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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MQM and Haqiqi men gunned down
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Daily Times, Pakistan, Sunday, June 21, 2009
KARACHI: Political target killings are once again on the rise in the city, as unidentified gunmen killed three political workers belonging to the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
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KARACHI: Political target killings are once again on the rise in the city, as unidentified gunmen killed three political workers belonging to the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
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Labels: Karachi, Karachi Violence, MQM, MQM Haqiqi
posted @ 9:57 AM,
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Now the Muttahida-Haqiqi war
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Daily Times, Pakistan
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Editorial
The target-killing in the last seven days in Karachi reached another peak on Sunday when 13 people were killed, most of them belonging to two factions of the MQM. Earlier, on June 4, the toll was 11 MQM (Haqiqi), two MQM (Altaf), one PPP and one Jama’at-e Islami. This Sunday, MQM-H says seven of its members were killed; the rest were MQM-A members, barring one who was an ANP worker. The Karachi police has arrested a confidant of Baitullah Mehsud with Al Qaeda links who has confessed to plans to cause widespread mayhem in Karachi. A large collection of suicide jackets too has been captured, implying that as many suicide-bombers were expected to be in Karachi, ready to kill innocent citizens to add to the confusion of mindless homicide.
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Editorial
The target-killing in the last seven days in Karachi reached another peak on Sunday when 13 people were killed, most of them belonging to two factions of the MQM. Earlier, on June 4, the toll was 11 MQM (Haqiqi), two MQM (Altaf), one PPP and one Jama’at-e Islami. This Sunday, MQM-H says seven of its members were killed; the rest were MQM-A members, barring one who was an ANP worker. The Karachi police has arrested a confidant of Baitullah Mehsud with Al Qaeda links who has confessed to plans to cause widespread mayhem in Karachi. A large collection of suicide jackets too has been captured, implying that as many suicide-bombers were expected to be in Karachi, ready to kill innocent citizens to add to the confusion of mindless homicide.
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Labels: Karachi, MQM, MQM Haqiqi, Sectarionism, Violence
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