MQM-P says PPP relying on London's call to boycott elections
Pakistan
Vows to save Pakistan and form govts in the villages of Sindh too
KARACHI (Dunya News/Web Desk) – The MQM-P leadership on Sunday said the PPP was banking on the election boycott call given from the London, adding that they had established Pakistan and would also save the country.
Addressing a rally in the megacity, MQM-P Convenor Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, who vowed to rescue Pakistan, told the crowd near the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam that the time had come for a new war and reorganisation of battle lines, with the ruthless rulers on one side and the innocent citizens on the other.
Speaking on the occasion, MQM-P Senior Deputy Convenor Dr Farooq Sattar said they would soon get rid of the worst politician and Karachi had started the process of political change in Sindh, adding that his party would soon form governments not only in cities but also the villages of the province.
All the nationalities living in Karachi had become tired of a life which was nothing slavery, he remarked.
On the other hand, Mustafa Kamal said the PPP was relying on the call to boycott the polls – a reference to his former leader who had founded the party and now resides in London for over three decades.
The gathering had buried all the investment made by PPP while foiling the efforts of all the ROs (returning officers) and deputy returning officers (DROs), said Kamal who is contesting the National Assembly elections from two seats. One of them is NA-242 for which PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif had also filed nomination papers which were later withdrawn after a failure to reach seat adjustment with the MQM-P.
Kamal said Bilawal Bhutto Zardari could never become the prime minister with the MQM’s support, which had previously ensured the success of his elders.
The vote of Karachi belongs to the MQM, he said and warned of taking extreme steps if their mandate was stolen in the February 8 elections.
