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MQM sees plot to destroy Karachi’s peace
Dr Farooq Sattar refrained from blaming any particular party for the killing, saying it was easy to pin the blame on a political party. - APP/File photo KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Dr Farooq Sattar has said that conspiracies are being hatched to de-stabilise the city by destroying its peace. The parliamentary leader of MQM in the National Assembly said at a press conference on Thursday that targeted killings in the city over the past two days were part of a conspiracy to destroy peace in Karachi. Flanked by other party leaders and lawmakers, including Shoaib Bukhari, Kunwar Khalid Younis and Haider Abbas Rizvi, Dr Sattar said an MQM worker Mohammad Arshad was killed in Ayub Goth on Thursday afternoon while another worker, Khalid Ansari, was killed in Malir in the evening. He said two terrorists riding a motorbike sprayed bullets on Mohammad Arshad while Khalid Ansari, who lived in Gulshan-i-Maymar, was killed in front of Student Bakery in Malir in the evening. He said Khalid Ansari was sub-union in charge in Karachi Water & Sewerage Board and belonged to the labour wing of the MQM. Dr Farooq Sattar refrained from blaming any particular party for the killing, saying it was easy to pin the blame on a political party. Referring to an incident near the Chief Minister House on Thursday, the MQM leader regretted the incident and said the MQM could also have protested in a similar manner, but it was time to show restraint and political wisdom. He said Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah and Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq had talked to him and shown their concern over targeted killings of MQM workers. He said attempts were being made to de-stabilise the government as well as Karachi. Dr Sattar said that his party would remain in close touch with the Pakistan People’s Party to foil any conspiracy and would contact other political parties who were not part of the government. He called upon different political parties to refrain from the blame game. DAWN. Staff Reporter:Friday, 05 Jun, 2009
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