Daily Times

Senior politicians formerly associated with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Raza Haroon and Anees Advocate, along with their comrades, joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Friday, as electioneering picks up pace ahead of the February 8 general elections The announcement of their affiliation with the PPP came after the duo met former president and party’s co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in Karachi. Haroon, who also served as a provincial minister, joined former Karachi mayor Mustafa Kamal’s Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) in 2016 but later left this faction. On the other hand, Anees was also an MQM dissident who joined PSP in 2016. On this occasion, an official statement issued by the PPP said that Zardari welcomed Haroon and Anees, former members of MQM’s Rabita Committee, to the party. During the meeting, the politicians discussed the “charter of Karachi” regarding the development, establishment of peace and security, and friendly environment in the port city.