The MQM Quaid Mr. Altaf Hussein had repeatedly desired to talk with the PTI Chairman Mr. Imran Khan in the recent past. The MQM Leaders desire for a telephone conversation with the PTI Chairman was communicated to the PTI Sindh Leadership. The PTI requested clarity on the following issues before such a contact could be established:
1. The MQMs stance on the Raymond Davis issue;
2. The MQMs stance on the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui,
3. The MQMs stance on the drone attacks; and
4. The overall issue of the present state of Pakistans sovereignity.
The telephone contact was established only after MQM Quaids speech on March 18, 2011 during which he spelled out the MQMs stance on the above mentioned issues of national concern which was in broad consonance with the longstanding PTI stance on these issues.
The conversation between the two leaders lasted little over 10 minutes during which Mr. Altaf Hussein praised the PTI Chairmans bold and without fear political struggle. He said there is need to put behind the bitter past at a time when the nation faces critical challenges which demand national unity. Mr. Imran Khan commended the latest stance taken by the MQM Leader in his speech of March 18, 2011. He said there is need to speak with one voice to stop the killing of innocent Pakistanis through drone attacks and stressed the need for collective efforts to restore Pakistans lost sovereignity.
The two leaders agreed on the following:
1. The drone attacks must cease immediately and the affected families in FATA should be compensated by the Government of Pakistan;
2. Dr. Aafia Siddiqui must be released immediately; and
3. Condemnation of the complicity of the PPP led federal government and the PML(N) led provincial government in Punjab for the facilitation in the release of Raymond Davis.
The two leaders agreed to remain in contact in future to build a broader consensus on national issues.
There were no other issues discussed.
PTI Political Affairs Spokesperson
Akbar S. Babar
http://www.insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/a...uss-Pakistans-Sovereignity-Akbar-S-Babar.aspx
1. The MQMs stance on the Raymond Davis issue;
2. The MQMs stance on the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui,
3. The MQMs stance on the drone attacks; and
4. The overall issue of the present state of Pakistans sovereignity.
The telephone contact was established only after MQM Quaids speech on March 18, 2011 during which he spelled out the MQMs stance on the above mentioned issues of national concern which was in broad consonance with the longstanding PTI stance on these issues.
The conversation between the two leaders lasted little over 10 minutes during which Mr. Altaf Hussein praised the PTI Chairmans bold and without fear political struggle. He said there is need to put behind the bitter past at a time when the nation faces critical challenges which demand national unity. Mr. Imran Khan commended the latest stance taken by the MQM Leader in his speech of March 18, 2011. He said there is need to speak with one voice to stop the killing of innocent Pakistanis through drone attacks and stressed the need for collective efforts to restore Pakistans lost sovereignity.
The two leaders agreed on the following:
1. The drone attacks must cease immediately and the affected families in FATA should be compensated by the Government of Pakistan;
2. Dr. Aafia Siddiqui must be released immediately; and
3. Condemnation of the complicity of the PPP led federal government and the PML(N) led provincial government in Punjab for the facilitation in the release of Raymond Davis.
The two leaders agreed to remain in contact in future to build a broader consensus on national issues.
There were no other issues discussed.
PTI Political Affairs Spokesperson
Akbar S. Babar
http://www.insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/a...uss-Pakistans-Sovereignity-Akbar-S-Babar.aspx
