Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Saturday pledged full support to today’s public meeting and called upon the people of all ages including the youth, women and elderly to attend the rally held near Mazar-e-Quaid.

Baba Zaman said the Prime Minister’s statement for formation of a Siraiki province reflects that only Siraikis are dear to him and not Pakistan. “If you are a Prime Minister of only Siraikis and members of your own family, you have no right to remain on this position,” he added.

“Those who raise a question as to why we were going along with MQM, I tell them that they have done what actually was a duty of those who were closer to us,” he said, adding any party that lends its support to the cause of Hazara province, ‘we would be grateful to it’.

Baba Haider Zaman thanked MQM Chief Altaf Hussain for all his encouragement and backing, saying MQM had proved that it was a federal party.

He said: “Baba is not a follower, he is a leader who only knows how to lead or work on equal basis.”

Calling Karachi a city of lights and an economic hub, Baba Zaman urged the people of Hazara living in the metropolis to maintain its peace and never to disturb it.

“We demand through this huge gathering the rights of the deprived people. If you want Pakistan’s survival, meet the demands of people to form new provinces wherever they want,” he said.

Appreciating the people for turning up in big number, Baba Zaman said: “You have proved that you are true Hazarians”.

He called upon the rulers to engage their intelligence agencies to find out what the deprived people were demanding.

He deplored that many Hazarians were killed and maimed but not even a single FIR was lodged despite demands for it over the past tow years. “I also have a complaint to make against the Judiciary which takes suo motto action on other issues but turned a blind eye to the Hazarians plight.”

Refering to the people of Hazara, he said he had made a forum for them. “I don’t know how long I would live but I am confident you would keep holding on to this forum strongly (even after I am gone),” he asserted.

Press Conference By Baba Haider Zaman 03, March, 2012

Delegation of Sooba Hazara Tehreek led by Baba Haider Zaman warmly welcomed at Nine Zero by MQM
Demands for New Provinces will have to be accepted to make the Country Strong: Baba Haider Zaman
Propaganda against MQM is baseless and aimed at dividing people.
A delegation of Tehreek-i-Suba Hazara led by Baba Haider Zaman visited the head office of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) and held meeting with deputy conveners Dr Farooq Sattar, Mr Anis Ahmed Qaimkhani and Mrs Nasrin Jalil and members of the Co-ordination Committee.
Mr Altaf Hussain, the founder and leader of the MQM, talked to Baba Haider Zaman on telephone and warmly welcomed him and his delegation at Nine Zero.
Baba Haider Zaman extended invitation to the MQM for participating in the public meeting being held by the Tehreek-i-Suba Hazara in Karachi.
Talking to the media persons after the meeting Dr Farooq Sattar said that the MQM had submitted the resolution and the constitutional amendment bill in the National Assembly and the Senate for the creation of Hazara and Southern Punjab provinces and the MQM would make every effort to get the resolution and the bill passed in the coming session of the National Assembly.
Dr Sattar said that the MQM would not give up the struggle for getting the usurped rights of the Hazara people. He said that the security and integrity of the country were tied to the creation of Hazara and Seraiki provinces. It was time for the rights of the people to be recognized and granted.
Baba Haider Zaman said that peace in Karachi was dear to people throughout Pakistan. The people of Hazara would continue to work for the progress and development of Karachi.
Babar Haider Zaman thanked for the warm and cordial welcome given to the delegation at the Nine Zero. He brushed aside the allegations of terrorism and bloodshed levelled against the MQM and said that they were unfounded and baseless.
Baba Zaman said that the manner the MQM had spoken about the people of Hazara has made it clear beyond a shadow of doubt that the propaganda against the MQM was aimed at creating division among people.
Baba Zaman said that the MQM had done its job in the parliament whereas other political partied had failed in their duty. He demanded of the rulers to accept the demands for the creation of new provinces by the people if the country was to be made strong and impregnable.
Baba Zaman and his delegation visited the monument constructed in memory of the martyrs of the MQM and offered Fateha.

According to DPO, injured are shifted to a hospital in Haripur and highly injured are shifted to Abbottabad Hospital.

The van was going to Ghazi from Haripur and traveling through Sarikot but met an accident at Kotkehi where it fell into a gorge.

Abbottabad: At least seven killed and several others injured in a head-on collision between Bus and passenger van here in Huripur district of Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa province of Pakistan. Sources said that the incident took place at GT road of the area when speedy van and bus collided head-on. “Seven passengers were died at the spot while several others injured,” the sources said. Local people and rescue teams rushed to the spot and shifted the bodies and injured in local hospitals.

The project to be launched in districts Swabi, Haripur, Buner, D I Khan and Chitral on livelihood programmes in these areas.The department of finance, she said, had already received the fund, which would be utilised on initiating livelihood and infrastructure development projects in the province.

This was stated by Khyber Pakhunkhwa Minister for Social Welfare and Women Development, Sitara Ayaz while speaking in a Meet-the-Press Programme under the auspices of Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ) here at Peshawar Press Club (PPC) on Monday.

She said that another 8 million Euro olive cultivation project is already in progress in district Swabi.Talking about children protection, she said that the provincial government has established Child Protection Units in eight districts under Child Protection and Welfare Act 2010.

eight more will become functional before March next year.She said that children would be provided all kind of protection and they will be given legal cover.

She said that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed with the department for imparting training to the teachers against the corporal punishment in schools.

The purpose of the training, she said, is to create awareness amongst the teachers against the corporal punishment.In first phase, she said the teachers of the public sector schools would be given training, which will be followed by the teachers of the private sector schools in the province.

The provincial minister said that since 2008 the budget of the Social Welfare Department had been tripled and now the department like other departments is initiating development schemes.Sitara Ayaz said that the ANP led provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a head of other provinces in the matters relating to women development.

She said that an Inter-Ministerial Group has also been established, which is headed by her.

She said that women facilitation centres have been established in the three districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the helpline number 1121 to provide assistance to the women both inside and outside their houses.

The provincial minister said three centres have been opened in Mardan for provision of training in beautician, computer and sewing.

She said that the province is lacking women tailors, adding the provincial government is ready to support women in opening of tailoring shops.She disclosed that the provincial government has opened a Shelter Home for women in Hayatabad, which was included in the annual development programme (ADP) of the current financial year.

She said that a shelter home of the international standard will become operational next month.She said that the number of widows is higher in Peshawar as most of the terror incidents occurred here, saying they are conducting study on it.

She said that the widows of the victims will be given priority in impart

ing skills in vocational centres.

Similarly, she said they will be provided loans under Bacha Khan Khpal Rozgar Scheme.

Addressing a public rally at the residence of Raja Amir Zaman in Khanpur village in Haripur district, Imran Khan said that his party’s doors were open to all but tickets would be given only to the honest candidates.

Former Haripur district nazim Raja Amir Zaman, brother of sitting MPA Faisal Zaman, former minister for education Yousaf Ayub Khan of PML-N, Sardar Ahsan, cousin of PML-N MNA Sardar Mushtaq and former PML-N MPA Khursheed Azam Khan from Abbottabad announced joining the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on the occasion.

Yousaf Ayub Khan

Raja Aamir Zaman

Raja Faisal Zaman

Imran said that special commission would be set up for making more provinces in the country if his party came to the power.

Former foreign minister and vice-chairman PTI Shah Mehmood Qureshi also addressed the gathering.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Zardari and Gilani would come to know about the strength of PTI at the party’s December 25 public rally in Karachi. He said that fair and transparent elections cannot be held if Zardari and Gilani remained in power.