KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain said that the majority of people of Sindh had given their verdict in favour of provinces by observing a 'Black Day' on Sunday.

In a statement issued by the MQM, Hussain paid tribute to the people of Sindh and claimed that PPP feudal lords had never accepted the Urdu-speaking Sindhis or Mohajirs as true Sindhis.

"The PPP sowed the seeds of prejudice and hatred in 1973. The PPP claims to be a national political party but history bears out that it has always used the Sindh card and not the Pakistan card," said the statement.

"The people have spoken about the need for new provinces in Sindh and the rest of Pakistan," the MQM leader said.

Hussain said it was the unanimous decision of the Sindhi-speaking people and the Urdu-speaking people that together they would pull down the outdated feudal system and corrupt political culture.

He asked office-bearers of Hyderabad Zone and other zones to thank the Sindhi-speaking people and other nationalities in their areas for observing the 'Black Day'.

Hussain also thanked transporters, business community and other people belonging to different walks of life for keeping their businesses closed on the occasion.

He also thanked workers and sympathisers in Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir for taking part in peaceful demonstrations.