Chemistry of MQM.

THE CHEMISTRY OF MQM.

By Dr. Khurshid Alam. Khurshid.alam10@gmail.com

Unless you know the chemistry of a subject in discussion it is impossible to reach a logical conclusion. Those who migrated to Pakistan during partition always held themselves on high knob because of their sufferings during migration but more than that they were of the view that they are the companions of the founder of the nation, M.A.Jinnah considered themselves like Muhajirs of Makka in Medina. They viewed themselves more civilised and cultured than the native Pakistanis. No doubt they were more educated and had an advantage over the locals to occupy disks jobs and most of the diplomatic slots.

The emerging educated elite of the Punjab was annoying for them. They were apprehensive that army derives its strength from Punjab and if the educated elites also take their root from the Punjab they will be out of Muhajirs Punjabi alliance that was ruling Pakistan in the first ten years of post independence era.

They were true in their apprehensions and thinking. Roughly by that time Punjab took complete control of the country and the Muhajirs were shown the exit from sensitive posts. Pakistan assumed the shape of a greater Punjab and still maintains the same status. Even the bigger nationality was forced to suffer from minority complex and swim in their own blood to independence.

When I visited the then East Pakistan in 1965 there was hardly a local Bengali in railway and a D.C. from Pukhtoonkhwa told me that CSS officers are mostly from West Pakistan. In the early days of Pakistan the Muhajirs had a total control on white-collar jobs in Pakistan. Their frustration started as they started loosing the grip.

The shifting of the capital to Islamabad followed by the chiefs of armed forces and diplomatic staff did reduce a substantial source of income but Karachi is still the biggest revenue earner of Pakistan estimated roughly 70%. This did not come from heavens but Pakistan invested 80% of foreign loans cum aid were invested in Karachi.

The biggest anomaly of the economics was that both man and consuming powers were forced to chase the industry. Karachi had nothing of its own even the topsoil was to import from other parts of Sindh.

Initially the representative Organisation of Muhajirs was N.S.F. supported by Bengalis, Baloch, Pukhtoons and Arabs. It was a leftist organisation and had a federal character. They lost their hold to J.I. students wing and soon the underground currents of simmering frustrations gave birth to Muhajirs students organisation followed by MQM.

It was the first organisation based on linguistic hatred and believer of terrorism, as it was a child of frustrations. The loss of East Pakistan, the denial by Bhutto government to abolish quota system, and granting Sindhi language the status of national and educational language further increased the hatred and fear in young Muhajirs.

To tighten the grip on the organisation and public alike they militancy and terror was made a part of the party curriculum. They crushed the internal strife and external threats with inhuman brutality. Like Palestinians they killed more Muhajirs than their adversaries. Even someone with a different angle of thoughts was killed and bodies put in sack were demonstrated in busy roads.

Pakistan’s history is punctuated by political assassinations Like Liaquat Ali Khan, Dr. Khan Sahib, Dr. Maulvi Nazir, Mr Bhutto, Benazir and many more political workers particularly from democratic and nationalists schools of thought but there was never a political organisation with in built philosophy of terror and political assassinations. MQM was the first of its kind with experience in East Pakistan and then in Karachi.

With the above backdrop ii becomes very easy to analyse MQM chemically and know its chemistry.

- They consider themselves chosen people of God.

- They migrated from a different place and made a claim on some one else soil and declared it THE PROMISED LAND. The behaviour of the present governor during Musharaf rule speaks volumes on this delusion.

- Their demands are more than their share on population basis. They use olive branch and stick together to achieve whatever they want.

- Divinity, terror, and centralisation of authority are hallmark of their philosophy. To eliminate any dissension is a part of the game.

- The top leadership is always out of the country.

- The collection of terror tax is compulsory. Divinity is incorporated to silence any dissension.

- It was created on the basis oh hatred and now being run on the same.

Keeping all the above in mind it is a true copy of Zionism. The recent killing of Dr. Imran, after keeping him for two years out of politics and the absence of blood on the spot stinks foul. It will be too early to comment on it but it was a brutal act and must be condemned by all sane persons of any school of thought.

It is quite expected from MQM that to divert the attention they may attack the innocent Pukhtoons in Karachi. Pukhtoons should be ready for it mentally but must show maximum restraint and give time to British police to let the cat jump out of the bag. The government of Sindh must take the appropriate steps. Let the dust settle down and I feel that where our agencies failed, Scotland Yard will succeed.

Dated. 18^th Sep. 2010