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Sab ka Sooba, hamara kiyoon nahin
New controversy tries to exploit citizens
By Asghar Azad
KARACHI: Sab ka Sooba, hamara kiyoon nahin - Muhajir Sooba zaroori hai these were some slogans printed on the walls of all five districts of Karachi, including Division East, South, West, Central and Malir. The slogans have been written by an organisation calling itself Karachi Lovers.
An eerie sense of anxiousness gripped the citizens of metropolis who read the statements written on the walls of their city on Monday.
God save us from the opportunist politicians and their vested interests, said a citizen after reading the statement.
SUP declared it was pre-planned by PPP govt: Chairman Sindh United Party (SUP) Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah said that any political party, except the PPP government, does not create the issue of wall chalking. He expressed these views while addressing a press conference held here at his residence at Hyder Manzil. He said that abhorrent wall chalking demanding Muhajir Sooba is not the issue of Urdu speaking people the matter of PPP and MQM, who want to blackmail each other.
JSQM to resist any scheme to break Sindh: Chairman Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) Bashir Khan Qureshi, while talking to Daily Times, said that they were observing the situation of city since long. He said a clash between Urdu and Sindhi speaking people is the wish of some political pockets, adding that JSQM will eliminate all such schemes.
Replying a query he said that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is an opportunist party, which has become Sindh friendly and nationalist after leaving the government. He said it is a normal habit of MQM that when they leave the government and face troubles, they claim that they raised the issues of Sindh and were targeted for the same. He said, the MQM will neither contact JSQM after leaving the government nor will JSQM support their call. On other hand, a survey was conducted by Daily Times in which majority of Urdu speaking citizens rejected the idea of a separate province.
Iqbal, a citizen, said that some political forces want to spark a new clash in the city adding, You, me and every sensible man knows well who is behind this conspiracy.
Shakir Qureshi, another citizen, said it is a panic alarm for all and it is our responsibility to stop such hateful activities which cause disturbance in masses.
This is not the first time such controversial statements have appeared on the walls of metropolis. A few months ago wall chalking stating Karachi hamara hai tumhara nahi; Ab bas bohat hogaya; land mafia, drug mafia Karachi khali karo etc were written by some group Ahlyan-e-Karachi. The government needs to find out who are these organisations claiming to be Karachi Lovers and Ahlyan-e-Karachi while marking controversial statements on the streets.
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Mohajir province slogan being raised again
Fasahat Mohiuddin
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Karachi
In some areas of the city, the slogan for declaring Karachi the province of Mohajirs is being raised again, as ethnic divisions in Karachi have deepened due to the rising political temperature.
According to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), the slogan to declare Karachi a Mohajir province is the voice of millions of people of the city who have been deprived of their rights despite the fact that Karachi generates 70 percent of the country’s total revenue.
“These people do not necessarily belong to the MQM. They are those who have been deprived of their rights,” said Waseem Aftab, a member of the MQM’s Rabita Committee, when asked that the people in Orangi Town had been seen raising the slogan for a Karachi province.
Waseem said that the PPP’s one-sided decisions had created ethnic divisions in the city and the situation had now reached the point of no-return. He, however, added that the things could only return to normality if the PPP withdrew all its orders that it took during this week. “Such measures are creating frustration among the citizens, particularly youngsters.”
Waseem said these steps of the PPP were forcing the people to raise voice for making Karachi a Mohajir province where they could get their rights.
He claimed that these people did not belong to the MQM but they happen to be the ones being deprived of their rights, as the PPP was taking every measure to push these people against the wall.
”When you (PPP) deprive the people of their rights from every corner then a stage arrives when the people start raising voice for a separate province,” he said, adding: “It is the voice of millions of people who have been living in pathetic conditions for the last three years.”
He said thousands of employees of the now-defunct City District Government Karachi were facing uncertainty and after being rendered jobless these people would be compelled to commit suicide. “What kind of cruelty is this that the CDGK employees have not been paid salaries for the last five months,” he added.
”The PPP has created a rural-urban divide by taking such steps and the government abolished the Sindh Local Government System-2001 just because the city witnessed development under this system and mostly Urdu-speaking people benefited from it,” he said.
“The PPP has given a message that they do not respect the mandate of the MQM.”
Waseem said that the MQM had tried its level best that such voice for a separate province would not be raised but every step of the PPP only brought sheer frustration among the people.
”If there could be Seraiki, Bhawalpur and other provinces then these deprived people can also raise voice for a separate province and the MQM cannot stop these people,” he maintained.
He said criminals had been given a free hand to kill people. “It is shocking that these criminals have been living in Karachi and the PPP leaders are providing cover to these terrorists.”
