Re-emergence of vendetta between Muttahida and Haqiqi
Friday, July 10, 2009
Dawn, Pakistan, Friday, 10 Jul, 2009
THE report by the Sindh Chapter of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on politically motivated murders in Karachi should worry every citizen, for it constitutes an indictment of the country’s politicians and gives a fair indication of the kind of violence-prone society we have become. In fact, going by the statistics, there is a menacing rise in the level of political violence. According to the HRCP report, the 100 fatalities during the first six months of this year are up from 74 deaths during the corresponding period last year. The 17-year vendetta between Muttahida and Haqiqi has re-emerged with greater ferocity and accounts for 66 of the 100 deaths. While this should surprise no one, given the two groups’ track record and the bitter differences over extortion rackets typical of the underworld, a number of other political parties, too, were involved in murders, kidnappings and ‘executions’.
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THE report by the Sindh Chapter of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on politically motivated murders in Karachi should worry every citizen, for it constitutes an indictment of the country’s politicians and gives a fair indication of the kind of violence-prone society we have become. In fact, going by the statistics, there is a menacing rise in the level of political violence. According to the HRCP report, the 100 fatalities during the first six months of this year are up from 74 deaths during the corresponding period last year. The 17-year vendetta between Muttahida and Haqiqi has re-emerged with greater ferocity and accounts for 66 of the 100 deaths. While this should surprise no one, given the two groups’ track record and the bitter differences over extortion rackets typical of the underworld, a number of other political parties, too, were involved in murders, kidnappings and ‘executions’.
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Labels: HRCP, Karachi Violence, MQM, MQM Haqiqi
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