Former Sindh home minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza – affectionately titled ‘Sher-e-Sindh’ by his supporters after his outburst against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) – is scheduled to return to the country today (Sunday) after ‘holidaying’ abroad for almost a month.
With his constituency – Badin – one of the worst-hit from recent rains and flooding with the people living under open skies, the ex-minister’s departure to Dubai along with his wife – National Assembly speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza – on September 12 had raised several questions.
Some media reports suggested that the NA speaker left the country to skip the assembly session to avoid facing possible criticism of her spouse for his tirade against the MQM and Interior Minister Rehman Malik.
Initially, Mirza had left for Dubai but after his wife returned, he proceeded to Malaysia.
However, Mirza’s departure and return do have some odd coincidences or relevancies.
Soon after the Supreme Court (SC) initiated suo motu proceedings over Karachi violence, he left the country. Only after two days of the SC’s verdict announcement, the former provincial minister is making a comeback.
When Mirza left the country, the MQM was not in the government and now, as the MQM rejoined the government on Thursday, the former minister will be back in the country.
The media has already got his reactions on both the developments from abroad. About the SC’s verdict, Mirza said the apex court had endorsed his stance on Karachi killings in the suo motu case. His reaction on MQM’s return to the government was that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will not benefit from the party’s return to the coalition.
Meanwhile, the Lyari-based outfit, People’s Amn Committee (PAC) – whom Mirza openly supports – and the ex-minister’s sympathisers in the PPP and some other political groups are set to offer him a warm welcome on his return from Malaysia at the Karachi airport on Sunday afternoon.
The PAC on Saturday formally announced that it will offer a warm reception to Mirza on his arrival from abroad.
One of his friends, Dr Shams Shoro, has even published an advertisement in a local Sindhi daily newspaper, asking the public to participate in Mirza’s reception.
Mirza – President Asif Ali Zardari’s close friend – has gained enormous popularity among the people after openly criticising the MQM. Even though his own party, PPP, has again joined hands with what Mirza claims a ‘terrorist party’, he has continued his stance against the party.
The former Sindh home minister is likely to restart his political activities, especially in Lyari and other Baloch-dominated areas of Karachi.
Rather than spending time on ground to help people of Badin, it's appalling that he went off to spend time in Dubai and Malaysia. If a person isn't even sincere with his constituents who voted for him, how could claim to be sincere with Sindh or Pakistan. There's a big question mark on the credibility of this man – Media shouldn't give him coverage at all and should instead expose his lies….
After the entrance of Zulfiqar Mirza in the scene, targeted killings have been started. Point is being noted that after the entrance of Zulfiqar Mirza with his MQM Haqiqi friends on the screen, killings started in Karachi. Militant wings of Mirza and Haqiqi ready to work together to destabilize the peace of Karachi
I agree with the above two commentators. Whereas MQM is a terrrorist party Zulfiqar Mirza is also the head of the opposing gang of terrorists. He is burning with the fire of ethnic hatred
Sher e sindh ? Razzaq Abro should rethink about his biased reporting. Pakistan Today is not an interior Sindh newspaper. Watch out!
If ZM is sure about what he says about Rehman Malik and MQM, then the actual man who is protecting the corrupt, murderers and traitors is his own friend, Mr. Zardari. I will not be convinced about his claims of being a patriotic and brave Pakistani if he does not expose the real culprit,
I dont know whether ZM was right or not , but we can’t deny the fact that MQM has the street power and as well as vote bank… They r normal and educated people, they don’t need to pay for the nominations. I doubt it if ZM really means what so ever he said in press conference or later in interviews.. Because I know some people who worked closely with him and their opinion about him are a bit negative ,, such Like badmash,, don’t listen to others and thinks that he is always right… One thing I know that if you want to bring any change in the system then u have to be in the system otherwise you can’t do any thing..
Now ZM accused CJ for his decession on karachi case in supreme court.Well Zulfiqar Mirza become popular after accusing MQM,lets see he will remain popular after accussing CJ ? or who knows who will be his next target may be nawaz sharif or imran khan but I am sure it will never be zardari.So I dont normally pay attention to ppl like him who doesn't do their job properly and point fingers on others just to gain benefits or to be a centre of attention.its irrelevant to talk about his past because he is one of thousands of so called politicians who ignore people and be cruel to his own kind. And to prtray him as a sher e Sind is definetely biased & yellow journalism.
this article is not biased at all, but the comments of the close-minded commenters are definately biased…they must be the same who happily listen to drunk altaf sing while ready Quran sharif….please, spare us your nonsense comments…Jeay Zulfiqar Mirza!
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