Apparently even UNHCR and Amnesty International have accused MQM of committting terrorist acts, smuggling, inciting violence they donot include it on their official list of terrorist organisation since it doesnt hurt the western interests. Now my question is why as pakistani we fail to deal with this naked aggression? What perplexes me is that many people who acknowledge the violent nature of this organistion but since it has benefited us in certain quarters so it deserves a fair go. Currently there is thread going on about the wonders of Mustafa Kamal, may be has done things that have benefited people but lets not forget he comes rolled in a package of MQM and even Hitler was benefiting certain people. Some people donate overcome by the feeling of helping mohajirs, i would implore the sincere people to research well about this criminal organistion that takes hard earned money and has no qualms about using it to damage pakistan merely to serve their own agenda. Go beyond the slogan and propoganda and invest wisely.
This current wave of nationality that is working in the interests of foreign and supposedly pakistani interests fails to deal with problems that are and have been damaging national security and sovereignty. If we donot act to secure our interests it doubtful that others will
In my view you do not have an accurate understanding of what is going on in Karachi for the Past 25-30 years...., while it is certainly true that this Party is a Mafianso..., but every Tom, Dick & Harry is loaded with weapons in Karachi... MQM is not the only but one of such element(just that it is the largest) & all these goons have political affiliations , We have pushtoon goons (big in land-mafia,much much bigger then MQM in drugs), we have Sunni Tehrik, Jamiat, JSQM & these days the most favored goons are the Liyari Gangs, where the infamous Rehmen Dacoit is now the honorable Sardar Abdur-Rehman. We have the most curropt & disgraceful police force in the whole of Pakistan, ppl prefer their local 'bhai' to the police. state as an entity is non-existent..., when it is a matter of settling business disputes..., enforcing debit/creditor relationships etc. etc.... these are the people that come to fill this void.
Trust me i say this without any ethinic bias..., most businessmen while in principle would want to live in a society without any Mafianso or gangs , but in reality since it cant happen so they have to align themselves to some for their own survival..., & their preffered group amongst all these is MQM..., you know the reason why ? Because it is the most well organized & professional outfit with an appropriate command & control structure. MQM has realized this in the last decade that more money, power & influence can be gained by doing this mafia stuff in a professional & organized way..., making them more 'business' acceptable this is the reason its not just informal business but big business like Banks etc. that now use them for Repossions & loan default handling cases.
Karachi in this day is like 5 points Newyork of the 1840's, I have no intentions of justifying them ... all I am saying is that they are a product of the changes karachi experienced during the Afghan war..., had it not been them some one else would have been doing what they are doing...