Altaf sees archaic system being revolutionized

Altaf sees archaic system being revolutionized
Updated at: 1259 PST, Monday, September 13, 2010

LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said the revolution in the old-dated feudalistic system is clocking up in Pakistan, Geo News reported Monday.




He said this while talking to people contacting MQM International Secretariat.



Altaf Hussain said his party is struggling to put an end to the outmoded feudal system and wants to purge the country of thieves, thugs and dacoits.



‘We believe no force can thwart the passage of this public revolution; however, this fight for right is not a bed of flowers; instead, it would be hedge of thorns. And those who scramble for the acquisition of rights, are persecuted in every era at the hands of establishment and rulers,’ Altaf stressed.



He continued, ‘However, the nation that strives with indomitable perseverance, eventually claws its way through to success.’



Pakistan is passing through extremely critical juncture and the poor and under-privileged should not sit back at home under the circumstances; instead, they should flock into action to serve the nation, the MQM chief remarked.



Altaf said negative propaganda was peddled against the MQM in the country including Punjab; however, by the grace of Allah Almighty, party’s message is being heeded and accepted in a clear proof of that the days of out-dated feudal system and the monopoly of handful of families plundering the national wealth, have been numbered.

12 killed, 70 injured in fresh violence in Kashmir

12 killed, 70 injured in fresh violence in Kashmir
Flames rise from a government building set on fire by protesters in Srinagar on Saturday. Fresh violence claimed 12 lives on Monday with mobs attacking government property and a private school

Kashmir was on the boil again as fresh violence claimed 12 lives and left 70 injured on Monday with mobs torching several government properties and a private school.




Five persons were killed and more than 20 others injured in alleged firing by security forces at Tangmarg, 45 km from here, in Baramulla district after protesters went on a rampage setting ablaze a private school following rumours of desecration of a holy book in the U.S., officials said.



The school is being run by a minority educational group.



The mob torched Block Development Office, court chamber, tehsildars official vehicle and residence, social welfare office, patwari office and two huts of tourism department, the officials said.



The agitators then attacked a police station and tried to ransack it, prompting the security forces to fire at them.



Nearly 20 persons were injured in the firing.



While two youths — Muddasir Ahmad Parray and Abdul Majid — were declared dead at the nearby Magam Sub District Hospital, another youth succumbed to injuries at a city hospital here. He has been identified as Abdul Qayoom, officials at the hospitals said.



Two injured youths, identified as Afaq Ahmad Khan and Tariq Ahmad Ganai, were declared dead on arrival at a city hospital.