington—amid a fresh surge of violence in his country—Nicholas Schmidle explains how a Karachi playboy and accused murderer became our ally, and why his days are numbered.****
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari relishes politics behind closed doors. But as his army continues to battle Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan with fighter jets, air-dropped commandos, and helicopter gunships, Zardari has been keeping an exceptionally low profile.
Perhaps for good reason. Even though the military has reclaimed some of the territory overrun by the Talibs last week in Buner district, the Taliban are still holding some 50 kidnapped Pakistani soldiers hostage, tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced, and there’s a nasty ethnic conflict festering in Karachi that’s already left dozens dead. If part of a president’s job is to guarantee the safety of his people, Zardari is having an awful time of it these days.
**Zardari is, in many ways, a fluke president. A Karachi socialite and playboy who reportedly turned his basement into a disco, Zardari stabled his polo horses at the prime minister’s official residence during Bhutto’s first term in office.
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The Taliban’s conquest of Buner, an advance that brought them within 70 miles of Islamabad, triggered international alarm. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went so far as to warn the Senate that “Pakistan poses a mortal threat to the security and safety of our country and the world.” But Zardari’s office issued just one vacuous, disingenuous statement, declaring that military action was only “one aspect of the solution” and that his government “will not succumb to any pressure from the militants.” On the first part, he’s right: Military efforts to crush the Taliban are only likely to breathe life into the insurgency. On the second point, however, he’s just bluffing: The fact is that Zardari’s government—and Pervez Musharraf’s before that—have already succumbed in northwest Pakistan, both having negotiating peace deals that allowed the Taliban safe havens.
When Zardari shows up in Washington next week, he’ll likely try to justify these concessions as part of a bigger strategy. But will the White House believe him? Could Zardari possibly have something else up his sleeve? It’s unlikely, and here’s why:
Zardari is, in many ways, a fluke president. Twenty years ago, he married Benazir Bhutto and was lifted from relative obscurity into Pakistan’s most powerful political dynasty. A Karachi socialite and playboy who had reportedly turned his basement into a disco, Zardari stabled his polo horses at the prime minister’s official residence during Bhutto’s first term in office. Meanwhile, he earned the nickname “Mr. Ten Percent” for the kickback he purportedly took on government contracts. Zardari would spend most of his marriage in prison on charges ranging from corruption to murdering his brother-in-law. Though never convicted, he has always carried a certain, well, unsavory reputation as a crooked, back-room operator.
Zardari wouldn’t remain in the shadows forever. After Bhutto’s assassination in December 2007, Zardari succeeded her as chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party. Two months later, the PPP won a plurality of seats in nationwide parliamentary elections. Zardari, at this point arguably the most powerful man in the country, put his glad-handing skills to good use. He cobbled together an unlikely alliance and the PPP formed a government. In August, he spearheaded the impeachment proceedings that forced Musharraf to step down. And just three weeks after that, he had satisfied enough lawmakers that they elected him president. (In Pakistan, the president is chosen by the sitting assemblies.)
But Zardari shared something—a certain nemesis—with Musharraf. In 2007, Musharraf had sacked the chief justice of the supreme court, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, twice as Chaudhry’s court prepared to declare Musharraf’s reelection bid unconstitutional. Thousands of lawyers, and tens of thousands of their supporters, massed in the streets to demand the rule of law and an independent judiciary. The street protests weakened Musharraf and resulted in his downfall. Zardari took power in September promising to restore Chaudhry. But he had his own beef with Chaudhry over past corruption cases, so Zardari deliberated. Pakistanis lost any trust in him and the lawyers returned in numbers. This time, they pledged to topple Zardari. Last month, Zardari conceded and returned Chaudhry to his bench. But he had already squandered every ounce of popularity that he—or the PPP—once had.
For Pakistan to wage a successful counterinsurgency against the Taliban, the government needs two things: the support of the people, and the army. A poll conducted in January showed Zardari’s approval rating at 19 percent. And while cutting deals in the halls of power might have worked for some, the Pakistani military seems less impressed by his connivance. When the PPP-led government tried to exert control over Pakistan’s supreme intelligence agency, the ISI, the military flat out refused, forcing Zardari and the PPP to back off. Then, after terrorists rampaged Mumbai and killed almost 200 people, Pakistan’s national security adviser admitted that the lone remaining gunman was, in fact, a Pakistani. (Until then, the government had denied any involvement.) The national security adviser, a retired major general and former ambassador to the United States, was a valuable liaison between the civilian government and the army. But after his admission, he was promptly fired for “indiscretion” and the information ministry denied the gunman was Pakistani. Then, an hour later, the foreign office reversed course and concurred with the adviser’s assessment.
^^ I think the traders and business men and industrialists should give in to this demand of Altaf bhai, and stop paying any kind of taxes o the govt and should also ask MQM to floor a bill in the parliament where the business men in Karachi should not liable to any tax after what they have paid to MQM... .
It's just your hatred showing towards MQM and its voters. This is what is ridiculous about so-called religious people. They would lie unabashedly if it somehow helps their ideology. For example, fake pictures of "massacres" of Rohingya Muslims.
Same thing is showing here by this fellow. Because the truth is that there is not a single businessman who complained against MQM regarding this extortionism. Everyone knows that majority of folks involved in it are from Lyari.
In fact, MQM is the only party that has been pressuring the government to take action against them since long. But extoritionists have no fear left. Especially after the government retreated from Lyari. It was proved at that time that Lyari is under the influence of anti-Pakistan people like BLA, which has supplied so much weapons in Lyari that police could not even enter there after days of trying.
So hannibal, kuch khuda ka khauf karo aur Ramzan ka khayal karo. Itna jhoot MIT bolo agar khuda se darte ho.
Very dangerous, this will basically divide business community along ethnic lines, then we will have Pathan business areas, Mohajir business areas, Sindhi business areas etc etc.
Providing security to common citizens like traders is the most basic of responsibilities of any state. When it fails in such basic responsibility then violence, and vigilantism ensues.
pk dont know if Altaf's decision is good or bad, but it does show that MQM is not behind all this and state has failed miserably in providing security to Karachiites.
It's just your hatred showing towards MQM and its voters. This is what is ridiculous about so-called religious people. They would lie unabashedly if it somehow helps their ideology. For example, fake pictures of "massacres" of Rohingya Muslims.
Same thing is showing here by this fellow. Because the truth is that there is not a single businessman who complained against MQM regarding this extortionism. Everyone knows that majority of folks involved in it are from Lyari.
In fact, MQM is the only party that has been pressuring the government to take action against them since long. But extoritionists have no fear left. Especially after the government retreated from Lyari. It was proved at that time that Lyari is under the influence of anti-Pakistan people like BLA, which has supplied so much weapons in Lyari that police could not even enter there after days of trying.
So hannibal, kuch khuda ka khauf karo aur Ramzan ka khayal karo. Itna jhoot MIT bolo agar khuda se darte ho.
agr main iss waqt Karachi main hota tu peer sahib kay baray sach likhnay per qatal ho jata aur khabr aati "Orangi maiN eak bori band laashi mili hay, iss tarah halakatooN key tadad aj 18 ho gayee hay"
Providing security to common citizens like traders is the most basic of responsibilities of any state. When it fails in such basic responsibility then violence, and vigilantism ensues.
pk dont know if Altaf's decision is good or bad, but it does show that MQM is not behind all this and state has failed miserably in providing security to Karachiites.