KARACHI: In an obvious reference to Pakistan Muslim League president Nawaz Sharif, Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that “a leader from Punjab in connivance with some other people” is conspiring against the democratic government of the Pakistan People's Party but his conspiracy will not succeed.
In a telephonic speech from London to party workers and leaders at the offices of the Khidmat-i-Khalq Foundation here on Saturday, the MQM leader criticised Mr Sharif and said he had visited Sindh just to fool the people.He did not name Mr Sharif but said 'a leader from Punjab' had gathered poor haris from different parts of Sindh to hold public meetings.
He went on to say that that those who had visited Nawabshah should tell who Ayesha Ahad was and why she had been put in a prison.
He urged the chief justice of Pakistan to take suo motu notice of alleged injustices carried out with the woman, who claims to be married to a son of the Punjab chief minister and was booked in a kidnapping case in Lahore.
Mr Hussain wondered how a leader who failed to provide justice to “his daughters and daughters-in-law” in his own house could provide justice to the people of Sindh.
He said an influential political family of the country which had carried out injustices with Ayesha Ahad was conspiring along with some other people to table a no-confidence motion against the government. “The PPP and the MQM know about this conspiracy and very soon this conspiracy will be unearthed and foiled.”
Mr Hussain said that people of Punjab were giving an impression that the MQM was an anti-state party. “The MQM is a patriotic party. The MQM does not send looted money abroad.”
He said if anyone had any proof against him, he was welcome to present it in courts.
He asked the law-enforcement agencies to take stern action against extortionists and terrorists irrespective of their party affiliations.
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