Sab ka Sooba, hamara kiyoon nahin
New controversy tries to exploit citizens
By Asghar Azad
KARACHI: Sab ka Sooba, hamara kiyoon nahin - Muhajir Sooba zaroori hai these were some slogans printed on the walls of all five districts of Karachi, including Division East, South, West, Central and Malir. The slogans have been written by an organisation calling itself Karachi Lovers.
An eerie sense of anxiousness gripped the citizens of metropolis who read the statements written on the walls of their city on Monday.
God save us from the opportunist politicians and their vested interests, said a citizen after reading the statement.
SUP declared it was pre-planned by PPP govt: Chairman Sindh United Party (SUP) Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah said that any political party, except the PPP government, does not create the issue of wall chalking. He expressed these views while addressing a press conference held here at his residence at Hyder Manzil. He said that abhorrent wall chalking demanding Muhajir Sooba is not the issue of Urdu speaking people the matter of PPP and MQM, who want to blackmail each other.
JSQM to resist any scheme to break Sindh: Chairman Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) Bashir Khan Qureshi, while talking to Daily Times, said that they were observing the situation of city since long. He said a clash between Urdu and Sindhi speaking people is the wish of some political pockets, adding that JSQM will eliminate all such schemes.
Replying a query he said that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is an opportunist party, which has become Sindh friendly and nationalist after leaving the government. He said it is a normal habit of MQM that when they leave the government and face troubles, they claim that they raised the issues of Sindh and were targeted for the same. He said, the MQM will neither contact JSQM after leaving the government nor will JSQM support their call. On other hand, a survey was conducted by Daily Times in which majority of Urdu speaking citizens rejected the idea of a separate province.
Iqbal, a citizen, said that some political forces want to spark a new clash in the city adding, You, me and every sensible man knows well who is behind this conspiracy.
Shakir Qureshi, another citizen, said it is a panic alarm for all and it is our responsibility to stop such hateful activities which cause disturbance in masses.
This is not the first time such controversial statements have appeared on the walls of metropolis. A few months ago wall chalking stating Karachi hamara hai tumhara nahi; Ab bas bohat hogaya; land mafia, drug mafia Karachi khali karo etc were written by some group Ahlyan-e-Karachi. The government needs to find out who are these organisations claiming to be Karachi Lovers and Ahlyan-e-Karachi while marking controversial statements on the streets.
---------- Post added at 11:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:57 AM ----------
http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrin...n-being-raised--...
Mohajir province slogan being raised again
Fasahat Mohiuddin
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Karachi
In some areas of the city, the slogan for declaring Karachi the province of Mohajirs is being raised again, as ethnic divisions in Karachi have deepened due to the rising political temperature.
According to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), the slogan to declare Karachi a Mohajir province is the voice of millions of people of the city who have been deprived of their rights despite the fact that Karachi generates 70 percent of the country’s total revenue.
“These people do not necessarily belong to the MQM. They are those who have been deprived of their rights,” said Waseem Aftab, a member of the MQM’s Rabita Committee, when asked that the people in Orangi Town had been seen raising the slogan for a Karachi province.
Waseem said that the PPP’s one-sided decisions had created ethnic divisions in the city and the situation had now reached the point of no-return. He, however, added that the things could only return to normality if the PPP withdrew all its orders that it took during this week. “Such measures are creating frustration among the citizens, particularly youngsters.”
Waseem said these steps of the PPP were forcing the people to raise voice for making Karachi a Mohajir province where they could get their rights.
He claimed that these people did not belong to the MQM but they happen to be the ones being deprived of their rights, as the PPP was taking every measure to push these people against the wall.
”When you (PPP) deprive the people of their rights from every corner then a stage arrives when the people start raising voice for a separate province,” he said, adding: “It is the voice of millions of people who have been living in pathetic conditions for the last three years.”
He said thousands of employees of the now-defunct City District Government Karachi were facing uncertainty and after being rendered jobless these people would be compelled to commit suicide. “What kind of cruelty is this that the CDGK employees have not been paid salaries for the last five months,” he added.
”The PPP has created a rural-urban divide by taking such steps and the government abolished the Sindh Local Government System-2001 just because the city witnessed development under this system and mostly Urdu-speaking people benefited from it,” he said.
“The PPP has given a message that they do not respect the mandate of the MQM.”
Waseem said that the MQM had tried its level best that such voice for a separate province would not be raised but every step of the PPP only brought sheer frustration among the people.
”If there could be Seraiki, Bhawalpur and other provinces then these deprived people can also raise voice for a separate province and the MQM cannot stop these people,” he maintained.
He said criminals had been given a free hand to kill people. “It is shocking that these criminals have been living in Karachi and the PPP leaders are providing cover to these terrorists.”
