Altaf says will soon unveil establishment's double standards

Dawn.com Published September 27, 2014

KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that he would unveil what he called the double standards of the establishment during a telephonic address at 5pm to MQM workers from the party's London office.

He made the announcement early on Saturday in a statement which added that any MQM member with a dubious reputation or corrupt behaviour would not be tolerated by the party leadership.

Altaf said that whenever he was about to bring reforms in his party's administrative structure, the establishment became more active and created impediments in his way.

Also read: Altaf poses 14 questions to army chief over MQM workers' arrest

The statement issued on the party's website also said that the MQM chief was angry over "party workers' persecution by law enforcement agencies" and lamented that party workers arrested in raids were innocent, law-abiding citizens of the country.

He maintained that MQM supported Pakistan Army in its operations against terrorists, adding that the party could not comprehend as to why certain people were against MQM.

The latest statement from the MQM supremo came hours after he posed 14 questions to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif over the recent arrest of party workers during a raid on a sector office of MQM.

The party had also held sit-ins across Karachi two days ago against the arrests from the sector office in the city's Gulshan-i-Maymar area. The party has been claiming that Rangers and security forces had unlawfully detained its workers.

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Ahmer

Sep 27, 2014 09:59am

That will not be a news Altaf Bhai. Everyone already knows about the Establishment's double standards.

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Khanm

Sep 27, 2014 10:11am

Oh please for god lets us talk about your double standard. Tell us Altaf have you delivered what u promised to Mohagirs. The new generation is not Mohahirs any more they are patriot Pakistanis. They want to be with the main stream politicians. We want to set an example to show the entire country that there will be no fudelistic society, there will be justice for all, we want to eridicate the political mafias that has brought tis country to its knee. It is time for to political parties to go like PPp ,MQM,PML. It is a revolution and we want to be the part of it not as Mohajirs but as proud Pakistanis

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Cynical

Sep 27, 2014 10:57am

Yawn....Oh my God, here we go again. It's getting so repetitious now and boring. Yawn again.

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Masoud

Sep 27, 2014 11:15am

Pakistan is not being run on single standard. From A to Z everything has double standard. The hidden forces are working with full enthusiasm to create chaos & discontent. Appointments are made to eliminate real opposition.

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Aurang

Sep 27, 2014 12:02pm

Really!! Can't wait to see what beans he spills now!

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sohail

Sep 27, 2014 12:34pm

@Ahmer The establishment is highly biased and have double standard, this we can judge in every walk of life. This double standard has shaken the roots of our beloved country. GOD Bless Pakistan.

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waleed fakhar

Sep 27, 2014 01:04pm

we back and bolster you altaf bhai....LOTS OF LOVE AND RESPECT FOR YOU...

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Rizwan

Sep 27, 2014 01:13pm

you take care of you own health man , imran farooq and money laundering cases are not solved still.

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Key Points

Sep 27, 2014 03:57pm

Altaf Saheb - Please help reduce illeteracy in Pakistan. There are many children growing up as illeterate adults, without even class 8 education, unable to read & write. It leads to unskilled work force in the market place and in turn affects progress of Pakistan. Can you please talk to other politicians in power and those who visit you all the times, influence them to make sure all children in country have at least class 8 education. You can be a an excellent spokesperson for this worthy cause for childrens education & reduction of illeteracy in Pakistan. Thank you.

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Aftab

Sep 27, 2014 06:18pm

Mqm should not have stopped dharna without release of all its workers, an apology from rangers and commitment from rangers to keep away from the politics. We have seen double standards from army many times - look at their approach to NS march and IK March, dharna and open support to TTP terrorists; these are considered as political matters. People also have double standards: they will keep smiling for 40 day dharna without any complaint but one day of Mqm dharna is always a billion rupee loss!

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bkt

Sep 27, 2014 11:24pm

@Rizwan : Unfortunately the Imran Farooq case has been solved and the killers have been arrested. But these killers are in the hands of the agencies who instead of handing them over to the UK authorities use them to blackmail the MQM. The agencies know who is guilty or not but they use the information not to stop the violence but to meet their own ends. Unfortunately whenever a politician says he will reveal anything, he soon "forgets". Two weeks ago Imran Khan was supposed to reveal the murderers behind the Mqm MNA's death in Lahore but now has "forgot". Let us see if anything is revealed finally.

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G.Nabi

Sep 28, 2014 01:43am

Ask him - for 8 years he supported retd. Gen. Musharraf, an 'establishment' man, 5 years he supported Zardari, a feudal . Now he is finding some one else to blame. Every week there is a news brain wave he gets, calls a meeting of his brain washed, robotic followers and spews venom , creating rift among ethnic groups. He has divided Sindh between Urdu speaking vs, non Urdu speaking communities.

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Ash

Sep 28, 2014 06:32pm

There is no doubt about it. Nobody needs an evidence.

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bkt

Oct 01, 2014 03:16pm

@Aftab > That is because Islamabad does not produce anything of value. There can be a Dharna for two years in Islamabad before even a hundred million rupess loss is recorded. By contrast the people of Karachi produce over 40% of the GDP of Pakistan and pay 67% of its entire revenue. Pakistan can run without Islamabad, Lahore, Larkana and Peshawar but not without Karachi. A day's stoppage is a huge loss which Pakistan cannot make up without a Karachi to pay for it.

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