Posts tagged as: MQM

No let-up in pre-polls attacks as blasts injure dozens

There is no let-up in pre-elections attacks in the country as more blasts on Wednesday injured dozens of people in the country.   A bomb blast injured 13 people in Quetta a day after a suicide attack and three blasts in the city killed at least five people, including a security man, and injured nearly […]

Series of blasts kill 8, injure 50 in Quetta, Karachi

A series of bomb blasts in Quetta late Tuesday killed at least five people and injured 30 others, police said.   Police said that four blasts occurred in different parts of Quetta in less than three hours.   A bomber exploded his explosive-laden vehicle near a check post on Alizai road, killing four people and […]

Blast kills 5 in Bajaur tribal region

A bomb blast on Saturday killed at least five people in a Bajaur tribal region, officials in the region and hospital sources said.   The blast occurred outside gate of the agency’s main hospital in Khar, the headquarters of Bajaur tribal area, they said.   Hospital sources confirmed that five people died and five others […]

Bomb blast kills ANP leader in Swat

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A bomb attack Sunday killed an ‘Awami National Party’ (ANP) leader in Swat, raising concerns about attacks on the political leaders ahead of the May 11 elections, police said.   Mukram Shah came under attack when he was going in his car in Swat valley, a police officer said.   The car was hit by the […]

Gunmen kill MQM candidate in Hyderabad

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Unidentified gunmen Thursday shot dead a ‘Mutahida Qaumi Movement’ or MQM Sindh assembly candidate in Hyderabad, police said.   The gunmen fired at Fakhr ul Islam during his election campaign, a police officer said.   The gunmen , riding a motorcycle, fled after the attack.   Fakhrul Islam had filed papers to contest elections from Hyderabad […]

MQM tops in target killers’ list: police report

The Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), led by self-exiled leader, Altaf Hussain, tops the list of target killers and extortionists in Karachi, a police report revealed on Thursday.   The report presented before the Supreme Court by the Inspector General Police Sindh says that 224 target killers and extortionists (bhatta khur) have been arrested since 2011. […]

Taliban suspend talks over lukewarm govt response

Pakistani Taliban on Monday suspended their peace talks offer after the government ignored their proposal as they had refused to stop attacks.   Taliban had offered conditional talks in early February and at the same time they continued attacks on security forces and opponents.   A Taliban video said they are suspending talks because of […]

Enjoy perks, then change loyalty: Gabol joins MQM

As a new tradition to enjoy perks and privileges for years and then change loyalties, senior PPP leader and Nabil Gabol, ex-MNA, joined the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Sunday.   Most regrettably the MQM also embraced a man, ignoring its own claim of clean politics but accepting vested interest for political motives.   Gabol […]

PM orders withdrawal of recent hike in petroleum prices

Taking notice of the recent hike in petroleum prices, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has ordered withdrawal of the recent increase in petroleum prices with immediate effect, the PM office said Saturday.   The Prime Minister issued these instructions during a meeting with Minister for Finance Mr Saleem H. Mandviwala in the Prime Minister’s House. […]

Nawaz Sharif laughs at MQM-PPP ‘tamasha’

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leader, Nawaz Sharif Sunday laughed at the MQM’s decision of parting ways with the PPP after enjoying ministries for four years and eleven months.   Sharif told reporters in Lahore that the nation will shortly know intentions behind this mysterious move, which he termed as a ‘tamasha’.   Former Prime Minister […]

MQM boycotts NA session over LG system withdrawal

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Friday walked out of the National Assembly session to protest the Sindh government’s decision to repeal the Sindh Peoples Local Government Act 2012 (SPLGA).   Speaking on a point of order, MQM’s Asif Husnain said that the government had negated the basic principles of democracy by repealing the SPLGA and […]

Amid opposition uproar, NA approves ZAB Medical University bill

The ruling Pakistan Peoples Party Thursday ignored strong protest by the opposition in the National Assembly and adopted the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (PIMS), Islamabad Bill, 2013.   With the enactment of the bill students of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) has been provided more opportunities for getting higher education, according to the bill. […]

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