MQM chief condemns 'brutal repression' by Pak military, crackdown against Mohajirs in Karachi
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MQM chief condemns 'brutal repression' by Pak military, crackdown against Mohajirs in Karachi
Last Updated : Dec 10 2019 | 7:06 AM IST
London (UK), December 09, 2019(ANI): Pakistan's military establishment has launched a crackdown against the Mohajirs in Karachi, prompting a strong condemnation from Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain, who slammed the country's armed forces for "unleashing terror" and their "brutal repression" on the community. The demonic inflictions by the Pakistani forces began two days earlier to the commemoration of Mohajir Martyrs' Day. The atrocities reached an all-time high on December 09, when a large number of men, women and children, and the elderly tried to reach the Mohajir Martyrs Monument situated in Azizabad, in the close vicinity of Hussain's residence. The Pakistani forces baton-charged the people and arrested several men, women and elderly people. They even went on to allegedly molest daughters of those who had laid down their lives. The Mohajir community wanted to pay homage to the bravehearts who laid down their lives in the struggle of retrieving their usurped righ