Public Views & Demonstration against Taliban attacks in Pakistan

6th May 2013 : MQM Canada held peaceful demonstrations in 3 major cities of Canada against the Taliban attacks on the MQM election offices in Karachi and targeted killings of MQM workers and election candidates and forcefully stopping the liberal and progressive parties from taking part in general elections. The demonstrations were held in Toronto, Montreal and Calgary.
Joint Central Organizers of MQM Canada Asif Qazi and Masood Hasan, Members of Central Organizing Committee, Workers, Supporters and Office bearers along with a large number of local Pakistani community, youth, women and elderly people participated in protests. The participants of protests were holding placards and flags and chanting out loud against inhuman acts of killings and in support of courageous stance of MQM against banned terrorist organizations of Pakistan.
Speaking at the occasions Join Central Organizers Asif Qazi and Masood Hassan briefed about the importance and objectives of the protests. They strongly condemn the brutal attacks on MQM and other moderate and progressive parties and said that it was a planned conspiracy by religious extremists to forcefully stop liberal, progressive and democratic population from taking part in upcoming general elections in Pakistan. They offered Fatiha for martyrs of MQM who lost their lives in recent Taliban attacks and reiterated the courageous statement of Founder & Leader Altaf Hussain that MQM will never surrender before these terrorists elements and will defeat them by taking part and getting success in 11th May general election being held in Pakistan.