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Bhuttoism is dead among the people of Lyari because of poverty, deprivation, miseries, shortages of clean drinking water and electricity, joblessness and poor law and order situation.

The chief of Karachi City Alliance, Sardar Uzair Jan Baloch has said these word.

I am shocked to the the situation in Lyari. It was a stronghold of PPP. Now it appears that people of the area are extremely angry with the PPP. The Business Recorded reported:

Ahead of May 11 polls, Lyari’s streets and roads are eerily silent, as only right-wing political groups are taking out rallies and staging corners meetings to mobilise electoral support. Lyari in the past used to give a much different look ahead of elections, as Baloch youth would dance on the hypnotic beat of Leva, people used to proudly carry body paintings of PPP’s election symbol of ‘arrow’ and loud party music was much in vogue during the party’s polls drive.

We all have been watching what been happening in Lyari.  The people of Lyari are going through an ordeal since PPP government came to power.

The presence of ANP’s leader in the funeral of Manzar Imam astonished everyone present there. News papers and commenters say that Taliban’s brutality has compelled them to come closer because they are target ANP and MQM’s leaders.

ANP’s Sindh chapter General Secretary Bashir Jan expressed his view this way.

We [the ANP and the MQM] are political rivals, but we stand united against extremism and terrorism.

The terrorists are targeting the leaders of both the MQM and the ANP. Our political differences aside, we are with the MQM on this tragic day. We have to realise that we have a common enemy that we need to combat together.

There presence gives me a little hope. They can help bring the violence down in Karachi. News reports indicate that Taliban has completely taken over ANP dominated areas of Karachi.

Sindh Chief Minister Mr. Qaim Ali Shah said that PPP always protected the rights of Sindh. He lambasted nationalists parties for misleading the people of the SPLG law. He said:

.. the PPP always protected the rights of Sindh and never compromised on that issue. He regretted that nationalists and other political parties were misleading the people over the SPLG law with wrong logic and were hiding the facts.

..the SPLG law was not meant for division of Sindh and was not harmful for the people of Sindh.

I agree with Chief Minister. Nationalists and opposition parties are purposely misleading people.

Look at this poster. The poster says ‘Altaf ka ye Islam ka. People can guess who are behind this. The poster says that Altaf wanted to impose his ideology on Pakistan and is against Islamic parties.

I don’t know why Mr. Hussain announced that referendum. I think he wanted to assess people’s views about the Taliban who have made people’s lives miserable with their actions.

I think Jamaat Islami did not like his idea and has launched a campaign to defame Mr. Hussain and his party.

Jamaat leaders should search their souls why did Karachi’s people dumped. There must be some valid reasons for doing so.

Mr. Hussain, MQM’s Chief’ has made an appeal to the business community of Karachi to identify people responsibly for who are threatening them for money.

He also appealed to the country’s powerful established to officials who are supporting these criminals.

The problem is that when people belong to government in power supports people hesitate to initiate case against criminals because they do not receive any support from law enforcement. Those who dared to do so where gunned down by these criminals. Police failed to provide protection to them.

The way criminals are distributing SITE Industry areas and to business owners indicate political support. They openly come and demand money.

Lawlessness in Karachi has forced business owners to leave country.

Sindhis are raising hue and cry over the Sindh local government law passed by the Sindh Assembly. I failed to understand why they are against it. Everyone is making noises that it will divide Sindh and create bad feeling between the two dominant ethnic groups in Sindh.

What is disturbing no one is giving us any clue why are they against it?  Today, I read a lengthy article written by Mr. Sohail Sangi in the Daily ‘Dawn’. He beat about the bust that it will polarize Sindh. He gave could give a flimsy  excuse in his article. He said:

They (nationalists) have apprehensions that mayors of the two cities have will be given same powers as enjoyed by a chief minister.

The question is: Does the Bill passed by the Assembly say anything like this?

We all know the influence of nationalists in Sindh and other small parties?

PPP represents Sindh’s people not nationalists. They have entered into agreement with the representatives of Urban leaders. They must have naturally safeguarded the interests of their voters.

Karachi is regarded as the economic hub of the country and generates revenues,which are used by Sindhis living in rural areas and other parts of the Pakistan. So Nationalists should not make fuss if MQM has demanded big share. They deserve.

Karachi has been divided along ethnic lines by criminal politicians. Kamran Shahid shows in his program how Mohajir and Pathan community fire upon one another. Both sides accuse one another of starting the fight. Bullet holes on the walls can be seen in the video. They live very close to one another. One can image the destruction and deaths caused by close range firings. People of the area accuses that rangers and police do not do anything to stop  criminals from committing crimes.

Mustafa Khamal says that problem of the Karachi is that provincial and federal do not own Karachi. I agree with him. After the emergence of the MQM on the political scene on Karachi, PPP and PMLN have stopped their political activities. Both these parties’ field their candidates from mixed localities where there are sizable numbers of non-Mohajir voters.

Security agencies knew who are doing subversive activities in Karachi, but they do not take action against the killers because their ethnic bias. They want to keep Karachi in turmoil so investors move to Punjab and other areas.

Karachi’s resident saw peace and tranquility during 2002 to 2008. The credit goes to Mr. Pervez for peace in Karachi. Though MQM claims the credit. It means peace can be maintained here. The present democratic government is not interested in bringing peace in Karachi. They wanted to keep the city in turmoil.

People are eager to know who are cutting cable-wires. However, it appears that Police is not interested in apprehending the culprits. Anyone can make a guess who is behind this.

ANP Senator Zahid Khan gave yes some clue what compelled what coerced ANP workers to take this action. His statement with the geo signified that channel transmission was stopped when the press conference of Afaq Khan and ANP leaders were being shown on the channels. He lamented that cable operators switched off the transmission by the order of someone.

via Tribune.com.pk: APC takes MQM to task for ‘altering’ voters list

Participants of Parties Conference that was convened by Jamaat-e-Islami accused MQM of altering electoral rolls. This meeting was held at  JI’s Idara-e-Noor-e-Haq. Leaders of different political parties hurled preposterous accuses at MQM.

PML-N’s Saleem Zia said:

The ECP came under the pressure of MQM. All political parties have a right to represent people of Karachi in the assemblies, as the city does not belong to the MQM alone.

The question is: How can MQM’s exert its influence to make changes in the list. A computerized CNIC is required to register a voter’s name in the list.

Election Commission’s rule says,”A person can be enrolled as a voter in an electoral area provided that he or she ordinarily resides in that electoral area or owns or possesses a dwelling house or any other immovable property in that electoral area.”

Most of these people live in rented houses. A person cannot change a address until his landlord cooperates with him. Landlords do not entertain this request because of the fraud or criminal cases.

Parties should not make unfounded allegations.

via Tribune.com.pk : KU teeters on brink after IJT boy found with cigarette burns

I am shocked at the way media has slanted the news about clashed between APMSO and Jamiat. Jamiat is responsible for fresh violence in Karachi University, and no one is saying anything about it.

Fighting erupted when a group of IJT activists tried to bar students from a birthday celebration in the geography department. Who are they to police the university?  It was not their business to preach Islam in the campus and beat APMSO activists.

These students approach the university administration but they did not pay attention to their complaints. What happened after the university incident is outrageos. Student organizatiosn should not settle their scores like this. The should adop a legal way for the redressal of their grievances.