MQM WAS SUBJECTED TO THE WORST FORM OF PREJUDICE, FLAGRANT PREJUDICE WILL GIVE RISE TO DIFFERENT SLOGANS IN THE COUNTRY: ALTAF HUSSAIN

Founder and Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Mr Altaf Hussain has said that raising of different types of slogans in the country would be natural if a popular political party was subjected to the worst form of prejudice and discrimination. He said that the MQM was the only party in the country against which prejudicial propaganda was done in the highest degree in order to keep the people the country away from the revolutionary ideology and philosophy of the MQM.

Mr Hussain said that national awards are given each year to the people who have shown outstanding performance in their fields of work but regretted that the MQM representatives were prejudiced against and ignored.

Mr Hussain said that former City Nazim of Karachi was included in the list of three best mayors in the world by a board comprising highly qualified people, but it was the height of prejudice that no reception, lunch or dinner was given in his honour by the government for bringing glory and fame to Pakistan.

Mr Hussain regretted that the people preparing the list of names for awarding the national awards could not see the face of Mustafa Kamal because their eyes are blindfolded with prejudice.

Mr Hussain complimented the impartial anchor persons who had taken interviews of Mustafa Kamal and praised him for his efforts. He added that most of the media houses chose not to honour Mustafa Kamal for his achievements.

Mr Hussain said that Mustafa Kamal was praised for his development works by the Chief Justice of Pakistan and other honourable judges of the Supreme Court, but most of the writers could not come up with even a few words of praise for him.

Mr Hussain said that Governor Ishrat-ul-Ebad was the longest serving governor in the country, and everyone was happy with his performance but Governor Ebad was also deprived of national honours.

Mr Hussain said that the MQM had a majority in the Sindh Assembly in 1997, but the office of the chief minister was denied to the MQM on pretext or another. He asked if this was not a flagrant act of prejudice and discrimination.

Mr Hussain said that if the prejudicial treatment continues unabated and with undiminished intensity, then what could possibly happen in the country other than slogans of different types being raised by the people.

NAZEER HUSSAIN UNIVERSITY WILL COMPETE WITH INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: TARIQ MIR

GOOD EDUCATION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT NEED IN MODERN TIME

Professional Education is the sine qua non for the survival and progress of Pakistan and full attention will have to be given to the education along with defence for the national security. These views were expressed by Mr Tariq Mir at the inaugural function of Nazeer Hussain University (NHU) in Karachi.

Mr Mir is the President of NHU and founder and managing trustee of the Society for Unwell and Needy (SUN), an international welfare organization.

Mr Mir said that lack of proper education and ignorance was incongruous with the 21^st century. He said that the NHU would prove to be a milestone in the progress and advancement of the country.

Mr Mir said it was unfortunate that the Pakistani universities were not at par with international standards. He said that the NHU would not only compete with the international universities in high standards but it would equip the students for better employment.

Speaking about the programmes being offered by the university Mr Mir said that initially admissions would be given in the faculties of engineering, architecture and business administration. He said that the faculty of medicine would also start functioning soon.

Mr Mir said that highly qualified teachers living outside the country would also participate in the process of teaching through video conferencing.

Mr Mir said that the admission process would start from August 2012 and initially 1000 students would be admitted. The university, spreading on an area of 15 acre, has future expansion plans to accommodate 5000 students in various faculties.

Mr Mir said that hostel and sports facilities would also be provided to the students.

Deputy Conveners of the Co-ordination Committee of the MQM Dr Muhammad Farooq Sattar, Mr Anis Ahmed Qaimkhani, Mrs Nasreen Jalil, Dr Nusrat Shoukat, other members of the committee, MNAs, MPAs and senators were also present on the occasion.

Syed Mustafa Kamal, member of the Co-ordination Committee, vice chancellor of Muhammad Ali Jinnah University Dr Abdul Wahab, former British Justice Minister Mr Shahid Malik, Mr Nasir Gulzar also spoke on the occasion.