KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that if any MQM worker or leader was involved in sectarian killings, he should be publicly hanged in Karachi, Lahore or any other part of the country.
His dead body should be made a sign for others instead of burying him but if the allegation could not be proved then those leveling such baseless allegations should be hanged. He expressed these views while offering condolences to the head of Jafferia Alliance Allama, Abbas Kumaili on telephone.
Addressing the heads of Pakistan Army, Navy, Air Force, ISI, and all other authorities of the civil and military establishment, he said the entire struggle of the MQM rely on promoting Shia-Sunni brotherhood and Muslim unity. He alleged that it was highly unfortunate that certain officers of rangers and other law enforcement agencies were propagating that some workers of the MQM were involved in sectarian killings.
“I want to bring it to the knowledge of armed forces and other military institutions’ heads that the proxies and groups formed by them, without any thinking, during the cold war between the United States and USSR for waging a jihad are killing the innocent citizens today. They are the same elements who are killing the officers and men of security forces,” he added.
Altaf said the honest and truthful officers of the armed forces were busy fighting a war against the terrorists. The extremist elements present in different institutions of the armed forces were weakening the army from within. These very elements were involved in terrorist attacks on the GHQ, PAF Kamra Airbase, PN Mehran Base, offices of the ISI and other defence installations. Recently they attacked the naval dockyard. A large number of officers and men of the armed forces had been martyred in these attacks. Altaf said it was the need of the hour to carry out ruthless action against such elements present in the ranks of the armed forces and other law enforcement agencies. “Groups comprising honest Shia and Sunni officers of the armed forces should be sent to Shia and Sunni mosques and seminaries to inspect as to what is being taught there.
Young students are being brainwashed, in all those seminaries, to carry out terrorism and they should be dealt with an iron hand,” he added.
The MQM chief said he was deeply saddened to know that these prejudiced officers were plotting against the MQM and levelling vile allegations that the MQM was involved in sectarian killings. He urged on the Shia and Sunni religious scholars to understand that the MQM is the only party that is making efforts for Shia-Sunni brotherhood and unity of Muslims. He said no one would be left to raise voice against the killings if the MQM would be smeared by the malicious propaganda.
Altaf offered heartfelt condolences to Allama Abbas Kumaili on the martyrdom of his son Allama Ali Akbar Kumaili and extended sympathies to other family members.