Tag: MQM-P

Elections 2018: Political leaders, prominent personalities cast vote

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Several political leaders and prominent personalities on Wednesday cast their vote during Pakistan’s 11th general election. Former Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...

MQM-P to support GDA, independents in interior Sindh

KARACHI: To compete with the rival Pakistan People Party (PPP) in interior Sindh, the coordination committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Tuesday announced its...

MQM-P to continue to fight for accurate census: Sattar

‘Nobody can make proper planning for Karachi without accurate population census’ KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Dr Farooq Sattar has said that his party...

MQM-P proposes decentralisation of power, new provinces in manifesto

Party promises long-term reforms in police, education, other government departments KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has revealed its manifesto for the upcoming general...

Lyari remains a PPP stronghold

KARACHI: As the general elections 2018 are nearing, Lyari— the oldest of the Karachi settlements and a bastion of political and social movements since...

Efforts underway to prevent residents in Karachi from voting, Sattar alleges

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Farooq Sattar alleged on Saturday that efforts were being made so that citizens of Karachi are prevented from voting...

ECP dismisses references against 14 lawmakers of MQM-P

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has dismissed references against former MNAs and MPAs from Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P). The ECP dismissed the...

Elections roundup: PML-Shehbaz in the making?

PML-Shehbaz could soon be a reality as ECP has summoned N-League supreme leader Nawaz Sharif after an objection was raised over party’s registration under...

Sattar says won’t contest polls as MQM-P announces Karachi candidates

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan’s (MQM-P) Bahadurabad faction has finalised its list of candidates who will be contesting in the upcoming general elections of 2018,...

MQM-P’s Haider Abbas Rizvi flies to Dubai after Karachi return

After ending his self-imposed exile and returning to Karachi, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Haider Abbas Rizvi flew to Dubai on Thursday to avoid...

Disgruntled MQM-P leader Rasheed Godil joins PTI

KARACHI:  Disgruntled Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) senior leader and former MNA Rasheed Godil on Sunday joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The announcement was made after Rasheed held a meeting...

Sattar warns of boycotting elections if reservations not addressed

--MQM-P chief says general elections cannot guarantee stability in the country   KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) chief Farooq Sattar on Wednesday warned that his party...

Raising voice for more provinces not treason, says MQM-P

KARACHI:  Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan said on Wednesday that raising voice for more provinces was not treason as the Constitution of Pakistan allows the creation...

No one can stand in way of making south Sindh: Farooq...

ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Farooq Sattar on Wednesday said that no one will be able to stand in his party’s way if the...

May 12 carnage ‘a conspiracy against MQM-P’: Farooq Sattar

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Dr Farooq Sattar on Saturday called the May 12 incident "a conspiracy against MQM-P". On May 12, 2007, at...

MQM-P, PTI two sides of same coin, says Bilawal

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Saturday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) are two sides of...

MQM-P bounces back with Karachi power show

--Party chief Sattar says MQM stands united despite hardships and differences --Says people of Sindh trapped in vicious ‘wheel of cruelty’ by Bilawal-led PPP   KARACHI: Following months...