KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) former chairman Farooq Sattar has resigned from the party’s Rabita Committee on Thursday quoting ‘personal reasons’. While addressing media, Sattar confirmed the development and said: “I have tendered my resignation due to personal reasons.” The veteran MQM-P politician said the party leadership does not consult him while taking party […]
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MQM leaders declared absconders, Court orders confiscation of wealth, properties
KARACHI: Local Court on Tuesday ordered concerned authorities to confiscate properties of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders. The court declared MQM leaders conveyor Khalid Maqbool, Nasreen Jaleel, Kamal Pasha, Kanwar Naveed and Faisal Siddiqui as absconders in the case. The local court conducted hearing of the case against MQM leaders pertaining to violation of Loudspeakers […]
ATC issues non-bailable arrest warrants against MQM conveyor, leaders
KARACHI: Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) conveyor Khalid Maqbool along with other leaders. ATC heard cases against MQM leaders pertaining to attacks on media houses, riots and for chanting slogans against National security. During the hearing Khawaja Izhar, Rehan Hashmi, Farooq Sattar and Amir Khan appeared […]
PSP will bag provincial capital in upcoming general elections, predicts Kamal
KARACHI: Pak Sar Zameen (PSP) chief Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday predicted that the party will sweep the provincial capital in the upcoming elections. Kamal while talking to the media on Tuesday, said that PSP will make a surprise appearance in Balochistan in the upcoming elections. He said “In Karachi our competition on 2-3 seats is […]
Efforts to push MQM against the wall must end: Farooq Sattar
KARACHI: Speaking to reporters after submitting his nomination papers for the constituency NA 241, leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), Farooq Sattar claimed that the MQM still does not enjoy political freedom, and said that efforts were underway to push the party into a corner ahead of the general elections. The MQM leader also […]
Water crisis will be Karachi’s biggest challenge in near future
KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement-P (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar on Wednesday said that water shortage will be the biggest challenge for Karachi in coming days. While addressing the media, Sattar said that the work on K-IV project was progressing on snail-speed. He said that water shortage with lingering power crisis is not new to the metropolis, […]
There is no crime in demanding a separate province, says Sattar
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement PIB chairperson Farooq Sattar said on Sunday that the struggle for the rights of Southern Punjab had just started. While addressing a protest rally in Liaquatabad, Sattar remarked that their party’s new demand is to make either an administrative unit or a new province. He claimed that if their party would make such […]
PPP can’t weaken our vote bank: Farooq Sattar
KARACHI: MQM-P Convener Farooq Sattar on Sunday said that he accepts Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)’s challenge, but PPP is mistaken if the party believes it can weaken MQM’s vote bank. While addressing a rally at Tunky Ground in Karachi, Farooq Sattar termed PPP as “Papu, Papa and Phoopho” party, while he also slammed the PPP […]
Farooq Sattar reaches out to MQM-Bahadurabad in a bid for an alliance
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) PIB chapter’s beleaguered leader, Farooq Sattar on Monday, reached out to the party’s Bahadurabad group for an alliance. Mr Sattar also claimed that he was willing to withdraw his demand to dissolve the MQM’s rabita committee on the grounds that the Bahadurabad faction choose between either him or Amir Khan. […]
MQM-P to protest against K-Electric tomorrow
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) convener Farooq Sattar on Friday announced to hold a protest against K-Electric over persistent load-shedding across the city. “We will hold a protest outside the press club against K-Electric on Saturday at 3 pm over persistent load-shedding,” Farooq Sattar announced while speaking to the media in Karachi. Farooq also said […]