PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF MUST TAKE SERIOUS NOTICE OF THE CALLOUS MURDER OF TWO MQM WORKERS
ELEMENTS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT ARE SUPPORTING AL-QAIDA AND RELIGIOUS FANATICS – ALTAF HUSSAIN

17 January 2003
The MQM leader Mr. Altaf Hussain has asked President Parvez Musharraf and Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali to take immediate action on the murders of two MQM workers at the hands of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) terrorists.  He said, “we have been very patient, we are appealing for restraint but there is a limit to our patience and restraint”.  He was addressing the workers gathered at MQM Head Office known as Nine Zero on 16 January 2003.   He reminded the audience of the army operation on 19 June 1992 that caused untold sufferings and thousands of deaths to our young men.  Despite the anguish and unbearable pain, we exercised restraint through out.  Our enemies are rattled by our constant success in the general elections and begin to take our policy of restraint as weakness, they do not even allow us to celebrate our moments of success in peace.  This is exactly what happened on the day of resounding success in the By-Elections in Orangi Town seat NA-242.  The MMA terrorists carried out attacks on the polling stations in Orangi Town, injuring three workers and later on killing two workers and injuring one in Federal B Area.  We ask our people to be patient and exercise restraint.  The religious fanatics even fired upon the vehicles of our supporters, but we remained calm.  The workers present at Orangi Town were advised not to carryout any rallies to fold their clours and banners and to observe party discipline, so they can assemble at “Nine Zero” to celebrate the electoral victory at NA-242.  But as the workers were gathering the news came that Salman Farooqui 29 and Syed Masood Ali 35, have been shot dead and Umer Din seriously injured in Federal B Area, Block No. 16, near Sagheer Centre, at the hands of MMA jihadi fanatics.

Mr. Altaf Hussain, who was deeply shocked and saddened by the murder of two MQM workers prayed to God Almighty for his wrath on those who planned and perpetrated the killings of innocent workers.  He also prayed for the salvation of the martyrs Salman Farooqui and Syed Masood Ali and for the serenity of the deceased relatives.  Your name will be remembered with the other fifteen thousand MQM Martyrs, he declared.  Sooner or later the perpetrators of these atrocities will be apprehended to receive exemplary punishment.  He appealed to president Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali, other officials of law enforcement agencies and the government of Sindh for the arrest of the killers.  He also asked the president, the international community and international human rights organisations to take serious notice of the violations and terrorism being carried out by the MMA fanatics.  Who is now destroying the peace and calm of the city, he asked?  He pointed out that Salman Farooqui Shaheed and Syed Masood Ali Shaheed have laid their lives to bring peace into the port city of Karachi.  While addressing the president General Pervez Musharraf, he pointed out that there are still certain elements in his establishment, including the agencies that are covertly supporting Al Qaida and the fanatics of MMA.  An immediate action is required against them before it is too late.  Those so-called Islamic Parties are oblivious to Islam and the teachings of prophet Mohammad (PBUH).  In the name of Islam and Jihad they are the perpetrators of murder and mayhem.  They are undoubtedly by inviting the wrath of God and that of entire world upon themselves.  Their actions have placed the future of Pakistan at stake.  While addressing the leaders of MMA Mr. Altaf Hussain asked as to where is it mentioned in Holy Quran and “Hadis” that you go about killing your political adversaries after being defeated?  Sooner or later God will take account of your actions.  He told his fellow workers that he is deeply saddened and his heart aches at the murder of Salman Farooqui and Syed Masood Ali.  My fellow workers I appeal to you to be patient and exercise restraint and leave justice to God. One can do all manner of skulduggery in this world but the laws of nature cannot be altered.  Sooner or later time will come when we will be in a position to take account of every drop of blood of our fellow workers.  Only God knows why we could not celebrate our victory on 15 January 2003.  In the past many people conspire to finish the MQM but thank God MQM is alive and well.  Those who are conspiring against MQM today will themselves perish and MQM shall survive through thick and thin, Inshallah.