KARACHI Nov 11 (TNS): Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) chief Dr Farooq Sattar said he will go to Yadgar-e-MQM-Shuhada at all costs. He was speaking to journalists outside the party’s temporary headquarters in Bahadurabad after the rabbita committee meeting.
Sattar said he was unable to digest the reasons given for not allowing party workers to visit the party-martyrs memorial site. He added that after great difficulty only the party’s leadership has been given permission to visit the memorial site.
As sources said MQM-P was denied permission of rally due to security threats, Sattar asked why only his party workers were threatened and no one else was. He was referring to the leaders of Pak Sarzameen Party, whom he said would also visit Yadgar-e-MQM-Shuhada in coming days.
About his address at Yadgar-e-MQM-Shuhada, Sattar said he would explain there that they have managed to set the party anew with educated people. He added they have left behind August 22, 2016 and cleaned the party of disruptive elements.
Earlier, the MQM-P chief addressed the media outside his house along with his mother.
Addressing the media before her son, Farooq Sattar’s mother told journalists she had told her only son not to join the party. She stressed that her son has made many sacrifices over the years. She reiterated that Sattar viewed everyone through the same lens. She prayed for the martyrs before handing blessing her son ahead of his visit.
Earlier on Saturday morning, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan changed its decision of marching from Aisha Manzil to Yadgar-e-MQM-Shuhada in Azizabad area of the city, instead only the party chief, Farooq Sattar, along with Rabita Committee members will visit the memorial.
The reason behind change of plan has not surfaced yet. However, sources said MQM-P leadership had not asked the district administration for permission prior to making the announcement for the march.
According to a spokesperson of MQM-P, the party chief will say prayers for the deceased at Yadgar-e-MQM-Shuhada.
