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<b>Pakistan will soon witness a revolution : Altaf</b>

<b>KARACHI: Despite conspiracies by exploiters and feudals in Punjab, none can stop the poor and the middle classes from bringing a revolution the country was awaiting since long.

“It (revolution) is knocking at the door and is bound to come very soon,” Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain said this while addressing the party’s district committee members of Lahore and Gujranwala, separately.</b>

The MQM had been fighting from the day one the case of the exploited classes, which had suffered hardships and underwent numerous difficulties, he said.

“It brought the poor and the oppressed at par with the rich and the powerful sections of society, gave them a voice to fight for their rights and was grateful to Allah Almighty for giving the courage to its members to remain firm on their principles,” he added.

<b>Altaf said that the military operation of June 19, 1992, was so oppressive in nature that it could have broken the spirit of the most of the determined people, but they braved the odds to set an example for others.</b>

“MQM supporters are not only in Sindh but in Punjab as well. They were betrayed by the PPP in the name of Roti, Kapra aur Makan. They were again cheated when Nawaz Sharif filled his own coffers rather than helping the poor. The people of Punjab had been through this game and were no more ready to be taken for a ride now,” he added.

<b>Altaf said the feudals were frightened with the increasing popularity of MQM in Punjab and were busy spinning conspiracies, adding, but nothing of the sort would succeed now.</b>

He criticised the attack on MQM party offices in Punjab by the vested interests and Jamat-i-Islami and advised the workers to be patient and face the problems with fortitude, said a press release.

Another press release said that Fatima Jinnah Development Council had conferred an award on a great social service personality in Manshera and Abbotabad on Tuesday.

The citation eulogised his services for the earthquake victims of the area. Speaking at a special ceremony in Mansehra, Deputy Convener of Rabita Committee Dr Farooq Sattar said that selfless services rendered by the MQM in disaster-hit areas had negated the entire propaganda against MQM by the so-called political and religious organizations.

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