My struggle not limited to a particular segment

The founding leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain on Sunday said the purpose of his struggle was to transform Pakistan into a country where no one could be killed because of his religion or sect. “I want to transform Pakistan into a country where everyone enjoys equal protection of life and property and they have equal rights,” the MQM chief was quoted as saying by a statement issued by the party’s London Secretariat.
He made this statement during a telephonic conversation with prominent religious scholar Khanam Syeda Tayyaba Bukhari.
“My struggle is not limited to any particular segment. I am struggling for all. My heart weeps when Shias and Sunnis are killed because of their sect. I am sorely grieved to know that Shia pilgrims have been killed in the bomb blast in a bus in Mustang area of Balochistan.”
“I want this violence and bloodshed to end and people should respect the life and property of each other.”
Khanam Bukhari said the entire Shia community recognised the fact that whenever an act of injustice was committed on the Shias or any other oppressed people, Hussain was the first to raise his voice against it. “No other leader has shown this courage,” she said.
She said: “It is a fact that Altaf Hussain does not speak for the Mohajirs or any other particular segment. He had raised his voice without any discrimination for everyone. His voice is an expression for the rights of the people of Pakistan”, she added.
“Altaf Hussain is not only the most powerful leader of the Mohajirs but he also speaks resolutely for the oppressed people throughout Pakistan,” she added.