The Supreme Court has served a contempt notice to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain over his recent telephonic address to his party workers in Karachi. A three-member bench presided by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry issued the contempt of court notice under Article 204 of the Constitution and Section 3 of the […]
In quite an important development in Dr. Imran Farooq’s murder case, the London police raided at a business center and carried out a search operation in an office. According to private TV channels, the UK police conducted a search of an office on Edgware road and also carried out interrogation but no arrests were made. […]
Dec 7 2012 | Posted in
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain along with other party workers has been implicated in a murder case. Three office-bearers of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi), including its vice chairman, along with a taxi driver were killed in a gun attack on the taxi in Landhi on Thursday. According to police, an FIR […]
Dec 1 2012 | Posted in
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain on Thursday termed the Supreme Court’s remarks over delimitation of constituencies in Karachi as unlawful and said that it was a conspiracy to steal the party’s mandate. The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to submit a report after consultation with the Sindh […]
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that he had never received a single penny from any agency, saying that he had turned down illegitimate money offered by visitors to his home. In a telephonic address to religious clerics in Karachi and Lahore simultaneously, Hussain said that he had launched his movement […]
Nov 15 2012 | Posted in
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Owing to international defence exhibition, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has postponed its referendum on what kind of Pakistan its citizens wanted to live in to November 14. MQM chief Altaf Hussain had called on Pakistanis in his speech on October 14 to declare whether they wanted to live in a Pakistan run by […]
Nov 6 2012 | Posted in
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In order to get rid the people of Karachi of MQM’s suppression, the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has decided to deal with it through iron hands. TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan called reporters and read out a statement on Friday, saying the Taliban had decided to rid the people of Karachi of the suppression of MQM. […]
Nov 3 2012 | Posted in
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In what appeared to be direct and dangerous blames, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that military establishment was involved in killing people in Balochistan. While speaking to a private TV channel, the MQM leader also claimed that some elements within establishment backs violence in Karachi, the economic hub of the country. […]
Oct 18 2012 | Posted in
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In quite a shocking revelation, London Metropolitan police have claimed that Imran Farooq wanted to actively participate in politics by pursing his independent career in politics. The London Metropolitan police, also known as Scotland Yard, on the occasion of his second death anniversary disclosed further information about the murder. It claimed that a number of […]
Terming the newly issued ordinance a significant step in the direction of devolution of power to the grassroots, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said that restoration of the Local Government System in Sindh would help in furthering harmony and brotherhood among the people. According to a statement, the MQM chief congratulated President Asif […]
Sep 8 2012 | Posted in
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In what appeared to be another shock to the government, Awami National Party (ANP), the other coalition partner of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), has rejected the Sindh People’s Local Government Ordinance (SPLGO)-2012. ANP Spokesman Senator Zahid Khan issued a statement, saying that his party would not accept any such system made by the absolute […]
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In what appeared to be a thaw after much hue and cry, Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad has inked the Sindh Peoples Local Government Ordinance (SPLGO) 2012, immediately bringing into effect a new system for governance in the province. After signatures of Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah, the governor issued the ordinance to […]