The Rabita Committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has expressed concern over the law and order situation in Gilgit and demanded the government to take urgent steps for restoring peace and order.
The committee said that the situation in Gilgit had been extremely tense for the past week after the killings of innocent people in various violent incidents.
People were besieged in their houses due to the imposition of curfew and normal life was paralysed.
The committee said that the failing law and order situation in Gilgit is a cause of concern for the people of Pakistan. The MQM shares the grief and sorrow of the people of Gilgit on the senseless loss of lives.
The committee appealed to ulema of various schools of thought to play their role for restoring peace and bringing sectarian harmony in Gilgit.
The committee also appealed to President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah to take serious notice of the situation prevailing in Gilgit.
The committee said that the elements responsible for bloodshed, violence and lawlessness should be identified and brought to book.
ZARDARI’S VISIT: Founder and leader of the MQM Altaf Hussain has hailed the visit of President Zardari to India and welcomed his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Hussain said that the MQM wants cordial and honourable relations with all the neighbouring countries for bringing peace and prosperity in the region.
He hoped that the meeting between the two leaders would prove to be an important step in the direction of improving relations between Pakistan and India.
EASTER: Hussain felicitated the Christian community on the occasion of Easter. In his Easter message, the MQM chief said that Christ had taught the world about the dignity of mankind, peace and brotherhood, and it is the need of the hour to preach his message of humanity and tolerance.
He congratulated the Christian community and asked them to pray for world peace, welfare of mankind, and security and integrity of the country.
