Let's be serious about the MQM. I don't share the comments posted by another reader .I don't want to start another sectarian war among people who speak different languages and only beacuse they speak a different language , they somehow treated differently within the country. I don't even like the idea of those who migrated 62 years ago, still like to be called Muhajir's.Their brand indicates fundamental differences which are still being brewed and kept brewing for some interest groups so they can manipulate vote bank. Once you left the land, and become a part of another country and your generations grown up, I don't think it is appropriate to still stagmatize yourself with your past and don't consile and simulate with the new place after decades.Pakistan is what everyonce's home land and irregardless you are sindhi, Punjabi, Pathan. you are foremost Muslim and Pakistani.
As far as the policies of MQM is concerned,it only promote division,create fraction and destroy trust.Every sigle ruler, either a dictator like Musharraf, or Zia or a civilian Government of Nawaz and Benazir and now Zardari, was welcomed by MQM.Not only that, they happily became the part and the parcel of the previous Governments.We seen their leaders became ministers and handed Government Budgets and facilities.When Bugti was Murdered by Musharraf, MQM mutely protested his death and subtly accomodated themselves within the policies of Musharraf.When the May famous mascre happened in karachi and Musharraf rejected the demands of a proper and neutral Investigation, MQM never voiced their opposition, as a matter of fact, when a Judge tried to open up an inquiry, they stromed his chamber with their workers and Judge had to flee to save his life.They owned the policies of Musharraf all along and they still tried to defend him while he is settling in UK. To me, they are a bunch of opportunists and they never disappointed me specially their leader Altaf in UK.They are a regional party and with thier current policies in hand, they can never rise above the biased cycle and become a national party of Pakistan.