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KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information Saeed Ghani slammed the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM-P) and the Jamaat-e-Islami for protests against the local government law.
Speaking to media channels, the minister said that MQM-P decided to change the location of the protest, as they had earlier announced the demonstration outside the Karachi Press Club but eventually started moving towards the CM House. “We are not against protests, even Jamat-e-Islami has been protesting in front of the Sindh Assembly for almost a month now,” he said.
He added that the MQM-P should have been careful as several foreign players are staying in hotels near the CM House due to the Pakistan Super League (PSL) which is scheduled to commence from tomorrow.
Ghani further added that security is already on high alert and protestors were warned not to move towards the CM House; however, he said they defied all requests and the police had to take action.
Blaming the MQM-P, the minister said that if the party workers and leaders had protested outside the press club the situation would have been different. He further added that MQM-P, along with the PTI, wants to divert the public’s attention from the actual issues.
Commenting on the action of the police to disperse the protesters, MQM leader Wasim Akhtar said that the “worst form of state force was used against the protesters,” adding that several workers and leaders were injured because of the baton charge.
Senior MQM-P leader Aminul Haq said that the party workers were protesting peacefully in front of the CM House. “We are politicians and we are always ready for talks,” he said, adding that the Sindh government used baton-charge and tear gas without warning.
He further added that protesting is their constitutional right, and the citizen of Sindh have been protesting against the local government law for the last many days. He said power was used ruthlessly on the workers and several workers have been arrested and have been shifted to various police stations.
