MQM Founder and Leader Altaf Hussain has decided to fast unto death. In a statement he said, “I had promised the nation that I will not bow my head before tyrants. I will give my life, but I will never trade the interests of Mohajirs and all other oppressed and downtrodden people of Pakistan. I will redeem my promise by fasting unto death.”
“I have been forced to take this extreme step because the federal and provincial governments, army, rangers and police have started the economic and racial persecution of Mohajirs with the help of black laws.”
“Even after the passage of 67 years since independence, the Mohajirs are not considered citizens of equal stature in Pakistan. Thousands of Mohajirs have been killed in a massacre that has been continuing for many years. This includes the first prime minister of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan. Killers of not a single Mohajir have been arrested.”
“The list also includes my 70-year old elder brother Nasir Hussain and 28-year old nephew, Arif Hussain. They were not affiliated with the MQM in any manner. Their killers have also not been arrested.”
Mr Hussain said, “Certain political analysts, columnists, journalists and anchor persons vilify MQM, but they never bother to think about genuine complaints of MQM.”
“People accuse MQM of starting linguistic politics in Sindh out of utter prejudice. What would they say about the news report published in the Times of UK which clearly says that Gohar Ayub, son of General Ayub, committed a massacre in Karachi just because the people of Karachi had supported Ms Fatima Jinnah in the presidential elections? Thirty Urdu-speaking people were martyred. Their houses were burnt down, and over two thousand Mohajirs were displaced.”
“There was no MQM when this incident occurred. I was only 12-year old. The intellectuals and writers should answer if this massacre were not based on prejudice. Was MQM responsible for this?”