Karachi: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Convenor Dr Khalid Maqbool said that if a book be written on the migration then it would be incomplete without the story of the dual migration of people of Orangi Town.
Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiuque was addressing a mammoth power show before the upcoming general elections in the Orangi Town area of Gulshan-e-Bihar’s German ground.
Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddique said that Orangi Town is the biggest slum area in the world and this Orangi Town will show you a path to Pakistan.
He said if a correct census is conducted then it has a population of more than three million people which will be the third biggest city.
Narrating an ordeal of the people of Orangi Town, he said that they left India first then Bangladesh because they have a determination that we will be there where Pakistan exists. While those who remained in (presently Bangladesh) East Pakistan and still they are with Pakistan, he added.
The Orangi Town taught us how to talk to cruel face to face, If you wanted to know the value and price of Pakistan then ask the people of the Orangi town, he said.
He said those who did the dual migration have sacrificed tens of thousands of lives adding that they retired such debts which were not due on them.
Dr Khalid Maqbool said that in making and saving Pakistan they have a role in which a Ph.D. can be conducted.
Addressing the crowded gathering, Senior Deputy Convenor Syed Mustafa Kamal said that today the masses of the Orangi Town after holding the biggest mass gathering have proved that the coming time belonged to the MQM-P and Karachi.
In our era, Karachi was among the 12 cities developing at a fast speed. On the other hand in the last 15 years, this city has been included in the worst four cities of the world.
He said that the system developed after the 18th amendment can’t run now at all adding that the resources which were provided to the provinces, will be given to the districts.
Mustafa Kamal said that after the 18th amendment, chief ministers of provinces have accumulated unlimited powers adding that 100 out of 56 go to the province and the federation is not making ends meet with leftover Rs 44.
He said that if Rs 22 thousand billion were spent honestly then Sindh could be constructed many times but with your money properties have been purchased in Dubai.
We have a demand in a way it is written in the constitution that the chief minister has to be given resources, on the same pattern a provincial monetary commission be made and districts have to be given resources as well adding that we want to be written in the constitution until local government elections are not held till that time no elections be conducted for the National and provincial assemblies.
He said that we wanted to bring powers to the Orangi Town taken from the chief minister’s house.
Syed Mustafa Kamal furthered that it was the MQM-P efforts that added 7.3 million people in the latest census which ended on April 7 on the figure of 130 million people by limiting the people of Karachi owing to which three provincial assemblies seats and a NA seat added for Karachi.
He said that the next time, to become a chief minister Sindh, a victory in Karachi would be a must otherwise no one can become a chief minister.
Senior Deputy Convenor said that this is the MQM-P consisting of people from Sohrab Goth to Kemari, Gakhar Phathak to Malir, and belonged to every religion caste, and creed.
At the occasion, Syed Mustafa Kamal appealed to all sects of different backgrounds to express solidarity with the Palestinians to show the unity of the Ummah while attending its rally on October 20.
In his speech to a huge gathering in Orangi Town, Senior Deputy Convenor Dr Farooq Sattar said that there is no mobile that can run without a power bank in the same manner Pakistan can’t operate without Karachi.
Dr Farooq Sattar said that Pakistani problems will be solved through ideological politics adding if there is an ideological party, it is the MQM-P.
He said, “Those who are sitting here have conducted dual migration and this is the people of the Orangi Town.”
Until the system of feudalism and industrialism is not ended then miseries of the people, and problems of the country can’t be solved, he said. All three big parties are the inheritance of these families.
He said that we all got connected on January 11 and became one and a sojourn of success started as we recovered 7 million people during the latest census due to which one NA seat and three provincial assembly seats increased for Karachi.
The senior deputy convenor said that the day is not far when there will be only MQM’s kite flying in other parts of Sindh.
He said, ” Through this rally, we express all solidarity with the Palestinians.”
He added that PPP is occupied by all the powers adding we pay Rs 4000 billion tax and they give us a charity of Rs 40 billion.
Now we have to decide are we want to live with dignity or not.
Furthermore, he said that whether be a problem of water or sewerage or solid waste management, the PPP has all the powers.
Baldia Town and Orangi Town were the most affected he apprised, we had brought water pipelines from the Hub Dam and the river Indus but much water was stolen along the way and not reached the areas.
The former mayor said that we would establish a real university along with a virtual one in Orangi Town and we will provide IT education to the youth of the Orangi Town as well.
Senior Deputy Convenor Nasreen Jalil, Deputy Convenor Anis Qaimkhani, Khawaja Izhar Ul Hassan, Abdul Waseem, members of the coordination committee, Senator Syed Faisal Sabzwari and Khalida Adeeb attended the mass gathering.
