Asma blames MQM for May 12, 2007 incident

Night_Hawk

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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir on Wednesday accused the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) of having involvement in the bloody incident of May 12, 2007, in Karachi, and requested an independent inquiry into the incident.

As many as 49 people were killed and many others wounded four years ago on May 12 when a deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry visited Karachi. Talking to reporters on the Supreme Court premises, the SCBA president along with Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) Vice Chairman Latif Afridi announced that the legal fraternity would observe May 12 (today) as black day to express solidarity with those 49 killed.

Asma said that on May 12, 2007, lawyers, journalists and members of civil society, who wanted to accord a rousing welcome to Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry deposed by former dictator Pervez Musharraf, were killed in Karachi. She demanded a free inquiry into the incident, and announced that on Thursday (today) the SCBA was convening a protest meeting at the apex court. The PBC vice chairman appealed to the CJP to take suo motu notice of the May 12 incident.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\05\12\story_12-5-2011_pg7_2
 

gazoomartian

Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir on Wednesday accused the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) of having involvement in the bloody incident of May 12, 2007, in Karachi, and requested an independent inquiry into the incident.

As many as 49 people were killed and many others wounded four years ago on May 12 when a deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry visited Karachi. Talking to reporters on the Supreme Court premises, the SCBA president along with Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) Vice Chairman Latif Afridi announced that the legal fraternity would observe May 12 (today) as black day to express solidarity with those 49 killed.

Asma said that on May 12, 2007, lawyers, journalists and members of civil society, who wanted to accord a rousing welcome to Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry deposed by former dictator Pervez Musharraf, were killed in Karachi. She demanded a free inquiry into the incident, and announced that on Thursday (today) the SCBA was convening a protest meeting at the apex court. The PBC vice chairman appealed to the CJP to take suo motu notice of the May 12 incident.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\05\12\story_12-5-2011_pg7_2

responsible person/party must be prosecuted to the full.

And hanged if convicted.

AH should be extradited, investigated, and charged if enough evidence exist that he had orchestrated the murders.
 

madeeha62

Councller (250+ posts)
Dont throw them out of Pakistan... Make them come back in Pakistan and mind their ways to face justice and protect the constitution of Pakistan.
 

Raaz

(50k+ posts) بابائے فورم
Asma jee , Killers are on the run still and in government ...where r u sleeping..
 

usm100

Minister (2k+ posts)
Every pakistani know it was MQM who killed all those people. It was like street batle. And amazing thing that could only happen in pakistan was the so called president of pakistan was supporting all this terrorism. Heck to this and heck to the sick mental cases.
 

noman3000

Senator (1k+ posts)
Yeh waqt nahi kisi per tanqeed kerne ka, yeh waqt hai muttahid hone ka, larai jhagra hum baad me bhi ker lengay but this time hum sabko aik point per yakja ho jana chahiye aur jo bhi parties is nazuk mulki suratehaal k paishay nazar awam ko muttahid kerne ki koshish ker rahi hain like pmln, pti, mqm, ji, etc.. we should support them tamam ikhtilafat ko side per rakh k :)