In a surprising statement on Tuesday, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chairman Altaf Hussain urged the military to take over the country in case the army and government fail to come on the same page over security issues.
“We will have to decide between saving Pakistan and democracy,” Altaf Husain stressed in a statement issued from London, adding, “there will be democracy, if there is Pakistan”.
The MQM chief stated that he could care less if anyone says he was inviting dictatorship in the country.
He said he would rather support the idea of resolution of issues through a dialogue but stressed that “first the writ of the State and Constitution will have to be established; a ceasefire and dialogue come next”.