LONDON: The Chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain has said that the direction of Karachi operation has been turned towards MQM in the disguise of criminals’ arrest, adding that we are being defamed by showing the weapons brought from outside like the conspiracy of Jinnahpur.
Altaf Hussain has further said that the voice against torture on MQM’s arrested workers should be raised. He emphasized on lawyers, human rights associations and journalists that they should raise their voice against the torture. He was addressing to constitutional and legal experts and legal aid committee at Nine Zero.
The Chief of MQM asked why did the rangers raid on his 70-year-old sister’s house although she was widow? He said that the rangers raided twice on Saira Aslam’s house, asking the officials what if the same happened to their sisters’ or daughters’. He said that the arrested workers were being tortured.
Altaf Hussain said that the arrested workers of MQM were treated like war criminals, adding that Nooruddin Subhani was shown as target killer though he was a cook at Nine Zero. He said that his maternal aunt’s daughter’s son and his nephew Abdul Aziz were also arrested. He further said that MQM wanted to remove corrupt political culture and status quo.