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How would MQM run its election campaign? This is everything is thinking in Karachi. Yesterday, a woman an activist from MQM came to my house and delivered me pamphlets. I admired the courage of the lady from the women’s wing who is going from door to door to convince people to vote for MQM.

MQM is blaming government agencies for the present crisis. I think it is wrong to blame them. They have been in coalition for five years and could use the state apparatus to eliminate to Taliban in the city. How would they expect this from the interim government to do that?

The question is: Who is to be blamed for the crisis in three provinces? Is some from the government telling Taliban to kill the leaders of MQM, PPP and ANP.

We have to find answer for this question. There is no doubt Taliban is attacking MQM offices. They are doing this hurt MQM’s election campaign. Faisal should give us in detail why Taliban is doing this .  I accept that Taliban’s action will help PMLN and JI win many seats. It does not mean PMLN and JI are paying them hurt them.

It is wrong to say that Taliban is an armed wing of Jamaat Islami. Yes, Jamaat supports their ideology a little.

Haider Abbas Rizvi talked about his party’s performance. What performance has MQM shown?  People will again vote for MQM because they do not expect any good from PMLN. Mr. Shahbaz’s statement on power crisis has dismayed Karachi’s resident.

In an important political development, Awami National Party (ANP) leader Shahi Syed will visit Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) headquarters Nine Zero tonight (Tuesday).

It is expected that representatives from the MQM, ANP and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will meet at Nine Zero tonight. The meeting will be attended by Rehman Malik, Farooq Sattar and other leaders from the three parties.

The news has given me a shock.  It is really an important development. The news tells me that situation in Karachi is really serious.

MQM had to cancel its women’s convention because of a security threat.  MQM leader Khawaja Izharul Hassan told the press that that police told them that militants had plan to attack the gathering. I think MQM took the right decision by canceling the event.

The party has decided to use social social media and other forums to approach their voters. They have decided to use Twitter and Facebook to carry out their election campaigns. Public gatherings have become too risky.

Khawaja Izharul Hassan claimed that they were very vocal on social media. I don’t think so. We see few some people representing them who love to bash people. They must respond with calm and restrain to people who put tough question. They should not worry about trolls. They pay attention to their genuine voters who are on social media and they love to interact with their leaders.

MQM’s Chief has said that Baton-wielding Shariah is not acceptable. He is right, but he cannot push them out of the city alone. He needs the supports of all the political parties and police and rangers to do that. However, these organizations and agencies are not willing to support him because of their bias.

He said :

Baton-wielding Shariah is unacceptable to us. We want enlightened and educated Pakistan.

Islam preaches no use of force.

These are good words for public consumption. I am a Karachi resident and I don’t see any policy by the government to tackle this menace.

He said in his speech that a conspiracy has been hatched to keep liberal political parties out of the electoral process. Who are these liberal parties? We have seen the abusive behaviors of people affiliated with political parties on the social media

The terrorist attacks on the PPP, MQM and ANP are obviously condemnable and cannot be condoned yet these parties have to blame themselves for what they are facing today.

Not only during their just-completed five-year rule they failed to evolve any counter-terrorism strategy, they had also not made any serious effort to check terrorism and control the law and order situation.

I agree with Mr. Anwar Abbasi. The PPP,MQM and ANP did nothing to curb the growing extremism and militancy in the country.

Talibans will be rejoicing over their second attack on MQM’s election office in Karachi. However, they don’t realize the ramifications of their attacks on Urdu Speaking areas of Karachi. It will hurt their Pakhtoon brothers badly. Despite all the riots in the city. Poor Pakhtoon laborers are freely moving in Mohajir dominated areas of Karachi. Their actions will make them suffer. People will look at them with suspicion and stop doing business with them. These poor people will starve if they loose business. Pakhtoons will have to keep and eye on these fanatics and help the authorities in eliminating their save havens in their areas.

Young men killed in the recent attack are not apostate and combatants. They were ordinary young Muslims. Images of mutilated bodies and injured persons have made people angry. Their anger could start a riot in the city.

These killers plans to carry our their attacks in future too. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan has said:

This is in continuation of our policy to target three political parties, the ANP, MQM and PPP,” he said from an undisclosed location. “These attacks will continue,” he warned.

