Why were MQM workers shelled and beaten up and who stopped business in the city
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Sindh Assembly member Mangla Sharma was also among the leaders and activists who were injured in a police shelling and baton charge outside the Chief Minister's House in Karachi on Wednesday evening. The MQM claims that one of its workers, who was already suffering from a heart condition, died of a stick charge yesterday.
According to MQM, the name of the worker who was killed last night was Aslam and today he was buried in Azizabad Cemetery.
It is to be noted that Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has announced a black day today (Thursday) while Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken notice of the incident of police violence against 'peaceful protesters' and demanded a detailed report from the provincial home minister.
Talking about yesterday's protest, MQM Senator Faisal Sabzwari said that the recent law on local government system introduced by the Sindh government and against the killing of MQM worker Bhulu Khanzada in Tando Allahyar on Wednesday. The protest was announced.
It may be recalled that Jamaat-e-Islami has been protesting outside the Sindh Assembly for the last three weeks against the Sindh government's Local Government Act. Both the MQM and the Jamaat-e-Islami want a local government system introduced during the rule of General Pervez Musharraf, under which both parties have been Karachi Nazims.
The ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has withdrawn all institutions from local bodies, including health, education and police, and restricted them to municipal services.
Chief Minister's House departure instead of Press Club
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) had announced a protest outside the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday.
Journalist Suleiman Saadat, who covered the protest, said that buses were stopped at the Metropolis and workers started marching towards the Chief Minister's House and staged a sit-in.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) MPA Mangla Sharma said that the decision to go to the Chief Minister's House was taken suddenly. Our intention was that we were going to protest. If not, we will go to the Chief Minister's House and go there and hold our protest sit-in and record the protest.
We thought we would return after the protests, but they (the government) did not know.
MQM senator Faisal Sabzwari said that the government has shown insensitivity towards the earlier murder of Bhulu Hanzada in Tando Allahyar. Therefore, we, the participants, said that the Chief Minister goes out of the House to protest, because the protest at the Press Club does not creep into his ears.
What caused the police shelling?
MQM workers arrived from different parts of the city on motorcycles and buses, including women, while Federal Minister Aminul Haq, former Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar and others were leading the rally.
Journalist Saadat Suleiman says that Deputy Commissioner South spoke to Wasim Akhtar and told him that this is a red zone and he should get up from here. However, Senator Faisal Sabzwari said, "Murtaza Wahab, Advisor to the Chief Minister, had called to say that we were trying to come for talks, but as soon as the phone rang, the police started shelling."
Journalist Suleiman Saadat says a stampede broke out and the workers returned from the PC Hotel with flags in their hands, which they used to retaliate against the police.
MQM leader Mangla Sharma said that the MPA who was being quoted as saying that he had a stick in his hand was not a stick but a flag. ''We were holding flags in our hands but the police still started violence.''
PSL prevents CM from going to House
Provincial Information Minister Saeed Ghani said that the MQM had informed the administration about the protest rally from Shara Faisal to Karachi Press Club but they abruptly changed their route and headed towards the Chief Minister's House.
He said that the participants of the rally on the way to the Chief Minister's House were informed that the PSL matches would start from tomorrow and all the players including the international players were staying in the hotels located near CM House. Under no circumstances can security be compromised.
He says that if a terrorist incident had taken place under the guise of this protest, Pakistan's image could have been affected globally.
It is to be noted that six teams of Pakistan Super League are currently staying in the five star hotel located near the Chief Minister's House. Due to this commotion, the practice of two teams was canceled in the evening. Brought back
Saeed Ghani says that even before this there have been not only protests but also sit-ins outside the Chief Minister's House but the government has never stopped it but this situation was completely different as international players were present for the matches.
He says that the participants of the rally not only reached the CM House by breaking the barriers by force but also announced a permanent sit-in. In this situation, the law enforcement agencies had to take this undesirable step.
MQM leader Senator Faisal Sabzwari said, "The deputy commissioner had told us that the SL teams have to pass through here. We did not know about it. The administration will know." ۔ '
However he acknowledged that their numbers were not enough to defeat President Conte's government.
Who closed the business in Karachi?
Several Pakistani TV channels covered the shelling and baton charges directly against the MQM's protest outside the Chief Minister's House. According to the report, some motorcyclists wearing helmets closed shops in Tariq Road, Burns Road, PCHS and other areas.
Senator Faisal Sabzwari said that police violence against women and peaceful people was shown live on TV and it is natural for people to get angry in the situation where the police had earlier dealt with women in Tando Allahyar.
He says, "In such a situation, whoever runs the bus will do it, whoever can raise a slogan will raise a slogan, whoever can burn a tire will burn a tire ...''Because there is no such thing as a state.''
"When the state does not protect my mothers and sisters, people will do anything to make it easier for them," he said.
MQM claims worker's death due to shelling
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has claimed that Aslam, one of its activists participating in the rally, fell ill with police shelling and died during the protest. A video has also been shared by the organization in which Aslam Liaquatabad Riders on motorcycles are shown in the rally coming from.
Faisal Sabzwari claimed that the police indiscriminately shelled Aslam, a 58-year-old worker, and that he was taken to a heart hospital where he died. He says he may already have a heart condition, but police and the government are responsible for his condition.
Provincial Minister Syed Ghani said that according to the MQM spokesperson, a worker died while undergoing treatment at Jinnah Hospital, while in fact no one named Aslam was admitted to Jinnah Hospital. At 8.30 pm on Wednesday, a worker named Aslam was brought to Karachi Institute of Heart Disease which is 15 km away from the Chief Minister's House. , Where doctors confirmed his death.
According to records, Aslam Sahib did not die of violence but of heart attack.
Announcing the investigation into the police violence
Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered an investigation into police violence.
In his message on social networking site Twitter, he wrote that he had demanded a report from the Home Ministry, Sindh Chief Secretary and IG Sindh against the police violence over peaceful protests against the MQM's local government system. ''Action will be taken against those involved in this.''
Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has also ordered an inquiry into the incident. According to the spokesperson of the Chief Minister's House, Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the Home Secretary to set up a committee under his chairmanship. Action should be taken against
Meanwhile, Syed Murad Ali Shah contacted MQM leader and Federal Minister Aminul Haq on telephone. Disputes should be resolved through dialogue and political means.
The Sindh Chief Minister assured the MQM leader that an inquiry would be held into the Tando Allahyar incident and action would be taken against those involved.