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Monday, March 04, 2013
Pakhtuns and Muhajirs are victims of conspiracy: AltafISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on Sunday that “hidden forces” have conspired to pit Pakhtuns and Mohajirs against each other to keep both the ethnic groups under-developed.
“The elements creating differences between Pakhtuns and Mohajirs must be exposed,” Altaf urged while addressing the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Convention, which was organised by the MQM at the Kashmir House. The convention, first of its kind by the MQM to reach out to the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ahead of the forthcoming general elections was well-attended with participation from various parts of the province, especially the Hazara region.
Addressing the participants via telephone, Altaf asserted that there is no conflict between the two communities and their members are being killed under a conspiracy. He even praised Bacha Khan and the ANP and said the MQM and ANP are both revolutionaries and peace-loving parties. Altaf claimed that apart from driving a wedge between the Pakhtuns and Mohajirs, attempts were being made to pitch Pakhtuns and Hazarawal against each other in the province. MQM chief took the credit of giving the name of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to former North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and said that his party demanded this name change to give identify to the people of the province because NWFP was a name given by British Raj. Altaf said he wanted a system based on justice in the country. tanveer ahmed
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk