Summary MQM workers and officials renewed their allegiance to Altaf Hussain
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Wednesday responded to the allegations leveled by BBC by saying everything is blamed on MQM, adding that he will never bow down.
In his telephonic address to Raabta Committee members and officials of various departments, Altaf Hussain said he has never and will never bow down, adding that if someone wants to quit they can.
He said they are going through a crucial situation and that their workers’ safety is something he cares about the most.
MQM workers and officials renewed their allegiance to Altaf Hussain. The Raabta Committee said that MQM is a patriotic Pakistani party and believes in Pakistan’s unity and stability.
MQM rejects allegations, terms BBC’s report continuation of ‘media trial’
MQM earlier rejected BBC’s report alleging it of receiving Indian funding. MQM said it is a patriotic Pakistani party and that they fully believe in unity and stability of Pakistan.
According to details, The Raabta Committee said that the allegations leveled against MQM are not new, adding that efforts to ‘malign’ MQM were done in the past as well but were proved wrong.
MQM said it was accused of conspiring to create ‘Jinnah Pur’ in the past but the allegation was not proved.
They said that it was accused of hoarding NATO’s lost weapons a while back, adding that the US State Department had itself rejected the assertion.
It says that anti-MQM elements are repeating the allegations over and over again in order to subject MQM to ‘media trial’.
MQM said that BBC’s reporter Owen Bennett-Jones has published anti-MQM reports in the past as well which, it said, were used by opponents for political gimmicks and MQM’s media trial.
It said BBC’s report is a continuation of ‘media trial’ against MQM, adding that it rejects all allegations.
