Tag: Mqm

KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has appealed to the nation to offer special prayers for the Pakistani cricket team's victory in the Cricket World Cup semi final in Mohali, India.
In a statement issued from London on Monday, he appealed to the Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Parsis and the followers of other religions to pray for the victory of their national team in their respective places of worship.
He hoped that the Pakistani flag will fly

LAHORE - Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders while thanking the Punjab government for facilitating them to hold party's public moot on April 10 at the new venue, Qaddafi Stadium road, expressed the hope that provincial government would make foolproof security arrangements on the day of the event. MQM coordination committee member Iftikahar Randhawa expressed these views while addressing a press conference at the newly inaugurated party's office along with coordination committee

KARACHI - The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has created a Central Council in a bid to expand its party structure across the country, announced Rabita Committee Deputy Convenor Dr Farooq Sattar at a press conference on Sunday at the party headquarters Nine-Zero.
A decision to form the Central Council was taken by the Rabita Committee after extensive deliberations, Sattar explained, with the council set to assist the Rabita Committee in meeting important national challenges and

KARACHI - A large number of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists are being trained along with government employees for the first phase of the upcoming census, Pakistan Today has learnt.
Sources within the Sindh Education Department told Pakistan Today that a large number of political workers from the MQM are being imparted training for the census in the guise of "community helpers."
Spokesperson of the Sindh government and Pakistan People's Party (PPP)-Sindh

KARACHI - The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is organising a mushaira today (Monday) at Anu Bhai Park in Nazimabad in connection with its 27th foundation day. The event will be hosted by the MQM Karachi's Tanzeemi Committee (KTC), which has finalised all arrangements in this regard, said a statement issued by MQM on Sunday.
It said that the prominent poets are expected to attend the mushaira. The KTC has appealed to the masses to ensure their full participation in the event.

KARACHI - The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has created a Central Council in a bid to expand its party structure across the country, announced Rabita Committee Deputy Convenor Dr Farooq Sattar at a press conference on Sunday at the party headquarters Nine-Zero.
A decision to form the Central Council was taken by the Rabita Committee after extensive deliberations, Sattar explained, with the council set to assist the Rabita Committee in meeting important national challenges and

LAHORE - The Muttahia Qaumi Movement (MQM), after reaching an understanding with the Punjab government, on Saturday finalised Gaddafi Stadium as the venue for its upcoming Punjab chapter public meeting in Lahore on April 10. According to MQM sources, party leaders led by Dr Farooq Sattar were convinced by the Punjab government that owing to security risks, permission to hold the public gathering at Minar-e-Pakistan was not granted, as hundreds of party workers are likely to attend the

ISLAMABAD - The Punjab government has refused to grant permission to the MQM to organise a public rally at Minar-e-Pakistan on April 10 due to security reasons. Security agencies had submitted the report to the provincial government that MQM's public rally at Minar-e-Pakistan might be targeted by terrorists.
Keeping in view the report of the Home Department, the government of Punjab declined MQM's request. When contacted, MQM leader and Rabita Committee member Wasih Jalil told

SIALKOT - Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Amir Syed Munawar Hassan has said that both Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) are directly involved in the uncontrolled assassinations of innocent people in Karachi. While talking to the journalists, he said the government had miserably failed in controlling the target killings thus it should tender apology to the nation. He said that federal government, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and Punjab government played

KARACHI - In blatant disregard for merit and in an attempt to further the politics of reconciliation, coalition partners in the Sindh government - the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) - have drawn up plans to share at least 7,600 vacancies in government jobs, Pakistan Today has learnt.
There are at least 7,600 vacancies in various departments of the Sindh government in posts from Grade 1 to 14. "Under the agreed formula, at least 3,000 jobs

ISLAMABAD - The fear of possible operation in Karachi in case the MQM pulls itself out of coalition government is pushing the Muttahida to continue dialogue with the PPP despite its reservations that the commitments made from the other side are unlikely to be fulfilled, Pakistan Today has learnt reliably. "The MQM does not want to disengage the Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) to closing the door for dialogue as it could pave way for an operation in Karachi in which activists of the

LAHORE - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Deputy Convener Farooq Sattar said MQM entered Punjab to serve the masses and the time was not far when people would realize the difference between the MQM and the other political forces. Sattar was talking to the representatives of the print and electronic media at a reception hosted by the LPG Dealer Association Chairman Irfan Khokhar. Among others, MQM Punjab chapter President Randhawa and Sarfaraz Nawaz were also present. "Now that the party

KARACHI - An ANP general secretary and a MQM activist were among five killed in separate incidents of violence across the city on Monday. ANP Sindh District West General Secretary Hanif Khan was attacked in the Metroville area. Sixty one-year-old Khan was shot in the street while he was on his way to a mosque. MQM activist Sajid Butt was gunned down in Zia Colony near the Lyari Expressway in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. In another incident, one Misar Gul was stabbed at Khayaban-e-Tanzeem in the

KARACHI - An Awami National Party (ANP) general secretary and a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist among five were killed and four others injured in separate incidents across the city on Monday. ANP-Sindh District West General Secretary Hanif Khan was attacked in the Metroville area. Sixty one-year-old Khan was shot in the street while he was on his way to a mosque. He was critically injured and rushed to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) where he succumbed to his

KARACHI - President Asif Zardari on Sunday stepped in to soothe concerns in Karachi as at least 11 people were killed by unidentified assailants in a fresh spate of targeted killings in various part of the city, with Muttahida Qaumi Movement Rabita Committee Convener Farooq Sattar saying the party's patience was beginning to run out with the killings.
A private TV channel reported that Zardari told Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah to take stern action against those

KARACHI - The Sindh Assembly might start legislation from Wednesday (today) after the expected return of Pakistan People's Party (PPP)'s major coalition partner - the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) - to the House as the latter is likely to end its boycott of the Provincial Assembly.
The freshly convened Sindh Assembly session started on Tuesday with Speaker Nisar Ahmed Khuhro in chair. Sindh Local Government Minister Agha Siraj Durrani told the chair that legislation was delayed

KARACHI - Interior Minister Rehman Malik said in a joint press conference at the Governor's House here that the People's Amn Committee (PAC) would be banned and all offices of the organisation would be sealed off, while action will be taken against all criminals hiding within the folds of various political parties.
The decision was taken earlier during a meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and a MQM delegation headed by Dr Farooq Sattar. A committee, comprising two