Allegations of political victimisation: UN receives MQM letter

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UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations said on Friday that it had received a letter sent by Muttahida Qaumi Movement as reported in the Pakistani media.

The UN deputy spokesman Farhanul Haq said the letter had been received and “we are studying it.”

The MQM alleges in the letter that their workers are being mistreated during the current security operation being conducted in Karachi, and law-enforcement agencies are unlawfully detaining their activists.

Also read: MQM submits letter to UN chief over alleged mistreatment of activists

The letter specifically mentions the raid conducted on MQM’s headquarters on the night of July 17, and the subsequent arrest of Qamar Mansoor, a member of the party’s Coordination Committee.

MQM also said that the court had allowed Mansoor to get treatment in a private hospital but law-enforcement personnel denied it citing security reasons.

Mr Farhanul Haq declined to make further comment.

Published in Dawn, August 1st, 2015

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Shaukat Ali Khan

Aug 01, 2015 08:33am

So what?

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Adnan shah

Aug 01, 2015 09:13am

Dear UN please send peacekeepers to Karachi Love from MQM

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Zane

Aug 01, 2015 09:19am

Nothings going to happen lol, operation is surely against mqm cuz they were supporting these thugs

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usman

Aug 01, 2015 10:30am

better they should have asked UN for financial aid as all bhatta collection is on halt now.

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Tiger

Aug 01, 2015 10:34am

Actually they don't have money to finance Terror activities, that's reason why they are so desperate. LEAs Keep the good work continue. Thx.

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Farooq Ali

Aug 01, 2015 10:49am

UN very well know that thousands of our brave Army Soldiers have given their life to fight terrorists of this country, and Karachi operation is a clean up part of that, as an outcome of this people of Karachi celebrated this Eid happily and in peace.

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neutral

Aug 01, 2015 11:01am

Nothing more than washing dirty linen in public. UN has lot of most important world problems to deal with including Kashmir.

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sandeep

Aug 01, 2015 11:15am

This first real ugly turn and clearly avoidable from both side. It has much longer impact than most of people realizing.

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Usman Hasan

Aug 01, 2015 11:17am

So the U.N. a world wide body for greater concerns is supposed to look into affairs of a Political Party of one city of an 'almost developing' country?

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usman

Aug 01, 2015 11:29am

this is ultra vire, this would result in ban on MQM because as per constitution, a political party cannot approach UN, please clean karachi from MQM

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Aug 01, 2015 11:58am

UN should take this seriously and hope it provides justice to MQM.

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excalibur

Aug 01, 2015 11:58am

Two years ago it was agreed that the Apex Committee would have a Supervisory body to oversee the operation in Karachi that it is even handed No supervisory Body has been set Hence this problem

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rahat

Aug 01, 2015 12:07pm

@Adnan shah MQM target killers will kill those peace keepers too one by one.

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Saima Khan

Aug 01, 2015 12:08pm

Separate province is only a solution for Urdu Speaking people There is one Domicile in Punjab, one in Balochistan , one in Khayber Pukhtoonkhwa but two in Sindh (urban and rural both). This constitutional divide in addition to the famous language bill of Sindh assembly furnished the final-stroke to the burning iron.

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Kamal Pasha

Aug 01, 2015 12:09pm

There is no political victimisations against MQM. The security forces are cleaning the Karaci from rouge people.

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Armaan

Aug 01, 2015 12:22pm

its our country not UN's.....

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Adnan

Aug 01, 2015 12:28pm

what for this "mohajir" word been used? MQM again trying to cash it nationally internationally but this effort will go vein. Dear MQM "We are only PAKISTANI" .

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Robbie

Aug 01, 2015 12:47pm

Without a court warrant, the Rangers are not entitled to raid any person at any area, unless they themselves are mafia's?????

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Aziz Bhoi

Aug 01, 2015 12:58pm

MQM Letter to UN is nothing But crocodile tears

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SIRAJUL ISLAM

Aug 01, 2015 01:10pm

No threat to Muhajir .... Only threat are to the Target killers . . . Show me any one peace lover of Karachi who has been abducted so far .

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blEED GReeN

Aug 01, 2015 01:28pm

@Adnan GOOD ans..!! we are not mahajir but a Pakistani

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blEED GReeN

Aug 01, 2015 01:33pm

@Robbie so what do you want? first inform these culprits and then raid? :p just grow up buddy !! they are doing a clean up operation under Pakistan protection act so they(ranger)dont want to get permission from our so called "ADALAT"

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Alpha Beta

Aug 01, 2015 01:41pm

The UN has no right to interfere in the internal matters of Pakistan. It cannot stop the law enforcement agencies from flushing out the trouble-makers. Rangers, we are with you all the way.

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tauheed

Aug 01, 2015 01:43pm

For the last 30 years, gangsters of MQM have been killing karachites either for ransom, maintaing supermacy, controling the commercial hub of the country. Any movement which is based on violence can not stay longer......There is nature of law as well....what you sow, so shall you reap.

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Maarium

Aug 01, 2015 01:52pm

This is ridiculous. They should be helping Rangers clean the city of all crimes instead of writing letters to the UN and holding protests in other countries that don't have anything to do with Karachi! Shame on MQM!

