Nine zero phones disconnected: MQM
Updated at: 2333 PST, Sunday, July 10, 2011
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Coordination Committee member Anis Advocate has claimed that all the landline telephones had been disconnected, Geo News reported.
Talking to Geo News, Anis Advocate said that Coordination Committee was closely monitoring the overall situation.
He claimed that Pakistan People’s Party was planning to take over the MQM Headquarter and warned PPP of serious consequences.
Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah brushed aside the MQM claims, saying there was no substance in such claims.
Talking to mediamen, he said efforts were afoot to persuade MQM to rejoin the government.
Updated at: 2333 PST, Sunday, July 10, 2011
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Coordination Committee member Anis Advocate has claimed that all the landline telephones had been disconnected, Geo News reported.
Talking to Geo News, Anis Advocate said that Coordination Committee was closely monitoring the overall situation.
He claimed that Pakistan People’s Party was planning to take over the MQM Headquarter and warned PPP of serious consequences.
Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah brushed aside the MQM claims, saying there was no substance in such claims.
Talking to mediamen, he said efforts were afoot to persuade MQM to rejoin the government.
MQM warns govt. of dire consequence if Nine zero attacked
Updated at: 0149 PST, Monday, July 11, 2011
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Anees Qaimkhani has said that they are sons of Sindh soil and warned the government not to marginalize MQM otherwise the former do not complain tomorrow, Geo News reported.
Addressing a hurriedly called press conference at MQM headquarter Nine Zero (90), Anees Advocate said MQM in a press conference on Sunday rejected commissionerate system and after that landline telephones were disconnected.
MQM leader alleged that Mirza held meeting with Afaq Ahmed and planned to attack Nine zero with the help of terrorists of People’s Aman Committee.
He said this is not 92 or 95, it is 2011. He warned all PPP leaders and President Asif Ali Zardari for dire consequences if Nine zero attacked.
Anees said one PPP leader denies Mirza’s meeting with Afaq while other accept it.
He said now media and judiciary is independent today. He demanded of the CJP to take suo moto notice of disconnection of telephone lines of Nine zero as well. Conspiracy is being hatched against Sindh and Pakistan, he added.
Anees Qaimkhani asked for acceptance of resignation of MQM minister and said that PPP government should handle MQM democratically.
