Be with Quaid-e-Azam or Taliban; Altaf asks nation to decide

Asking the nation to take a final decision, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said it was time for the people to decide if it wanted the Pakistan of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah or that of the Taliban.

Addressing a public gathering he observed, “There is no third option. It was time to decide if they wanted Pakistan to survive and progress or if they would allow it to be wiped out from the map of the world.”

Condemning the attack on Malala Yousafzai, he said that she was the symbol of knowledge which the Taliban wanted to crush.

He noted, “The cowardly attack on Malala and her classmates was an attack on Islam, the teachings of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), and the humanity. It was an attack on the enlightened and bright face of Pakistan.”

In his view, the cold-blooded attack on Malala Yousafzai had jolted the nation into even stronger unity but nations do not get such opportunities over and over.

He urged the enlightened segment of the society to come to the front and assert itself for saving the country, adding that mere lip service was not enough, as nothing would happen unless words are matched with action.

Commending those religious scholars who minced no words in condemning the barbaric attack on Malala as un-Islamic, Altaf Hussain stated the scholars who shied away from condemning the Taliban for their dastardly act.

Commenting on drone strikes, Altaf regretted that some elements were trying to find some sort of justification for the brutal attack on Malala Yousafzai and her classmates by saying that it was a fall-out of the drone attacks.

The MQM chief appealed to the Supreme Court chief justice to take suo motu notice of the merciless attack on Malala and her class fellows.

Speaking about the Lal Masjid episode, Altaf said certain anchor persons were saying on TV channels that women were burnt alive during the Lal Masjid operation.

Asking Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary to take action against killers and those who wanted to enforce Sharia by force, he said the court should move against those who had looted national wealth but no party should be singled out.

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