Based on a long interview of Altaf Hussain, the present day Chief of the nowMuttahida Qaumi Movement (previously Mohajir Qaumi Movement), this book is anaccount of the protagonist's life and political career up to the year 1988. It provides illuminating insights into the rise of a powerful political party and its charismatic leader. Based on a long interview of Altaf Hussain, the present day Chief of the now Muttahida Qaumi Movement (previously Mohajir Qaumi Movement), this book is an account of the protagonist's life and political career up to the year 1988. It provides illuminating insights into the rise of a powerful political party and its charismatic leader. Hussain's early encounterswith prejudice against a straggling group of immigrants from India known as 'Mohajirs', his disillusionment with religious parties andtheir claim of impartiality towards all fellow Muslims soon led him to createa robust and coherent political party from the amorphous group of people who were given the name of 'Mohajir'. Not only is this book invaluable as an early blueprint of the MQM's future development and concerns, it is also an impressive record of how an individual,with the help of a small group of friends, generated political consciousness among people who felt powerless in their adopted country, and helped them to stand up confidently for their rights-and later, for the rights of other unprivileged people. INDICE: List of Abbreviations Introduction The Birth of the Movement Admission to the B.Sc. Course Admission to B.Pharmacy The Role of Students' Unions The Idea of a Fifth Nationality My Role in the Nizam-e-Mustafa Movement My Involvement with the Pakistan National Alliance (PNA) The Moving Spirit of the Mohajir Movement Who was Responsible for the Language Clashes in Sindh? The Founding of APMSO: The Background Reaction to the Launch of APMSO APMSO's Field ofActivities Applying for a Room in the Hostel The First Admissions Campaign atthe University of Karachi Devotion to the Success of the Mission The Need forFunds for the Movement Another Mohajir Organization Taking Part in the Students' Union Elections The Condition of Educational Institutions After the Banishment from Educational Institutions The Launching of the MQM The Importance of the MQM Steadfastness of the Mohajirs Success in the Local Bodies Elections The Law and Order Situation in Karachi The Role of the Drug Mafia Jail Experiences Punishment by the Martial Law Court The Second Arrest Interrogation in JailThe Third Arrest My First Meeting with G.M. Syed G.M. Syed and the MQM G.M. Syed MQM and Other Leaders of Sindh MQM's Stand on the Rights of the People Plans for Expansion of the MQM The MQM in National Politics The MQM's Afghan Policy The Political Predictions of Pir Saheb Pagara Choosing the Mayor of KarachiThe Local Police Force in Sindh Our Stand on the Quota System in Sindh The MQM's Stand on the Population of Karachi Controlling Law and Order in Karachi The Mohajirs: A Separate Nationality The First, or the Tribal Period The Second,or the Feudal Age The Third, or the Modern Industrial Age Nation and Nationality The Beginnings of Mohajir Nationality The Desire to Maintain the Identity of the Nationality The Reason for the MQM's Popularity Enmity with the MQM Attempts on My Life Taking Part in the Elections The Issue of My Marriage My Family's Part in the Movement The Kalabagh Dam Why the Stress on the Word 'Mohajir'? Who are the Mohajirs? Afterword Appendix: Details of the Points in the Charter of Resolution Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-906341-3
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 250
- Fecha Publicación: 06/10/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés