At least 21 people including three Sindh Assembly members Mohammad Hussain, Abdullah Shaikh and Saifuddin Khalid were injured in a cracker attack at MQM’s membership campaign in Orangi Town area of Karachi.
Altaf Hussain, in his statement, said that outlawed organizations have killed three MQM parliamentarians named Syed Raza Haider, Manzar Imam and Sajid Qureshi alongwith other activists in the past whereas the party offices have also been attacked.
He added that MQM is being targeted for raising its voice against extremism and Talibanization.
Altaf also said that the terrorists would not have been able to make headway in Karachi if action was taken against them. He added that it is now time to deal strictly with terrorists.
He expressed his sympathies with the persons wounded in the cracker attack and prayed for their speedy recovery.
