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MQM for referendum on post-Osama situation
KARACHI- Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Wednesday announced a countrywide referendum over Abbottabad operation and released 17 questions seeking peoples opinion till May 17.
Addressing a press conference in Karachi, MQM Coordination Committee Deputy Convener Anis Ahmed Qaimkhani said some political and religious parties were trying to extract political mileage out of the Abbottabad incident. The killing of Osama bin Laden in the unilateral American military action inside Pakistan and the post-operation scenario was raising questions over national security, sovereignty and freedom of the country.
He recalled that it was MQM chief Altaf Hussain who took a bold stance on the issue and called for a roundtable conference for informing the public about all the events in this connection. Feeling his responsibility as a truly patriotic Pakistani and moved by his responsibility towards the nation, he has announced a referendum to solicit the public opinion on the current precarious condition to help steer the country out of the prevailing crises, he added.
Anis Ahmed said that special boxes would be placed at the local offices of the MQM throughout the country where the people could fill and submit the questionnaire.
The questionnaire forms could also be sent through telephone, fax, email and regular post whose detail is given in the form. The week-long referendum would end on 17th May after which the result would be announced.
The questions asked in the referendum are:
Q 1: Did the citizens of America, Britain, Spain and other countries, after becoming the victims of terrorism, kept aside their political and ideological difference in the larger national interest and demanded action against those responsible for terrorism and their respective parties?;
Q 2: Did they try to exploit the situation after acts of terrorism to increase the ratings of their respective parties?;
Q 3: Did the presidents or prime ministers of these countries embarked on foreign trips immediately or soon after the major incidents of terrorism?;
Q 4: Or they (presidents and PMs), in such situations, preferred to cancel their foreign visits and immediately returned to their countries?;
Q 5: Did the people of these countries, after terrorism acts or any other major occurrence, demanded for resignation or an action against the heads of their respective armed forces and/or intelligence agencies?;
Q 6: Do you think our armed forces and intelligence agencies should support the 98 percent poor and middleclass people, or they should side with the feudal, Jagirdars, Waderas and industrialists?;
Q 7: What line of action should the people of Pakistan adopt against the terrorists involved in suicide attacks and bomb blasts?;
Q 8: Were our armed forces not ahead of political and religious parties in the rescue and relief services during the major natural calamities like earthquakes, floods etc ?;
Q 9: Did the personnel of armed forces, police and other law enforcement agencies not more sacrifices as compared to the political and religious parties, especially their leaders, in the wake of terrorist attacks?;
Q 10: If the operation of Americans inside Pakistan is an attack on countrys, was the stay for many years of a foreigner, Osama bin Laden, without any legal status legitimate in Pakistan?;
Q 11: Are the drone attacks on our country occurring with or without the consent of the armed forces and the government?;
Q 12: If the drone attacks are occurring with their consent, should the government and armed forces not inform the nation about the reasons for the same?;
Q 13: In the current critical and sensitive scenario what should the government, its coalition partners, armed forces and opposition parties do?;
Q 14: Should Pakistan cut-off its ties with America and start a war against it, or both the countries should leave behind their mistakes and start afresh for an honourable and constructive relationship?;
Q 15: Should there be convened a roundtable conference of all national parties and the armed forces and intelligence agencies to formulate a united line of action in post-Osama situation?
Q 16: The sensitive state of affairs within Pakistan demands that we should review our foreign policy and line of action with reference to Afghanistan, Iran, India, China and other countries for a productive and confident relationship?;
Q 17: The people of Pakistan should unite and prepare themselves for a reformed, positive and peaceful revolution?
MQM for referendum on post-Osama situation
KARACHI- Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Wednesday announced a countrywide referendum over Abbottabad operation and released 17 questions seeking peoples opinion till May 17.
Addressing a press conference in Karachi, MQM Coordination Committee Deputy Convener Anis Ahmed Qaimkhani said some political and religious parties were trying to extract political mileage out of the Abbottabad incident. The killing of Osama bin Laden in the unilateral American military action inside Pakistan and the post-operation scenario was raising questions over national security, sovereignty and freedom of the country.
He recalled that it was MQM chief Altaf Hussain who took a bold stance on the issue and called for a roundtable conference for informing the public about all the events in this connection. Feeling his responsibility as a truly patriotic Pakistani and moved by his responsibility towards the nation, he has announced a referendum to solicit the public opinion on the current precarious condition to help steer the country out of the prevailing crises, he added.
Anis Ahmed said that special boxes would be placed at the local offices of the MQM throughout the country where the people could fill and submit the questionnaire.
The questionnaire forms could also be sent through telephone, fax, email and regular post whose detail is given in the form. The week-long referendum would end on 17th May after which the result would be announced.
The questions asked in the referendum are:
Q 1: Did the citizens of America, Britain, Spain and other countries, after becoming the victims of terrorism, kept aside their political and ideological difference in the larger national interest and demanded action against those responsible for terrorism and their respective parties?;
Q 2: Did they try to exploit the situation after acts of terrorism to increase the ratings of their respective parties?;
Q 3: Did the presidents or prime ministers of these countries embarked on foreign trips immediately or soon after the major incidents of terrorism?;
Q 4: Or they (presidents and PMs), in such situations, preferred to cancel their foreign visits and immediately returned to their countries?;
Q 5: Did the people of these countries, after terrorism acts or any other major occurrence, demanded for resignation or an action against the heads of their respective armed forces and/or intelligence agencies?;
Q 6: Do you think our armed forces and intelligence agencies should support the 98 percent poor and middleclass people, or they should side with the feudal, Jagirdars, Waderas and industrialists?;
Q 7: What line of action should the people of Pakistan adopt against the terrorists involved in suicide attacks and bomb blasts?;
Q 8: Were our armed forces not ahead of political and religious parties in the rescue and relief services during the major natural calamities like earthquakes, floods etc ?;
Q 9: Did the personnel of armed forces, police and other law enforcement agencies not more sacrifices as compared to the political and religious parties, especially their leaders, in the wake of terrorist attacks?;
Q 10: If the operation of Americans inside Pakistan is an attack on countrys, was the stay for many years of a foreigner, Osama bin Laden, without any legal status legitimate in Pakistan?;
Q 11: Are the drone attacks on our country occurring with or without the consent of the armed forces and the government?;
Q 12: If the drone attacks are occurring with their consent, should the government and armed forces not inform the nation about the reasons for the same?;
Q 13: In the current critical and sensitive scenario what should the government, its coalition partners, armed forces and opposition parties do?;
Q 14: Should Pakistan cut-off its ties with America and start a war against it, or both the countries should leave behind their mistakes and start afresh for an honourable and constructive relationship?;
Q 15: Should there be convened a roundtable conference of all national parties and the armed forces and intelligence agencies to formulate a united line of action in post-Osama situation?
Q 16: The sensitive state of affairs within Pakistan demands that we should review our foreign policy and line of action with reference to Afghanistan, Iran, India, China and other countries for a productive and confident relationship?;
Q 17: The people of Pakistan should unite and prepare themselves for a reformed, positive and peaceful revolution?
MQM for referendum on post-Osama situation
