ARMY RULERS! HAVE MERCY ON THE CITIZENS OF KARACHI – ALTAF HUSSAIN

London - 17 October 2000

Mr Altaf Hussain, founder and leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), said that the present ruling Military Junta has converted Karachi into “Karbala” where people are longing for drops of water. He said that on the one hand the people of Karachi are facing water crisis as a result of severe heat while on the other hand the electricity is not being provided to the citizens despite hike in the electricity prices.

Mr Altaf Hussain reiterated that as a result of water and electricity crisis, the innocent citizens of Karachi in general and poor citizens and children in particular are in dire crisis and suffering immensely.

Mr Altaf Hussain appealed to the Military Government to immediately provide water, stop load shedding and cease the game of hide and seek with the citizens of Karachi or else the citizens of Karachi would be compelled to exercise their democratic right of peaceful protest.