KARACHI: Unknown persons swung into action again in Karachi on Monday, placing ‘threatening banners’ in different parts of the city.
“Jo Quaid-e-Tehreek ka ghaddar, who maut ka haqdar (Quaid’s traitor deserves death),” reads the banner – a slogan MQM supporters chant for those who quit the party.
It is not yet clear who the target of the banner was as ‘MQM Pakistan’ has disowned Altaf Hussain and another group of dissidents has formed Pak Sarzameen Party. One of the banners was placed outside the Sindh High Court (SHC) right under a CCTV camera.
The controversial banner was taken down shortly after media aired its footage. Police reached the scene, removed the banner and seized a vehicle parked outside SHC. Reacting to the development, Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) leader Anis said that the days of MQM chief were numbered. “Those placing such banners are putting themselves in trouble,” he said.
He said that Farooq Sattar doesn’t have the courage to speak against Altaf Hussain. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s Faisal Vawda termed it a failure of the federal and provincial governments. “The idol of fear has been broken in Karachi. This is an attempt to divert the attention of nation from Panama leaks,” he said.
