The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Monday alleged that its MPA, Syed Raza Haider, had been assassinated by ‘terrorists’ of the Awami National Party.
Haider Abbas Rizvi, MQM’s deputy parliamentary leader in the National Assembly, alleged that the ANP had threatened Raza Haider while the MQM’s deputy parliamentary leader in Sindh Assembly, Faisal Sabzwari, said that the ANP leader, Shahi Syed, had threatened the MQM in one of his press conferences.
Sabzwari said that now these threats were being implemented. He said that whenever action was taken against the land mafia, a conspiracy was hatched to destabilize the city. Sabzwari said that the land and the drug mafias had developed a nexus in the city, and they were targeting the MQM for raising voice against them.
Meanwhile, Altaf Hussain, the founder of the MQM, has appealed to President Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani to hold an inquiry into the assassination of the MPA. He termed the legislator’s killing as a great tragedy for the nation.
Hussain said that every supporter and worker of the MQM was in a state of shock over the assassination of the MPA. The deceased had been with the MQM from its inception and his contributions to the party were indispensable, he said.
Hussain offered his condolences to the members of the bereaved family and assured them that the MQM stood with them in their hour of grief. The MQM has also announced a three-day mourning period.
ANP CONDEMNS KILLING: The Awami National Party (Sindh) has condemned the assassination of Syed Raza Haider and demanded of the government to arrest the assassins.
Sindh ANP president, Shahi Syed, said that his party believed that the incident had been a conspiracy against the country. He also appealed to the leadership of the MQM to avoid inflammatory statements because the city was facing an outbreak of ethnic and sectarian violence.
