Altaf for plan to rid Karachi of extortion mafia
Addressing a reception from London by telephone on Monday, Mr Hussain said he had drawn the attention of Interior Minister Rehman Malik and President Asif Ali Zardari to the criminal activities of extortion mafia and incidents of kidnapping for ransom and urged them to take steps for protecting the life and property of citizens.
While the MQM chief had on Saturday asked the establishment to “find out the elements within its ranks which were harbouring criminals”, he sent a message to the army, ISI, Rangers and police on Monday to “come forward and embrace us”.
He asked the MQM coordination committee to seek permission from the government to set up a shelter home for those who were victims of karo-kari incidents.
ALTAF-ZARDARI CONTACT:
During a telephonic conversation, Mr Hussain and President Zardari discussed the political situation, promotion of democracy and other important issues, according to a press release issued by the MQM.
They condemned the bomb attacks on girls’ schools and at a shrine in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and stressed the need for joint efforts to eliminate extremism and terrorism from the country.
They pledged that the MQM and the Pakistan People’s Party would continue to work together to meet the challenges being faced by the country.
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