Pakistan’s history, being taught throughout the country, is false and this Islamic Republic is not the exact vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah who was a secular and always spoke and support equality for all, Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Altaf Hussain has said.
Addressing an important video conference from London, the MQM leader said that terrorists tortured and slaughtered innocent people during the past days in Karachi. “If I were not the chief of the party I would have been killed or taken someone’s life,” he said.
During the 2008 general elections, Awami National Party President Asfandyar Wali was provided several million dollars by the US, he said while accusing the present ANP leadership of misguiding Pakhtuns. “If I was against Pakhtuns then why MQM enjoys their support across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” he said.
Without mentioning name, Atlaf criticised the act of Sindh former Home Affairs minister Zulfiqar Mirza who had placed the Holy Quran on his head during his news conference. “We should know that this holy book (the Quran) is for reading and for obtaining knowledge (from it),” he said.
He also said that statements made by some TV anchors that they would not let the MQM remain in sole power in Karachi were an act of dictatorship. The press conference comes in the backdrop of Mirza’s news conference and statements against the MQM and its leadership and also the suo moto case (on Karachi violence) which is being heard by the Supreme Court.
Late on Thursday, addressing an emergency meeting of the MQM Rabita Committee in London and Karachi, Altaf said without naming any country that international powers were hatching conspiracies for the division of Pakistan. He said whatever was being done in Karachi was a conspiracy against the integrity of Pakistan.
Altaf said that he would accept martyrdom but never compromise on his ideology and mission. He asked party activists to chalk out future plans under his teachings if he is killed.
Pakistan was envisioned as a secular state: Altaf Hussain
