PPP firm on sit-in plan at Sindh PA: MMA supports protest call
By Our Reporter
KARACHI, March 9: The Sindh Assembly session is likely to be convened on March 18 or 19 following a requisition filed by the Pakistan People's Party after the murder of one of its sitting MPA.
An official announcement to this effect was expected on Wednesday, sources said. The PPP had deposited a requisition, signed by 50 members, to deliberate on the murder of Abdullah Murad.
Meanwhile, the PPP is determined to go ahead with its sit-in in front of the Sindh Assembly besides staging similar protests in other parts of the province to condemn the MPA's murder. Components of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy would also participate in these protests.
Demonstrations have been planned to protest against the killing, poor law and order situation and the provincial government's inefficiency. Provincial chief of the party, Nisar Khuhro, criticized the government for failing to apprehend Abdullah Murad's killers, saying that a major component of the ruling coalition had created a dangerous situation by threatening the opposition.
He accused the government of obstructing the judicial process, saying that it was shielding the culprits responsible for the crime instead of lodging an FIR against them.
Mr Khuhro said, while accusing some elements within the government of shedding crocodile tears, vowed not to let the killers of Abdullah Murad go unpunished.
He blamed the government of having failed in providing protection to the life and property of the people, saying that the MPA's killing was a result of the establishment's policy of imposing elements who believed in terrorism.
Mr Khuhro criticised the stance of a major stakeholder in the ruling coalition, accusing it of playing out a strategy to plunge the province in trouble, saying that it was implementing a dangerous agenda.
He also deplored federal interior minister Faisal Saleh Hayat for accusing Abdullah Murad to be involved in the murder of two young girls in the Gadap area, saying it spoke volumes about the government's real intentions.
Mr Khuhro expressed disappointment regarding the government's intention to dispense justice, saying one could not expect justice when the government was allegedly trying to protect the culprits. The message to the people was clear, he said, adding the PPP would not be cowed down by threats.
He warned about a Sindh-wide protest if the government persisted with its attitude and if a similar act was repeated elsewhere. The PPP also demanded that the alleged state terrorism must come to an end.
MMA SUPPORTS: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Tuesday announced to extend its support to the PPP's protest call against the murder of the MPA Abdullah Murad, accusing the Muttahida Qaumi Movement of punishing the MPA for bringing the Memon Goth incident before the people, a statement issued by the alliance stated here, adds PPI.
The statement was jointly issued by MMA's legislators Mohammad Hussain Mehenti, Mohammad Laiq Khan, Nasarullah Shajee, Hameedullah Khan, advocate, and Younus Barai.
They ridiculed the Sindh governor and the MQM leadership's claims regarding improvement of the law and order situation, saying the PPP MPA's killing amounted to the provincial government's failure.
They said the government should immediately take step for improving the law and order situation otherwise the people would be compelled to 'topple the provincial government,' which, they said, had an 'artificial majority'.
