MQM-Pakistan leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has expressed reservations over the replacement of the Sindh governor, saying the decision was made without consultation with his party. Speaking to journalists at Parliament House in Islamabad on Friday, Siddiqui said MQM-P had neither been consulted nor its opinion sought before the change in the province’s top constitutional office. […]
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Karachi control debate intensifies after Mustafa Kamal’s fresh demand
Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has once again called for Karachi to be placed under federal control, saying the city cannot survive under what he described as weak provincial governance. He argued that Karachi is too important to be mismanaged, therefore the federal government must step in to protect the lives, economy, and future of […]
Khalid Maqbool reiterates MQM-P’s post-2016 stance amid fresh allegations
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has responded to a recent press conference by Federal Minister Mustafa Kamal, in which fresh allegations were levelled against the party’s founder. Speaking to the media, Khalid Maqbool said MQM-Pakistan had already clarified its position on the party’s past and leadership nearly a decade ago. He […]
MQM emphasizes strengthening local governments in 27th Amendment
ISLAMABAD: Senior MQM Pakistan leader and Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal stated on Thursday that Pakistan currently lacks a functional local government system. He said that after the 18th Amendment, all powers and funds are concentrated with the provincial chief ministers. Mustafa Kamal noted that MQM had presented its draft during discussions on the […]
MQM-P did not take me into confidence over Firdous Shamim’s nomination: Khawaja Izhar
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Khawaja Izhar ul Hassan has denied having any knowledge about the nomination of next opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly. Earlier, the Sindh chapter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) with the consultation of its allies parties finalised the name of Firdous Shamim Naqvi for the post of leader of […]
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 […]
Protesting merger with PSP, MQM’s Ali Raza Abidi quits party, NA seat
LAHORE: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) lawmaker Ali Raza Abidi on Wednesday announced to quit his party and his seat in the National Assembly as protest against merger with the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) saying this was not what he believed in and stood for. The lawmaker took to Twitter and wrote “Ladies n Gentlemen from […]