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Qazi condemns raid at JI office in Hyderabad
 Qazi Hussain Ahmed, the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president and Jamaat-e-Islami ameer, has condemned the police raid on a JI office in Hyderabad as âunwarranted use of forceâ. He demanded an inquiry and re-polling, especially in the areas where governmentâs allied parties âresorted to violence to win the electionsâ.In a statement on Thursday, Qazi said that Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists came from Karachi and marred peaceful polling in the city. He said that MQM activists smashed MMA women activistsâ cars. He said that reports coming from Hyderabad suggested that the âfascist partyâ had hijacked the election process at gunpoint. He said that police action against Al-Khidmat groupâs activists in Hyderabad and raids on the JI office were carried out under MQM convener Dr Farooq Sattarâs supervision. Qazi crticised the Election Commissionâs officials for not taking action against massive rigging and irregularities despite several complaints from all over Pakistan. He said people would reject election results. Posted by: Fred 2005-08-26 |
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