Sindhi nationalists blast Altafs statement

HYDERABAD: Sindhi nationalists on Thursday lambasted MQM Chief Altaf Hussains statement against Sindhis. Addressing a press conference, Awami Tehreek President Ayaz Palejo said a wheel jam strike would be observed across the Sindh if MQM leadership did not apologise for their comments. He said Sindh had a 5,000 years old heritage and no offensive comments should have been made against it. Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party Chairman Qadir Magsi also told a press conference that Asif Zardari and MQM chief Altaf Hussain were secretly conspiring to divide Sindh. Magsi said the Urdu speaking masses would have a vulnerable future if they did not protest against Altafs behaviour. He said that its a misconception that all Urdu speakers are not muhajirs. On the ongoing spree of target killing in Karachi, Qadir Magsi said that peace could be achieved in Karachi if Altaf Hussain, Shahi Syed and Zulfiqar Mirza were prosecuted.

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