‘Haider’s stance has exposed MQM claim’

‘Haider’s stance has exposed MQM claim’

Sunday, May 23, 2010Bureau reportPESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister, Mian Iftikhar Hussain Saturday lauded the stance of Sardar Haider Zaman, leader of Hazara Action Committee, about the recent target killing in Karachi, saying, they would foil the evil designs of the elements who wanted to a create mistrust between the Pakhtuns and Hazarawals.Talking to The News, Mian Iftikhar Hussain, who is also spokesman for the provincial government, said the interviews of Sardar Haider Zaman to various television channels had exposed the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s claim that the recent violence spree was linked to any tussle between Pakhtuns and Hazarawals living in Karachi.The minister said Pakhtuns and Hazarawals had been living together for centuries and there was no rivalry between them on any issue. The provincial minister added that the demand by Hazarawals for a separate province was their constitutional right and they could struggle for it through democratic means.Referring to the press conference by the MQM leaders in Karachi, Mian Iftikhar said Pakhtuns were proud of their decades-long struggle in the port city to attain their rights.Mian Iftikhar said whatever Pakhtuns had achieved economically was due to their efforts and no one should raise questions about their economic empowerment in country’s mega city.However, he said the leaders of MQM should also tell the nation what was their source of income because they did not have this economic status a few decades ago.He said that Pakhtuns in Karachi had been targeted and the entire Pakhtun leadership of the country should join hands to address the issue and raise their voice against the elements responsible for the violence in the country’s financial hub.