re: Violence in Karachi [all threads merged]
I don’t understand where those incompetent “powerful” secret agencies go away when such troublesome events happen in the country. What are those secret agents doing? Probably threatening and executing journalists.
Regarding call for jihad against Urdu speaking people from Pashtun madressahs, MQM had raised this concern weeks ago. But no one in PPP racist government would pay attention.
Now the results of that hatred from those imams are evident. These calls for jihad against Urdu speaking people were raised in the same localities which are today experiencing indiscriminate violence from those people.
But some ignorant people here are accusing MQM of the violence instead.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=53109&Cat=4&dt=6/18/2011
Saturday, June 18 2011
The MQM Coordination Committee has appealed to President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah to take action against the administrations of those mosques in Muslimabad, Qasba Colony, Aligarh and Orangi Town which, it says, have called for waging Jihad against Mohajirs while describing them as Jews and not Muslims.
Coordination Committee members Wasay Jalil and Qasim Ali Raza made this demand while addressing a press conference at the Khursheed Memorial Hall here on Friday.
**On the occasion, the MQM also showed a video wherein the announcement was made in the Pushto language asking the Pashtuns to come out of their houses and wage Jihad against Mohajirs.
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The Jalil and Raza said that the MQM had passed through thick and thin but it never surrendered to such anti-social elements bent upon resorting to extremism and terrorism.
“This MQM is not of 1986 but it is now 2011 and the party has spread its roots all over the country,” they added.
**Jalil said that the purpose to invite the media was to show them how ethnic, linguistic and sectarian violence flared up during the past few days.
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He said that certain anti-social elements in these specific areas had been hatching conspiracies to pit the Mohajirs against Pashtuns but by the virtue of being coalition partners they would foil all such designs and never allow the city’s peace to be disturbed.
Jalil said that all political parties had to show goodwill for restoring peace in Karachi, adding that it had now been decided that all the three coalition parties would ensure protection for the life and property of the citizens.
Replying to a question, he said that the video clip was also shown to the ANP’s Sindh president, Shahi Syed, who said he could easily identify these criminal elements.
Answering another question, he said the video would also be sent to the top authorities of the country as well as to diplomats.
Speaking on the occasion, Waseem Aftab said that the entire country, including Karachi, was in a state of war, and urged the media to play its due role in order to steer the country out of the present morass.
He also appealed to Asfandyar Wali to play his due role in the restoration of peace in Karachi. Raza and Jalil said that every Pushto-speaking person did not necessarily belong to the ANP as many of them also belonged to the MQM and one happened to be a member of the Rabita Committee.%between%