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KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan head Dr Farooq Sattar has asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to provide proper security to his party’s temporary headquarters set up in his PIB Colony residence.
In an SOS letter sent to the PM and the CM on Tuesday evening, Dr Sattar also expressed dissatisfaction over the security provided to him and demanded a Rangers escort, in addition to the two police mobile vans he already had.
The request from Dr Sattar came after wall chalking by a hitherto unknown Badla (revenge) group emerged on Monday night in PIB Colony close to his residence.
In the letter, copies of which have also been sent to senior federal and provincial officials, including Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad, the Karachi corps commander and the Rangers director general, Dr Sattar said that there was no security arrangement at the party’s temporary headquarters, which was set up after law enforcement agencies sealed the MQM’s Nine-Zero headquarters and Khurshid Memorial Hall “without any intimation to the party leadership”.
He said that more than a year ago he had voluntarily removed the barriers set up for security on the directives of Rangers. “As a result of this removal, there is a fear that extremists or terrorists may easily create an untoward situation,” he added.
Dr Sattar requested the PM and the CM to realise the gravity and seriousness of the situation and order proper security “to prevent any untoward incident and take immediate steps to ensure protection and safety of the leaders of MQM”.
Published in Dawn, August 31st, 2016
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Aug 31, 2016 10:29am
I think Government is still thinking deeply what to do with MQM..
May Long Live MQM Forever...
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Aug 31, 2016 11:34am
@iloveKarachi MQM is destroying itself. Dont blame the government
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Aug 31, 2016 11:55am
It is a fact that two years back the Rangers removed all the personal securities put up by the people in their respective areas in restricting movement of unscrupulous elements and vehicles to avoid thefts,robberies and criminal activities. These areas included posh and settled areas like PECHS,North Nazimabad, Gulshan e Iqbal, PIB colony,F B Area etc.The Rangers in one stroke despite local people objections removed these gates which were very helpful for the security of any area.Interestingly the Rangers offices,Police stations even Army bases are secured by these gates and properly manned.So why the same formula is not applied on all till we get rid of terrorism from our city.Farooq Sattar has the same right for his and family security.This is my point of view.
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Aug 31, 2016 12:41pm
All political parties should make their own arrangements for security. Country should not be responsible for this
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Aug 31, 2016 01:04pm
The Government should provide Farooq Sattar sb with appropriate security specially at this point in times when there is real danger to him as leader of MQM.
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Aug 31, 2016 01:15pm
While I am very much against police escorts to politicians; it seems Farooq Sattar's life may be in real danger. With MQM weakened; those so-called "Revenge groups" that suffered during MQM era might pop up and pose real danger to Farooq sattar.
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Aug 31, 2016 02:26pm
@kanwarch It's the State responsibility to provide security to its citizens.
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Aug 31, 2016 03:36pm
@iloveKarachi MQM can live long sure, but leaders who talk anti Pakistan and have gang mentality life in Karachi needs to be elimintated. God Bless Pakistan. Pakistan First!!!
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Aug 31, 2016 03:38pm
@saveusfromindia Indian really? You are right though brother. Long live India and Pakistan and together may we prosper.
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Aug 31, 2016 03:47pm
@kanwarch
Proving security and safe living is first and foremost duty of state . It is universally accepted standard duty of state.
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Aug 31, 2016 04:09pm
Government should provide as much security to them as they provide to other parties in the city. The only condition is that Altaf is completely and totally out of the party.
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Aug 31, 2016 04:33pm
Sattar seeks security for temporary HQ.. Always seek and expect securities from those who are not insecure... There is no such thing as perfect security, only varying levels of insecurity.
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Aug 31, 2016 04:36pm
@M. Siddique at the tax payer's expense??? Who created the drama? And why should public foot the bill??
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Aug 31, 2016 04:39pm
@M.Jamal why should security be paid by public expense?? Who created these chaos and dramas??
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Aug 31, 2016 04:45pm
Government must act!!
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Aug 31, 2016 04:52pm
MQM should provide security to not Mohajirs in Karachi.
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Aug 31, 2016 04:58pm
Like your has provided security to the general public in the past 30 years, now reap what you have sown.
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Aug 31, 2016 05:15pm
There should be NO MQM HQs.
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Aug 31, 2016 05:36pm
This is another rise of the MQM! It is trying to build an impression that Farooq Sattar is the new chief and a heavy protocol enforces. But this is all a drama, as Farooq Sattar can never dare ignore the advice of Altaf Bhai.
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Aug 31, 2016 05:42pm
MQM cause is greater than life . United for a common cause and survival against facism !
