Karachi: The leaders of different political and religious parties have warned that if the presence of army personnel during ongoing voters’ verification would not be ensured and intervention of MQM during the said process could not be stopped then the electoral rolls would not be accepted. This was stated by the leaders of different political and religious parties during their address to the participants of sit-in held outside Provincial Election Commission Office here on Saturday. Central Naib Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Siraj-ul-Haq, JI Karachi Ameer Muhammad Hussain Mahenti, Ali Akbar Gujjar, Hafeezuddin, Mustaqeem Noorani, Matloob Awan, Gulzar Soomro, Muhammad Ghayas and others were spoken on the occasion.
Among political workers of different parties, the women and children were also participated in the sit-in at large numbers. Speaking on the occasion, Siraj-ul-Haq has said that if the army was not ready to take part in voters’ verification process, then it means that the pre-poll rigging has started before the elections adding it would not be elections, but the ‘selection’. “If the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakhruddin G Ibrahim wants holding of transparent elections, then he should remove the reservations of the people”, he added.
Naib Ameer JI Pakistan said if someone tries to sabotage the decision of the people, then it would consider an attempt to change the Pakistan according to the map of USA. He further said the Pakistan was come into being by democratic struggle, but the country had divided into two due to dictator mindsets. “If PPP was considering the suggestions of majority in 1971, then 80,000 army personnel were not sent into prison adding now once again the conspiracy is being hatched to create such type of situation in the country”, he added. He further said bloodshed is being continued in Balochistan and tribal areas adding the Karachi is also being hostage by terrorists, but the 180 million people of the country are with the people of Karachi.
JI Karachi Ameer Muhammad Hussain Mahenti said all institutions have been destroyed, as the government has given free-hand to MQM. “Electoral process has also been made hostage by MQM adding presently, Election Commission has become useless”, he added. Mahenti said SC has termed the voters’ lists ‘bogus’ and ordered to carryout voters’ verification process in the presence of Army personnel, but unfortunately, the electoral rolls has also once again been prepared in the supervision of MQM. “Bloodshed is being continued in Karachi, but no one was ready to take any step to stop the killings of innocent people adding the killers who arrested being released like ‘Ajmal Pahari’, Mahenti added. He said Election Commission was equally responsible of targeted killings of the innocent people, as it is not being implemented the verdict of Supreme Court. “We will not accept the electoral lists being prepared in the absence of army personnel adding will start the movement in the next phase if the demands would not meet”, he added.
Ali Akbar Gujjar said that all parties are united against pre-poll rigging in the voters’ verification process. Syed Hafeezuddin said it seems that the Election Commission has handed over the voters’ verification process to MQM. Maulana Muhammad Ghayas said that the sit-in was an ultimatum to the government adding these sit-ins will continue and extend further, if their demands could not meet. Mustaqeem Noorani said that the EC and government are supervision MQM in the process of voters’ verification. Matloob Awan said that the provincial government has failed to restore law and order in the city. He demanded the dismissal of Sindh Chief Minister and Federal Interior Minister.
Mazhar Rahoja said that more than 40,000 people have been murdered since 1988, but no one was ready to take step against the killers. Gulzar Soomro said that the MQM was the creation of the dictatorship adding it makes the people of Karachi hostage on gun point. Maulana Ghulam Mustafa Farooqui said that the external hands through a plan conspiracy create instability in the city and the country.