Friday, Jul 12, 2013
Karachi: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar Friday said his party was being victimised because it was the only party in the country that was against “Talibanistion”.
He was talking to media at the Karachi international airport after he returned from London where MQM chief Altaf Hussain was being probed in a money laundering case.
“No charges could be established against MQM in the court of law and it’s only a media trial to punish MQM for its anti-Taliban instance,” he said.
The MQM leader was referring to a BBC report which raised questions about allegations of money laundering, murder of Dr Imran Farooq, incitement of violence through hate speech and the MQM’s overall image of violence.
The host of the of the programme termed the MQM as one of the most feared parties in Pakistan.
“I have met the officials of the BBC and tried to convince them that they were being misled by pro-Taliban elements,” Sattar said.
The BBC programme also raised questions whether the British government was providing shelter to the organisation which threatened and persecuted others. And whether Hussain, the MQM chief would be put on trial.
Sattar said that international media was being used against MQM and there was a bid to tame the MQM because it was a liberal and secular party.
He further said that MQM was targeted in the last elections and as many as 80 of its workers were gunned down for its being liberal.
BBC said in its report that the London police conducted a raid at the Hussain house and recovered hundreds of thousands pounds. The Metropolitan Police has also confirmed to the media that investigation against Hussain started in May when they recovered a series of complaint.
The workers and activists of Pakistan Tehreeke Insaf (PTI) of Imran Khan volleyed the police with complaints against MQM chief referring one of his speech in which he allegedly threatened the PTI workers.
By Mohammad Ashraf Correspondent
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