Once again, MQM is facing problems in raising funds for its welfare wing Khidmat-e-Khalq
Foundation (KKF). Once again Rangers are creating hurdles in the way by
conducting raids, arresting the volunteers even for keeping receipt books printed
for collecting donations from people. Question is, is using a document for acknowledging
donations illegal?
It
is important to keep this in mind that a receipt is a document which shows who
received what from whom. The purpose of using documentation for receiving
donations is to keep a record so as to minimize the possibilities of any
frauds, embezzlement or use of money for any illegal purposes. Taking into
account this, why are the Rangers considering keeping such a document as a
crime to arrest MQM & KKF`s volunteers?
Rangers
defend their actions claiming that they want to ensure that the money so
received cannot be used for any criminal purposes. But, principally speaking,
this objective can easily be achieved by allowing only the legally registered and
trustworthy organizations to approach people for fund raising because criminal groups
never get registered to avoid being traced. Regarding MQM`s welfare wing KKF,
it is a registered organization and has one of the biggest networks in Pakistan.
It has been serving humanity for about thirty years regardless of any
ethnicity, religion, sect and region. Furthermore, KKF was established by MQM
which is the most popular party of the city and has been bagging the highest
number of votes from people over three decades. Who else can be more
trustworthy for Karachi-ites than their own elected people and party?
It
is an open secret that the Pakistani political and religious parties are
divided into two main categories, first liberal and second pro-Taliban parties.
MQM is the most prominent name in the category of anti-Taliban or
anti-extremist group. On the other hand, there is a long list of political and
religious parties which directly or indirectly defended the Taliban`s terrorism
in Pakistan. In addition to them, many banned outfits are resurfacing under new
names in Karachi and are trying to make money from here by hook or by crook. In
such a scenario, is it wise to sideline the people`s most favorite party and
leave the ground for other groups backed by political rivals? Is using state
machinery against MQM, not in turn, creating a space for the extremist groups?
Should such an act not be termed as deliberately assisting the radical groups
in financing their evil acts?
What
has been imposed over MQM these days is almost the similar situation
intentionally created during the 2013`s general elections against it. That time,
Taliban groups had been let loose to by force throw MQM out of the election
race in order to leave the ground for pro-Taliban political and religious groups.
This time, Sindh Rangers, the sub-force of Pakistan army, are playing that role
with the similar object. The authorities involved in this filthy game, are merely
promoting radicalization in the country which would never bring any positive outcome
for Pakistan like in the past.
There is one more very disappointing aspect of this.
Everyone knows that Karachi-ites are the people (mainly Urdu speaking) who have
been the biggest victims of the long-prevailing terrorism committed not only by
the patronized terrorists, but also by the state authorities in the name of
restoring peace in the city. Yet, no relief package, consisting of financial
assistance, was ever announced for them. This has been only MQM which has been
trying to help out the deserving people to the extent it can through its welfare
wing KKF.
We also know that Karachi-ites always came forward
to financially contribute for the Pakistani Muslim brothers irrespective of
their political affiliation, ethnicity, sec, religion and region whenever they
were in need. Even they did not hesitate to give out donations for the projects
which had to be built not in Karachi, but other parts of the country. Now, when
the Karachi-ites are in need, it was the moral duty of all the beneficiaries (i.e.,
other political as well as religious parties and NGO`s) to come forward to
financially support the victim`s families as who else could be more deserving
than the affected people of Karachi?
But, very unfortunately, not speaking of helping the
Karachi-ites out, all of them have sealed their lips over the way MQM is being sidelined
by the Rangers. Why? Due to their political differences with MQM and it voters
or just because they will come in the position to grasp MQM`s left over share
of donations in the city??
Whatever the reason is, the worsening situation of
Karachi and its people is isolating them from the rest of the country which is
not good at all for a country which has already lost its bigger part due to the
same reasons.
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