Barrister Ali K.Chishti's response to Jami Chandio's article MQM: Perspective andProspective
Dear editor Indus Asia Online Journal;
I respect Mr. Jami’s point of view but with due respect the whole article is filled by prejudice and racism.
Allow me to write a detailed response to Mr. Chandio’s piece (dispassionately).
I. “Sindh, so far, has not produced political intellectuals with enough and incisive scientific understanding of the circumstances, whereas, some writers and political circles have been there with a stance in this context.”
Mr. Chandio is trying to say that he is the “sole” intellect of Sindh whose capable enough to understand the situation and no-one else (apart from some) are pseudo?
II. Migration thrust upon the people of Hindustan when Nehru and Congress back-tracked from the Cabinet Plan. And the people who migrated from India were actually from North India as you correctly pointed out but rest assured a huge number of them were also Non-Urdu Speaking.
III. Mohajirs came to Karachi because it was the Capital of Pakistan and most of them Mohajirs were civil servants, businessman and belonged to Upper & Middle Class House Holds.
IV. Obviously Mr. Chanio’s theory of Mohajirs having no-affiliation with Pakistan is as “absurd” as his argument. I won’t go centuries back but from Sir Syed Ahmed Khan to Nawab Liaqat Ali Khan to Raja of Mehmoodabad to Nizam of Hyderabad – all mainstream Muslim League Leaders where Urdu Speaking who led movement against Imperialism. Jinnah Sahib was a Gujrati Khoja too.
V. If Mohajirs took upon Karachi because of some “alleged conspiracy” because of the coastline then by same argument lot Nawabshah and other costal areas of Sindh would have prospered too..? No..? Or the people there can’t work...?
VI. The word is “Mohajir” with a capital “M” and not with a smaller “m” which is a special “social group” accepted by UN and not an ethnicity.
VII. Perceptions are Stronger then Reality! And my friend, MQM is a victim of that perception thanks to PTV of 1990(s) which was so unbiased that it brain-washed the whole generation.
VIII. Hakim Sayeed Murder Case is a perfect example. I am glad Mr. Chandio took it up. Do you know that post-Hakim Sayeed Murder, the Sindh IG and Sindh JDG, IB were made OSD(s)? just because they knew who murdered Hakeem Sayed and they send a report to Prime Minister’s Secretariat saying clearly, “MQM was not responsible”. IG Sindh was Aftab Nabi and JDG, IB was Shah Mehboob Alam. Later the 3 victims were cleared by Sindh High Court.
IX. Blocking the Routes? Do you want me to show you the clippings and letters of Lawyers Movement asking Sindh Government to block ways? Iftikar Chaudry should be held responsible for what happened on 12th May. 14-16 MQM Workers died on 12th May too. And Ofcourse, there’s a Judgment Letter you can find issued by the Special Tribunal setup by Sindh High Court clearing the Sindh Government.
X. I think Mr. Chandio is confused? Right because the first Language Riot’s begun in 1973 when APMSO, MQM was there. So there goes your argument about MQM creating this conflict.
XI. Respected Chandio saheb, according you MQM was also responsible for killing JFK, Kidnapping Elvis – enough with your conspiracy theories.
XII. Respected Mr. Chandio think he is speaking for the people of Sindh? In reality, he doesn’t have an Iota of a mandate. Today, MQM is an ally of PPP unless you think with your conspiracy infested mind that PPP does not represent majority of Rural Sindh..?
XIII. Kindly, get the article edited again because, “Mr. Chandio is saying two things”, MQM is part of the establishment and in the next point, he say say something very opposite that it’s Anti-Establishment...
I’ll write more whenever I have time.
Regards,
Barrister Ali K.Chishti
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