LONDON, May 19: A high-level meeting of MQM leaders was under way at the MQM’s International headquarters late on Saturday with Altaf Hussain in the chair. The meeting was convened by Mr Hussain to review the situation after the May 12 Karachi violence, and to chalk out a strategy for the party to face future challenges in this context.

A team of top MQM leaders led by Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad arrived here on Friday from Pakistan to attend the meeting.

The team includes members of the MQM Rabita Committee and some federal and provincial ministers.

Mr Azizabadi, a spokesman for the MQM International Headquarters, said that a press release would be issued after the meeting.