KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain said on Monday night he saw martial law in the country under the umbrella of the Constitution and appealed to people to remain indoors after 12 midnight, DawnNews reported.

The MQM chief in an interview said the need of the hour was the sacrifice of one’s ego and added that stubbornness could not save Pakistan.

Mr Hussain said he saw bloodshed in the country if the government and protesters did not budge from their positions.

Earlier in the day, he directed MQM’s senior members and parliamentarians to reach Islamabad and hold urgent meetings with political and religious parties.

Speaking to the Rabita Committee members and parliamentarians in Karachi, Mr Hussain said, “The country is passing through a difficult time and the next 72 hours are very important…so MQM’s senior members and parliamentarian should use all their capabilities to steer the country out of political crisis.”

He had made an appeal to scholars of all schools of thought and people to make especial prayers for the welfare of the country.

Published in Dawn, August 26th, 2014