KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) convener Farooq Sattar on Tuesday said that he would not part ways with the party despite offers from various political factions of the country. “I have been a part of MQM-P for 35 years. I love this party and can not even think of going elsewhere as this is my […]
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MQM-P’s PIB, Bahadurabad factions one family and joint home of MQM, says Sattar
KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P) factions MQM-P PIB and MQM-P Bahadurabad on Thursday addressed a joint press conference at Bahdurabad office. The leaders of the factions addressed the joint conference stating that irrespective of the differences the workers were all a joint family and home of MQM. MQM-P PIB chief of party Sattar […]
IHC suspends ECP’s verdict against Farooq Sattar dismissal as party convener
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday suspended Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) verdict on dismissal of Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan’s (MQM-P) Farooq Sattar as party convener. Chief Election Commissioner Justice (r) Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan heading a five-member bench on Monday had ordered Sattar’s dismissal following an intraparty dispute on the headship. Sattar had challenged […]
Ousted for standing up to Altaf Hussain: Farooq Sattar
KARACHI: Ousted Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM) convener Farooq Sattar on Monday said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has disqualified him for standing up to Altaf Hussain. “I have been punished for standing up to MQM founder Altaf Hussain and standing up for the constitution and law of Pakistan,” Farooq Sattar said while addressing […]
Farooq Sattar backs Mushahid Hussain’s Senate bid
ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Farooq Sattar expressed his support to independent candidate Mushahid Hussain Syed for the Senate election. Syed Mushahid Hussain is a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz candidate who is competing as independent due to the Supreme Court disqualification decision of Nawaz Sharif. Sattar jokingly said, “We are not supporting him to get Chinese […]
Farooq Sattar offers Bahadurabad faction to nominate four Senate candidates
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) spearhead Farooq Sattar on Friday made an offer of reconciliation with party’s Bahadurabad faction by withdrawing from his powers to nominate Senate candidates. Speaking to the media, Sattar said that the party has offered Bahadurabad faction to nominate four names for Senate elections and that the party would ‘accept those […]
Farooq Sattar removed from MQM-P Rabita Committee convenership
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Rabita Committee removed Farooq Sattar from party convenership on Sunday saying that he ‘breached the committee’s trust’. Speaking to a press conference, MQM-P member Kanwar Naveed Jameel announced the decision. He accused Farooq Sattar of making amendment’s in party constitution without consultation with the committee. Jameel also accused the former committee […]
MQM-P fails to end internal rift, fields separate candidates for Senate elections
KARACHI: The internal rift in the Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) over Senate elections tickets deepens as both the fractions submitted nomination papers of their candidates to the Election Commision of Pakistan (ECP) separately. MQM-P convener Dr Farooq Sattar was in favour of awarding Senate ticket to Kamran Tessori while the Rabita Committee was opposing this decision. February 8, today, […]
MQM-P leader Farooq Sattar decides to quit politics
LAHORE: Muttahida Quami Movement – Pakistan’s (MQM-P) leader Farooq Sattar, in a press conference, announced on Thursday that he was quitting politics in order to save himself from further disgrace. He marked the day as the most important day of his political career. Sattar initially criticised ‘Rabita Committee’ and then highlighted policy differences with Pak […]
Sattar says MQM-P has ‘no space for militancy and terrorism’ in their party
KARACHI – Farooq Sattar, chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan said on Saturday that his party has no space for militancy and terrorism and is the cleanest Mohajir party. Addressing a press conference, Sattar said that action against Hammad Siddiqui, prime accused in Baldia factory fire case, should be taken as per law if he faces allegations. […]