Summary MQM chief said his party has knocked on every door for justice but returned disappointed
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Friday wrote an open letter to Army Chief General Raheel Sharif saying that innocent workers are being arrested and killed extra-judicially in the name of targeted operation in Karachi. He said that his party has knocked every door for justice but returned disappointed, Dunya News reported.
In a statement issued by Altaf Hussain, it was said that innocent MQM workers are being targeted for no reason, alleging that extrajudicial murders of the party workers are being carried out in the name of targeted operation in Karachi.
MQM chief said he could say these things through a beeper on television but the TV channel who broadcasted this beeper would have become a target. He said that this is the reason that he had no choice but to write an open letter in the name of the army chief and disseminate it through the print and electronic media.
He said he will provide the information in the letter number 1, following which, letter number 2, 3, 4 and 5 will also contain information about every incident.
Altaf Hussain said that his allies, members of national and provincial assemblies have knocked on the doors of the concerned military sources but had to return disappointed. He said he had no choice but to write an open letter to alert the army chief of the alleged irregularities and extrajudicial killings in the name of targeted operation in Karachi.
MQM has held vocal demonstrations protesting against the alleged extrajudicial killings of its party workers over the past few months. Though the Sindh government made some administrative changes in order to handle the operation, MQM continues to express its concerns.
Only yesterday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was briefed during his Karachi meeting by Chief Secretary Sindh and Director General (DG) Rangers over the ongoing security situation of Karachi. Chief Secretary had said that the targeted operation against militant elements is progressing in the right direction.
He said that the targeted operation has reduced the incidents of targeted killings in the city, adding that as many as seven thousand new officers have been recruited in Karachi police who will soon be given training.
Corps Commander Karachi Lt. Gen. Sajjad Ghani assured that the army will provide every possible support to the Sindh government and police in order to establish peace in the city.
Chief Secretary told that Sindh government is going to declare selected areas as sensitive and forbidden for general population, adding that Sindh government is working on better management policy in order to guard prominent installations following the attack on Karachi airport.
It was told that watch towers, lighting system and protective fencing will be installed and that a common person will not be permitted to enter the forbidden area.
Chief Secretary said that important installations will be termed sensitive and that the boundaries of sensitive areas will be protected using the sharp edged wire and fencing. He said field lights will also be arranged for these areas.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said while addressing the meeting, that Karachi operation was started after consulting political parties, traders and members of the civil society. He said Karachi is heart of Pakistan, vowing that his government won’t rest until Karachi becomes the city of lights again.
