WASHINGTON – A group of Muhajirs in the US have launched a ‘Free Karachi’campaign to highlight the alleged state-sponsored atrocities against theircommunity in the port city of Pakistan.
Led by a mini-truck, about half a dozen cabs displaying #FreeKarachibanners on Monday took part in the historic Martin Luther parade here toraise awareness on alleged state-sponsored atrocities against Muhajirs andother ethnic communities and minorities in Karachi.
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“We want Karachi free from the control of Islamabad. We want Karachi to befree from atrocities of the security forces. We want an immediate end tothe human rights violations of the people of Karachi,” said Nadeem Nusrat,the US-based former convener of Muhajir’s mainstream political party,Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) said.
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The protesters said they would approach Congressmen, policy makers and evenPresident Donald Trump to raise their issue.
The Free Karachi movement comes after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)leader Dr Hasan Zafar Arif was found dead in a car in Karachi’s Ilyas Gotharea on Sunday.
Dr Arif, who was also the MQM-London’s deputy convener, used to teachPhilosophy at the University of Karachi.