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Rohbarcher, Altaf the toad & Khan of Kalat......all out war against Pak now
Altaf Hussain meets US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, Khan of Kalat in London
By News Desk
Published: August 18, 2017
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Hussain told Rohrabacher that “MQM members are being subjected to severe human rights violations”. PHOTO: MQM website
Altaf Hussain, the chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L), met United States Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and the self-exiled Khan of Kalat Suleman Dawood in London at MQM International Secretariat on Thursday.
According to a press release, Altaf briefed the American congressman on the alleged “unlawful arrests, torture, abductions, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions of MQM workers and Mohajirs” in Karachi and other urban areas of Sindh at the hands of law-enforcement agencies.
The MQM founder told Rohrabacher that “MQM members are being subjected to severe human rights violations”, and that workers and their relatives “have gone missing after being taken into unlawful custody by security forces hailing from Punjab.”
MQM-London calls for lifting media ban on Altaf
The statement said Altaf gave details of the “illegal closure” of MQM’s party offices throughout Sindh, including its headquarters, Nine Zero, while a list of “hundreds of extra-judicially killed and missing MQM workers” was also shared with the US lawmaker.
The MQM chief also mentioned the “continuous arrests, extra-judicial killings, enforced disappearances and acts of mistreatment of Baloch men, women, elderly and even children” forces in Balochistan.
PHOTO: MQM
Congressman Rohrabacher, according to the statement, assured Altaf of his full support and pledged to raise these issues in the US Congress and other forums.
The Khan of Kalat joined the duo during the latter part of the meeting, which went on for four hours.
Hussain and Dawood agreed to work together for rights of the Mohajir and Baloch people, while Rohrabacher assured them that he would highlight their grievances in the US and worldwide.
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Rohrabacher is known for his anti-Pakistan stance in the US Congress. In 2012, he said the Government of Pakistan was radical, and supported the Taliban, thereby was an enemy of US and freedom, and was one of two Congressmen who moved a bill in 2016 for the US to declare Pakistan “a terrorist state.”
Dawood went into self-exile after the assassination of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Bugti in 2006. He also plans to approach the International Court of Justice against Khan-e-Kalat Mir Ahmed Yar Khan’s decision of ceding the princely state of Kalat to Pakistan at the request of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1948.
Following Altaf’s anti-Pakistan speech in August last year, the MQM broke into two factions. While the ‘London group’ is headed by Altaf, Farooq Sattar is leading MQM-Pakistan. Since there is ban of broadcast of his speeches, Altaf often interacts with his supporters via Facebook Live, and online statements.
Altaf Hussain meets US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, Khan of Kalat in London
By News Desk
Published: August 18, 2017
127SHARES
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Hussain told Rohrabacher that “MQM members are being subjected to severe human rights violations”. PHOTO: MQM website
Altaf Hussain, the chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L), met United States Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and the self-exiled Khan of Kalat Suleman Dawood in London at MQM International Secretariat on Thursday.
According to a press release, Altaf briefed the American congressman on the alleged “unlawful arrests, torture, abductions, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions of MQM workers and Mohajirs” in Karachi and other urban areas of Sindh at the hands of law-enforcement agencies.
The MQM founder told Rohrabacher that “MQM members are being subjected to severe human rights violations”, and that workers and their relatives “have gone missing after being taken into unlawful custody by security forces hailing from Punjab.”
MQM-London calls for lifting media ban on Altaf
The statement said Altaf gave details of the “illegal closure” of MQM’s party offices throughout Sindh, including its headquarters, Nine Zero, while a list of “hundreds of extra-judicially killed and missing MQM workers” was also shared with the US lawmaker.
The MQM chief also mentioned the “continuous arrests, extra-judicial killings, enforced disappearances and acts of mistreatment of Baloch men, women, elderly and even children” forces in Balochistan.
PHOTO: MQM
Congressman Rohrabacher, according to the statement, assured Altaf of his full support and pledged to raise these issues in the US Congress and other forums.
The Khan of Kalat joined the duo during the latter part of the meeting, which went on for four hours.
Hussain and Dawood agreed to work together for rights of the Mohajir and Baloch people, while Rohrabacher assured them that he would highlight their grievances in the US and worldwide.
MQM-Pakistan denounces Altaf Hussain for seeking Modi’s help
Rohrabacher is known for his anti-Pakistan stance in the US Congress. In 2012, he said the Government of Pakistan was radical, and supported the Taliban, thereby was an enemy of US and freedom, and was one of two Congressmen who moved a bill in 2016 for the US to declare Pakistan “a terrorist state.”
Dawood went into self-exile after the assassination of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Bugti in 2006. He also plans to approach the International Court of Justice against Khan-e-Kalat Mir Ahmed Yar Khan’s decision of ceding the princely state of Kalat to Pakistan at the request of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1948.
Following Altaf’s anti-Pakistan speech in August last year, the MQM broke into two factions. While the ‘London group’ is headed by Altaf, Farooq Sattar is leading MQM-Pakistan. Since there is ban of broadcast of his speeches, Altaf often interacts with his supporters via Facebook Live, and online statements.
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