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Wednesday, July 06, 2011
MQM chief demands action against terrorists
Staff Report
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has strongly condemned the violence and arson attacks by armed terrorists in Qasba Colony, Orangi Town, Kati Pahari and other parts of the city. He said that the armed terrorists attacked the houses in Qasba Colony, Orangi Town and Kati Pahari areas with latest automatic weapons, a statement said on Tuesday.
Terrorists looted the houses, put several houses on fire and fired indiscriminately resulting in the death of several innocent people and serious injuries to many others, he said. Hussain regretted that while the terrorists went on a rampage in the city, the police and administration stood by as silent spectators. The terrorists were given a virtual freehand to do what they wanted, he added.
Addressing President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the MQM chief asked if the MQM would be punished for coming out of the government by exercising its democratic right. He asked if the helpless people of Karachi would be subjected to barbaric violence and that the terrorists would be supported instead of taking any action against them.
He demanded that the armed attack on the localities and terrorism should be stopped immediately and the citizens be provided security, besides taking action against armed terrorists. He warned that if the terrorism and armed attack against the localities did not stop forthwith then we would be forced to start peaceful protests against it.
He declared that if we started to go on strike against the terrorism then it would not stop within a day or two. The strikes and protest demonstrations would continue till the end of terrorism and the government. Hussain also asked ANP leader Asfandyar Wali to warn his people to stop attack on the houses adjoining Qasba Colony, Orangi Town and Kati Pahari immediately.
He sympathised with the innocent people affected by the terrorist attacks and prayed for the eternal peace of those killed in the new wave of violence in the city.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk