RAW affairs: Kamal urges govt to ban Muttahida

Karachi

Former city mayor Mustafa Kamal, who now leads the Pak Sarzameen Party, urged the government on Thursday to ban his old political party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), due to its alleged collaboration with the Indian intelligence outfit, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). 

Referring to the revelations made by former British diplomat Shahryar Khan Niazi in a television interview, Kamal asserted that even if five percent of the allegations were true, the government had reason enough to officially ban the party.

Quoting Niazi, Kamal said there was evidence that there was a formal agreement between RAW and MQM.

“If the government believes we are in the wrong, we won’t speak on the matter. But, now its officials are also supporting our claims,” he said.

Kamal asked the government to clear its stance over the alleged MQM-RAW connection. “If we are liars, then file cases against us,” he demanded.

“It is time for the government to act against parties who have such blatant links with anti-state elements.”

He addressed MQM leader Farooq Sattar, saying that he should also listen to the tone of Altaf Hussain before pointing fingers at him for abusive language. 

The former MQM stalwart demanded a fair investigation into the matter to finally settle these controversies once and for all.