Hyderabad (Pakistan), August 31(ANI): Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) leader and former provincial senior minister Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza has upped the ante against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) barely 48 hours after shaking up the country's political landscape with his explosive allegations.
While his rhetoric had been somewhat harsh even on Sunday, Mirza's words on Tuesday seemed to reach fever pitch, levelling highly incredible allegations against the MQM, once again accusing them of treason and even going so far as to say that the party was planning to acquire nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
"The MQM is armed to the teeth with 150,000 AK-47 Kalashnikovs, around 15,000 rocket launchers, anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank mines and mortars and is now in the process of procuring nuclear weapons with the help of Uncle Sam," said Mirza, making the MQM sound more like a rogue state government than a political party.
He repeated his allegation that the MQM had been willing to work with foreign governments to dismember Pakistan and even work with the United States towards regime change in Iran.
"Uncle Sam was looking for a cruel, ruthless and sordid entity in Pakistan, which would be ready to sell the country's honour and dignity. They found it in a party which said 'give me $500 million and finish the Inter-services Intelligence (ISI) and we will do whatever you want', such as allowing Blackwater [a US defence contractor, now called Xe Services] and other groups and also to occupy Iran," The Express Tribune quoted Mirza, as saying.
Among the more specific allegations levelled by Mirza was the charge that Babar Ghauri, the former minister for ports and shipping, used his position to divert some of the arms and ammunition meant for NATO forces in Afghanistan towards use by alleged MQM-backed militant and criminal groups.
To support his claim, Mirza cited media reports that several NATO containers had disappeared on their way to Afghanistan.
Mirza also called upon people of all ethnic groups to wage a jihad, though he did not specify against whom. But this call for jihad was interspersed between his comments against the MQM, leading many to believe that his remarks were directed at that party.
"If you do not dare speak up against these criminals who tempt you with the prospect of a completed term, they will bring Uncle Sam and every Tom, Dick and Harry to exploit your land," he said, in remarks that seemed to be directed towards the leadership of his own party. (ANI)
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