People in Karachi should be vigilant now. They should keep an eye on the people who are coming in their areas.

The Express Tribune has reported:

KARACHI: A strike – called by Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) against a bomb attack on party’s camp office – brought Karachi to a standstill on Wednesday as businesses remained closed, reported Express News.

On April 23, a crude bomb targeting MQM roadside office killed at least three people and injured 30 others. The attack, which took place in the Buffer Zone area, prompted the closure of all roadside camp offices of the party.

Yes, this strike has once against showed that MQM commands great influence in the metropolis. Karachi residents are very sad over yesterday’s bomb blast, which a number of people lost their lives and scores of young men were critically injured.

The big question is: Has it frightened Taliban and its backers?

I think it has hurt us only. MQM will have to find new ways to compel the government to initiate action against the Taliban, who are engaged in criminal activities.

My heart sank when I heard about the bomb blast near People’s Chowrangi. I feared the loss of lives as it is a heavily populated area. I become very angry over the government and our police who have done nothing to protect us from Taliban because of their ethnic bias.

Images of dead young men and injured people began to emerge on social media. The images were so distributing that I had to request not to upload them because kids are also linked to our profiles.

Everyone knows are Taliban. The question is: How did they land in Karachi? They have landed in Karachi because of a botched operation against them in tribal areas. The army and security agencies did not pay attention to the people who fled from the tribal areas towards cities. Most of these people have landed in Karachi and mingled settled down in different parts of Karachi.

MQM, Karachi’ popular secular party sensed the danger they would pose to the city started to raise voice about their criminal activities in the city. However, PPP’s Interior Minister Zilqar Mirza vhementaly opposed MQM on this issue. This stupid man though that he could use Taliban to control MQM.

In April 2008, Karachi’s residents saw posters about the growing Talibnization of the city. These posters were from ‘the Citizens of Karachi’. Instead of supported MQM on this issue, ANP started blaming MQM that wanted to wipe out Pakhtoons from the city.  ANP realized the evil designs of TTP when they killed one of their prominent member UC nazim, Amir Sardar, and two party worker on 13th August 2012.

Now, they have turned to MQM for help in order to fight them.

After subduing ANP, TTP has turned towards MQM. On November 3, they issued a warning that they would liberate Karachi” from the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM)

JI is enjoying the situation because TTP is not targeting them.  JI supporters are expressing happiness over the tension and killings in the city. They think the situation will enable them to grab seats in upcoming elections.  They are sadly mistaken. Taliban actions has once against increased support for the MQM and they have forgiven their mistakes and follies once again.

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MQM’s Chief has proposed to ANP to fight Taliban terrorists jointly. I support Mr. Hussain proposal and ask ANP leaders to support him on this issue.

Dawn.com has reported:

Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain called Awami National Party President Asfandyar Wali on Tuesday and stressed the need for launching a joint struggle to counter terrorism.

According to a statement released from London, Mr Hussain told the ANP chief that while Punjab was the only province where a peaceful poll campaign was going on, fear and panic was being spread in the remaining three provinces.

He said the parties being targeted by terrorists in Sindh, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan would have to chalk out a plan to stop terrorist attacks.

I agree with Mr. Hussain. There is no doubt situation in smaller provinces are not good.  However, we should not blame Punjab for the mess. SIndh’s own leaders are responsible for the mess. There is no love lost between rural and urban leaders of Sindh. This situation enables Punjab to interfere in Sindh and exploit the situation.

SIndh’s leaders will have to put their house in order before blaming Punjab. Lawlessness and violence in Sindh tells us about the mismanagement of coalition partners.

Senior National leaders should not give this kind of statement.

Whether only Punjab is Pakistan because it is the only province where electioneering is being carried out freely while the worst kind of terrorism is continuing in the other three provinces.

MQM says that ranger’s personnel are harassing their people that;s why they are unable to conduct their election campaigns.

MQM leaders has told Experess Tribune that rangers people in plain clothes are harassing people who coming to their offices.

The government should take notice of their appeals and ask rangers to pay attention to criminals. 

MQM leaders have appealed to Chief Election Commission of Pakistan to take notice of Rangers’ harassment of his party workers and supporters.