Altaf apologizes 'if he hurt statements'

LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain Thursday extended apology to 'Sindhi nationalists and scholars' in case his previous day's statements hurt their sentiments, Geo News reported.

In a clarification issued today, Altaf Hussain said in his speech the other day he pointed finger at those elements who were openly disparaging Urdu and Punjabi speaking Mohajirs who had sacrificed thousands of lives in the struggle for Pakistan.

"Whatever I had said was to point out those ridiculed and belittled the sacrifices of Mohajirs," he clarified, adding he might have failed in clearly making his point or the Sindhi nationalists and scholars might have failed to grasp the spirit and depth of my viewpoint.

He said: "Being a citizen of the soil of Sindh I extend my honest apology to the Sindhi nationalists and scholars in case my words have hurt their sentiments."