KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan has reiterated its demand for an independent inquiry into the 1990 Hyderabad Pucca Qila tragedy.
Talking to the media after a Quran-khawani for the victims of the incident at Bahadurabad Club on Saturday, MQM-Pakistan’s deputy convener, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, stated that he is still looking towards the state institutions in anticipation of justice.
As many as 40 people were killed in a police operation in Pucca Qila neighborhood of Hyderabad on May 26 and May 27 in 1990 while the Pakistan Peoples Party was in the government at the Centre.
He said that those responsible for the brutal incident were roaming free and the authorities did not bother to hold them accountable for the crime adding that this raises questions on the efficiency of the judicial system in Pakistan.
The MQM-Pakistan deputy convener said the authorities should take notice of the delay in provision of justice to the victims of the incident and those responsible for the incident be brought to accountability courts.