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Aug 31, 2016 06:01pm
@M.Jamal
Very well said Mr. Jamal.
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Aug 31, 2016 06:08pm
@kanwarch
It don't work this way. This is 3rd largest party and it must be protected period.
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Aug 31, 2016 06:11pm
@Desi
What?
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Aug 31, 2016 06:13pm
@OSD
Respect MQM mandate.
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Aug 31, 2016 06:53pm
@iloveKarachi
NeverMQM
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Aug 31, 2016 07:06pm
Can Dr. Sattar please clarify from whom he requires security? In the past, and probably now, MQM and its affiliated groups are the ones who have hurt other people.
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Aug 31, 2016 07:34pm
Rangers should immediately provide him security
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Aug 31, 2016 07:48pm
@OSD so far no legal order either judicial or governmental has placed a ban that Altaf Hussain name cannot be used by the MQM. Then why his name has become so forbidden?
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Aug 31, 2016 08:47pm
Provincial and Fedral governments will be responsible if anything happens to MQM workers and leadership.
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Aug 31, 2016 09:09pm
@Tariq iqbal I think you have not visited Karachi and not seen how our MNAs and MPAs of PPP lives in Defence and Clifton areas of Karachi whether they are ministers or not.They have at least 50 policeman of Sindh government and atleast 6 vehicles deployed with them and other security agencies too.They have even put solid structure and tents on footpath to accommodate them.So please allow him security as represent this Karachi city.
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Aug 31, 2016 10:12pm
Time for this fellow to listen to his conscience and the right thing. May be retire from politics or join another political party and 'serve' the people of Pakistan.
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Aug 31, 2016 10:17pm
He wants Rangers to protect MQM from MQM. Amazing!
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Aug 31, 2016 10:31pm
it should be considered on priority basis because it may definitely receive him threat after parting way from the old party having votes / public support and influence in the metro-pole city
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Aug 31, 2016 10:40pm
It is the responsibility of the government to protect its citizens irrespective of their political affiliations. The security as demanded by Farooq Sattar should be provided to him.
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Aug 31, 2016 11:51pm
There is nothing the state can do to protect you from yourself. You could have been saving lives Doctor, but you chose a direction where you guys took lives. Now face the music.
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Sep 01, 2016 12:16am
who is farooq sattar..........just a common man as others and gave him as such security as common people are facing............
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Sep 01, 2016 02:45am
Oh Please!! Security for people who have made the entire city insecure. What a joke.
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Sep 01, 2016 03:22am
@kanwarch when Amir Liaqatcan be provided special security why not Farooq Sattar?
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Sep 01, 2016 04:05am
They want Rangers to provide security and their leader openly abuses them and the country for which this Rangers serve.. P.S I am Urdu speaking and Mohajir ...But the persistent amount of devastation these guys have brought to our image is imperishable......
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Sep 01, 2016 04:35am
Who will take care of my security?
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Sep 01, 2016 06:41am
Mr. Farooq Sattar is a democratically elected voice of the urban people of Sindh and if he asks for more security than it should be provided. It won’t be a favor instead the security is paid by the tax payers, the same tax payers who voted for MQM.
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Sep 01, 2016 08:06am
Everyone demands things from Pakistan but no one does anything for Pakistan....
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Sep 01, 2016 08:20am
Dr Farooq Sattar is a saner person. Since decades he has been faithfully defending his boss actions and speeches.He's a champion of twisting words and clarifying,still he got beatings by workers on order of nonetheless but Altaf Hussain,the next day he was pardoned and summoned to join his duty of faithfully defending obnoxious and vicious relays from London.Dr Farooq Sattar working in scary and insulting circumstances loose weight,
and have health issues. Aug 22nd 2016, is a defining moment ,and by nature,the responsibility of big political party falls on his shoulders which he accepted, and he has talent to move on his new party MQM-P in a befitting manner, without undue pressure and insulting attitude from London. To secure more security he should further distance himself from London friends,and request DG Rangers for max security he need. A very bright future ahead for MQM-P under saner leadership of Dr Farooq Sattar, is sure inshallah.
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Sep 01, 2016 09:06am
@M Jamal .Yes most of these MPAs and MNAs are illiterate,they only show their attitude in front of common people, while they dare to think,all these perks they enjoying are a tax payer money.You may notice their incapabilities when they are abroad,there they travel in taxi, and stands in queues, like a obedient person. It's high time for media not to give extra projections to rude,and arrogant VIPs, and whenever their extra fleet of vehicles shown,mention on ticker that vehicles are from tax payer money and do not belong to VIP.We all must discourage and denounce VIP culture by all ways and means.
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