Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said on Wednesday said that no one could stop his party from coming out victorious in the upcoming Azizabad by-poll.
Speaking to media representatives after launching an FIR against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership for the Jinnah ground fiasco, he said: “Nobody can conquer Karachi by threatening and bullying us.”
“Karachi is our city and we have always sacrificed for it,” he added. Siddiqui said that NA-246 seat did not get vacant by any incident but “with our consent”. “Nabil Gabol is still a part of the MQM. There might be some differences but love for Altaf Hussain is still there.”
The MQM leader lamented that the FIR was not registered according to their will. He reiterated that the PTI activists tore down Altaf Hussain’s posters and desecrated yadgar-e-shuhda (martyrs memorial).
Excuse me, what do you mean by ‘our Karachi’? Karachi is much yours as it is mine living outside Karachi. Name any sacrifice you (MQM) have rendered. You have not even succeeded in all these years to get repealed two domiciles for Sind. All MQM workers have been doing is bhatta khori and snatching. Karachi has not seen a day of peace since MQM came into being. In case say this with full responsibility after living there for decades.
MQM always behave like KKK, Skinheads and any racist party like Europe. My dear MQM under democracy there is no our, your or mine Karachi or Pakistan. It's will of the people who give mandate to their leadership and under democratic system any party can take part any where in our beloved Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recognize the will of the people, needs of democracy. All parties have the right to to have their political meetings anywhere and that is up to the administration to decide according the framework laid down by the parliament. No one own Karach accept the state of Pakistan and people of Pakistan.
With Sind Governor Ishratul Ebad having successfully arranged to have PTI and MQM leaders agree to a code of conduct and with a cordial atmosphere prevailing, as shown in the pictures with all of them laughing, there was no need for Imran Khan to 'lash' at Altaf Hussain. It was specifically agreed between the two parties not to use derogatory words against leaders. Imran Khan needs to develop a capacity to rise above petty things instead of remaining stuck in the (bitter) history. Also, he has to learn to cooperate with others – which can sometimes achieve better results – instead of posing as the biggest and strongest, which he is not, and assuming that he can threaten others to submit to his will.
"PTI wants to unite Pakistan. We will become a federal party and unite all political parties in the country. We want peace," says Imran Khan. Now, if he terms 'unity' between PML-N and PPP as muk-muka, how come he aspires to unite all political parties in the country, which would be nothing but a grand muk-muka. And doesn't he know that a properly functioning democracy is unthinkable without an independent, powerful opposition party to keep tabs on the conduct of the ruling party and to prevent democracy from being turned into a de-facto dictatorship, like it has been happening in Pakistan most of the time, including now. Obviously, if the Prime Minister's arrival in the National Assembly becomes a momentous occasion, with most decisions being made outside, and parliament only authenticating these in a sort of rubber-stamp capacity, it could hardly be termed a democracy.
And talking about the agreement with government, Imran Khan said "it is not success of PTI but of Pakistan" as future elections would be free and fair."
Now, he should know that the probe will not of itself ensure free and fair elections in future as it will only point out the flaws in the systems and their application.. Holding of free and fair elections in future would require a whole lot of additional measures like reform of the whole electoral process, with special emphasis on vetting of candidates in the light of detailed, unambiguous and easy-to-follow interpretation of articles 62 and 63, and conduct of election by empowered, honest officials.
While Imran Khan grieves a lot over the plight of Karachiites and wants to free them from fear, he does not seem to demonstrate as much concern for the plight of people in the province that his party is ruling, and in the immediate neighbourhood like FATA, where conditions are primitive and at least a few centuries behind the rest of Pakistan.
We all know that these are Taliban and other militants and terrorists who have wrecked Pakistan, yet he had a soft corner for them, so much so that TTP actually nominated Imran Khan as part of the five-member group to conduct peace negotiations on their behalf with the government delegation. Of course Imran Khan declined the offer, but still the offer did signify a certain degree of trust that they had in Imran Khan to safeguard their interests, which run contrary to the interests of the vast majority of Pakistanis.
PTI secured second highest number of votes at the last elections but that could be more because people were disappointed with PML-N and Peoples Party and wanted a change. PTI's popularity was based more on hope than anything else because the party did not have any actual performance record till then. And now after seeing nearly two years' performance by PTI's top leadership, which has clearly demonstrated amateurish approach on various issues, they do not seem to be as excited about PTI as they once were.
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