Summary MQM strongly condemned the acts of illegal raids and arrests.
ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Dr Farooq Sattar on Thursday criticized Sindh government over the arrest of his party workers.
Talking to media outside the Parliament House, Farooq Sattar said that the Sindh government has reinitiated the politics of the 1990s.
He said that many workers of MQM and ordinary citizens including people belonging to Katchi community were arrested during the raids that were carried out in the wee hours of Thursday.
The raids are being conducted without any reason, he added.
Farooq Sattar said that some of the arrested workers were patients of cancer or tuberculosis, while some were over 50 years of age.
The MQM leader alleged that his party is being punished for raising its voice against the ongoing violence in the city.
Farooq Sattar also thanked Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan for supporting MQM's demand to launch targeted operation against the criminal elements.
Earlier today, the MQM staged a walkout from the National Assembly session in protest against the arrest of party workers during overnight raids.
