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'Titanic of Muslim Ummah is sinking'
[Pak Daily Times] Muttahida Qaumi Movement...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead... (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has regretted that the rulers have no knowledge of the ground realities, and they are still making false promises to the people. During a telephonic address to the MQM Coordination Committee members, Altaf said the 'Titanic' of the Musselmens was sinking and that immediate steps should be taken before "the whole ship collapses, and eventually sinks". He recalled the promises made to those on the Titanic, and said they were similar to those being made to the Pak population. "The bureaucrats and higher officials sitting on the upper decks of the ship have no idea that the ship is sinking. They are unaware of the water that has entered the lower ranks of the ship," Altaf said. He said that when the Titanic was sinking, the higher officials on the upper parts of the ship continued to indulge in their lavish lives of eating and drinking, whilst the lower parts of the ship were being destroyed. However, a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all... he said that sooner or later, the upper portion was destroyed as well, killing everyone that was onboard. The MQM chief then gave an example of misleading information when the radio in West Pakistain stated that Pak armed forces were victorious on all fronts against the Indian forces in East Pakistain, while in reality, 93,000 Pak soldiers were laying down their arms before Indian forces at that time. "I hope they don't forget what I am saying today, terming it merely a story," he said. Altaf said that statements such as these were misleading the people, like they had been misled in the past. He said he would talk in detail about the ship's captain, those running the ship and other staff in his next address to the members of the MQM Coordination Committee. Posted by: Fred 2013-06-27 |
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