Who
Is Responsible for the Tragedy of 12th May?
By Adnan Gill
Los Angeles, CA
Re “Who Is Responsible
for the Tragedy of 12th May?” (Opinion/Letters
page, May 28):
http://www.pakistanlink.com/Opinion/2007/May07/25/01.HTM
In his letter, Altaf Hussain attempted to whitewash
his and his party’s role in the May 12 Karachi-violence
which claimed over 40 lives. He closed his letter
with the following words, ”Your exiled Pakistani
brother, Altaf Hussain”. And with these
words he unraveled the aura of his honesty and
trustworthiness.
Mr. Hussain might be under the un-explainable
impression that somehow he was exiled by someone
or some government, but nothing could be further
from the truth. In early 1992, Mr. Hussain left
Pakistan for Britain on his own freewill and under
the pretext of medical treatment. Unlike, Nawaz
Sharif, the ex-Prime Minister, who was sent into
exile by President Musharraf, no one/no government
has ever sent Mr. Hussain into exile. If anything,
it was he who chose to live in self-exile by accepting
the British citizenship.
Mr. Hussain needs to grasp the reality, that in
this day and age of digital-cameras and Internet
portals like YouTube, one cannot misconstrue the
truth and get away with it. The truth is all over
the Internet for everyone to see. He needs to
understand that his obsolete propaganda tactics
do not work anymore.
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