IN TIME OF NEED, I WOULD STAND AS A ROCK IN FRONT OF ANY DIFFICULTY OR HARDSHIP – MOHTARMA FAIZA GABOL

London – 1 February 2001


Mr Altaf Hussain and Mohtarma Faiza Gabol


Mohtarma Faiza Gabol, wife of Mr Altaf Hussain, Founder and Leader of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), while addressing for the first time after her marriage, to the Members of MQM Coordination Committee and party workers in Karachi and Hyderabad from London over the telephone has pledged that she would never bring any slur, harm or ill to the cause, mission and the Movement.


Starting her address by presenting her greetings to the Members of MQM Coordination Committee, MQM workers, mothers, sisters, she expressed her heartiest gratitude. Addressing a large crowd who had gathered at Nine Zero, the MQM Head Office in Karachi, the MQM Hyderabad Zonal Office in Hyderabad, Miprukhas, Nawabshah, Sukkur and Sanghar, she hoped that her marriage to the Quaid and now to her Quaid, would bring success, prosperity and the heights of achievements that we are striving for.


At this auspicious occasion, she pledged with her heart and soul to the participants that she would never bring any ill to the cause, to the mission, to the Movement and to the Tehrik. She said, “I promise before you and I take this opportunity that I take upon a pledge before you that I will not at any cost or any obstacle that may occur at any time, I will never ever let you all down. I will be an active part of this Movement in its peaceful struggle to breakaway from the chains and shackles of the feudal system to get freedom from the feudal system and from the Punjab Establishment.”


Mohtarma Faiza Gabol said that we shall together fight for the rights of Sindh as one. We shall surmount any obstacle that might come and hinder our way. We are not going to retreat from our peaceful struggle for the rights of Sindh province at any level or at any cost or surrender at any price. She pledged, “in time of need would stand as a rock in front of any difficulty or hardship targeted for you and would face and endure these hardships and difficulties upon myself.” She assured that she would prove herself up to the task and the “responsibility” of Bhabhi (sister-in-law) that has been conferred upon her and would strive to become a valuable worker of the party as well.


At the end of her short and impressive address, Mohtarma Gabol repeated her gratitude to the people for making her a part of the family and for giving her so much respect, love, making her comfortable, welcoming her as a family member and as a part of the Movement. Mohtarma Faiza Gabol made her speech both in the Urdu Language as well as in English Language.