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Manal

Aug 01, 2015 02:06pm

dear UN please help rangers to dispose of criminal elements in karachi

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pakistan first

Aug 01, 2015 02:16pm

RANGERS and ARMY keep up the good work, on one call of army millions of such letters can be written by people of Pakistan who actually know and are really waiting to get rid of this rotten part of our society

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Qahoo

Aug 01, 2015 02:34pm

First Let UN solve Palestine issue & then think of studying Pakistan matter.

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MAT

Aug 01, 2015 02:57pm

How they can write this. Anyway who cares...

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vicky

Aug 01, 2015 03:02pm

Good, the plight of a marginalized ethnic community must be highlighted....and UN must take note of it like it did in case of Rohigiyas.

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asghar

Aug 01, 2015 03:19pm

Poor mohajirs. Truth is they would never accept us Mohajirs as pak citizens. We should have a different region for ourselves. Free us

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Tariq, Lahore

Aug 01, 2015 03:34pm

This an internal matter for Pakistan and Pakistan alone will deal with it as it seems fit. UN or any other external entity has no say in the matter!

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Sajid Syed

Aug 01, 2015 03:48pm

Washing dirty linen in the publique internationnale.

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Salman

Aug 01, 2015 05:26pm

Punjabi Rangers + Sindhi police not wanted in Urdu speaking city ... How many cadets recruited in army and police from Karachi?

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TARIQ SHAHID

Aug 01, 2015 05:35pm

@Farooq Ali Every one is reckoning that the city is getting it's life back.Restoring peace in Karachi and detaining illegally leaders of a political party is two different thing.Despite the order from the court to get treatment from Private hospital Qamar Mansoor has not been shifted to hospital.Rangers is out rightly biased no doubt.Rangers has become a party

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TARIQ SHAHID

Aug 01, 2015 06:01pm

@excalibur Spot on. MQM several time asked the interior Minister and PM to form a monitoring committee to supervise the operation but the govt didn't. It is evident the operation is against MQM. Where is PPP, ANP and ,JI target killers and extortionist One thing very interesting Govt.of Pakistan is writing letter to South African govt. to apprehend some wanted workers of MQM involved in extortion and target killing,but not interested to apprehend Habib Jan Baloch a famous Layari gangwar leader who is openly participating demonstration by PTI in London against Altaf Hussain.How PTI is pleased inviting a criminal to attend her demonstration against AH? It shows how far PTI can go and shake hands with criminals and murderers against MQM.

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TARIQ SHAHID

Aug 01, 2015 06:11pm

@Maarium Bibi MQM is protesting against those workers and Leaders who are not involved in criminal activities. MQM is protesting against illegal action by Rangers.If operation is carried out free and fair the ultimate beneficiary is non other than MQM.

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M. Siddique

Aug 01, 2015 06:23pm

@GV , When was the last you justice from UN?

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sana

Aug 01, 2015 06:30pm

I can see MQM internet lobby very active here.....

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Asghar

Aug 01, 2015 06:43pm

@Salman for GOD's sake get out of this old sectarianism. Please flash back and see what did karachites get from governance of MQM. Believe me this cleansing is best for MQM. Imagine a respectable,educated emerges from present MQM and by the way nothing will happen to MQM only you get rid of thugs.

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Khan-USA

Aug 01, 2015 07:02pm

An unfortunate event but MQM was left with no option.

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Khan-USA

Aug 01, 2015 07:05pm

@usman Open up your brain and wake up before its too late . You lived all of your life and still have so much hatred and discrimination ?

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Muhammad iqbal

Aug 01, 2015 10:37pm

Very soon UN peace keeping observers will be stationed around Urdu speaking areas of Karachi to protect them from the atrocities of rangers

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Saad

Aug 02, 2015 04:02am

@GV i m from karachi and a mohajir. MQM is full of thugs and gangsters. I hope this mafia crumbles

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Khan-USA

Aug 02, 2015 04:44am

@Asghar I dont believe you !

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badshah

Aug 02, 2015 08:15am

@Saima Khan We should do away with all Provinces and merge all Provinces into one big one called Pakistan.

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badshah

Aug 02, 2015 08:18am

@Salman One big problem with Pakistanis is that everyone thinks they know about all the major incidences and decisions like they were part of decision making. All hearsay.

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Pakistani-Sindhi

Aug 02, 2015 10:14am

@Salman Karachi is multilingual city not Urdu-speaking. Urdu is also spoken by Sindhis, Punjabis and Baloch etc.

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Pakistani-Sindhi

Aug 02, 2015 10:27am

MQM has elected members sitting in both provincial and national assemblies for consecutive years since mid 1990s. They avail all the benefits the elected members are obliged to receive from the state. Elected members receive funds for development and jobs for their respective constituencies. Karachi is the largest city with huge population. It occupies 40 assembly-seats in Sindh province than any other cities of Sindh province. Karachi's electoral-seats in the provincial and national assemblies are more than about dozen cities of rest of Sindh combined together. Out of 40-seats from Karachi, the total 50 members of MQM are the current members of Sindh Assembly (after the PPP). So, who is suffering more in the Karachi?

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