MQM leaders to hold important meeting with PM on Thursday

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MQM leaders to hold important meeting with PM on Thursday

Agencies Published August 6, 2014

KARACHI: The federal government has contacted the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leadership and formally invited them to meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad on Thursday.

A statement issued from MQM’s London Secretariat on Tuesday said that the party accepted the invitation and a high-level delegation would meet Prime Minister Sharif on Thursday noon at PM House in the federal capital.

Meanwhile, MQM’s Rabita (coordination) Committee has also convened an important meeting of all party parliamentarians here on Wednesday evening in view of prevailing political situation in the country.

It may be mentioned that in a recent statement, MQM chief Altaf Hussain had said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should relinquish the post if he feels that protest demonstration could cause damage to life and property of people.

He said that Nawaz Sharif should transfer these powers to any leader of his party or find any other constitutional way to keep everyone’s dignity intact.

The MQM chief, however, expressed concern over internal issues being faced by the country and asked political leaders to address their differences through dialogue, saying that political parties must avoid any adventurism which may cause loss of human life or financial damage.

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A. Mirza

Aug 06, 2014 12:50am

So looks like the MQM is not so disposable after all! The only non-feudal, grass roots party in Pakistan is MQM and that is why it survives and these corrupt feudal leaders have to kneel in front of MQM everytime.

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Zafar

Aug 06, 2014 01:15am

Yes, back to the "what do we get if we support you" mode! Hypocrisy is the word trait possible.

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Aug 06, 2014 01:27am

A meeting between the so-called leaders of the two biggest mafia groups of the "land of the pure" is in the offing. What a great joke?

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Aamir

Aug 06, 2014 02:01am

MQM should side with PTI and PAT not with Nawaz... I hope they are smarter than that..

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nisar

Aug 06, 2014 02:04am

Lets see who gets the most PPP or MQM who are at logger head. Giving in to both will bring nothing but disaster. Best solution is to give in to IK demands

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kirther

Aug 06, 2014 02:17am

It is time that firm stand must be adopted by all political parties in dealing with PML-N, in the past PMN-L and PPP have miserably failed in implementing policies to facilitate upward mobility of masses and cannot be trusted. Both have accumulated billions through illegitimate sources in the past. Zardari could play a double game as he would not like to offend Nawaz Sharif due pending cases and his political interest--what has PPP achieved in Sind during last five or six years--people should demonstrate zero tolerance towards malpractices of politicians this is only way out of this present situation.

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Dr. Abid Shah Mashwani

Aug 06, 2014 02:37am

No surprise if all beneficiaries of corrupt system come together to safegaurd the corrupt system. If PPP, PMLN, MQM, JUI-F let change electoral and police system for good, do you think they will enjoy same mandate. Can PPP still get same seats from Sindh, MQM from Karachi, PMLN from Punjab and JUI-F from Baluchistan and Southern KPK? I do not think so, therefore, it is very logical if PPP, PMLN, MQM, JUI-F and ANP join hands.

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Sam Watkins

Aug 06, 2014 02:39am

MQM has to support Nawaz or else Altaf goes back in slammer. It is pretty simple.

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Arif Aslam Khan

Aug 06, 2014 03:18am

I am sure that this time MQM will stand by its declared Policy and will not stand by the "Feudal Lords" which are abundant in N-League, like PPP, it is just waiting in the wings & will join the protest if PTI succeeds in bringing about a sizable number and if PAT joins it because after all it is a matter of survival for both these Parties.

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Raja

Aug 06, 2014 04:57am

MQM always takes advantages of these situations. What MQM will do, tell PM we will support you if you get our leader Altaf unhooked from money laundering charges. How about that? See how clever MQM party is?

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Adnan

Aug 06, 2014 05:15am

MQM back to its age old tactics of what it can get out of the present scenario. really very bad on a party which trumpet its stance on being non feudal roots. After all we know that two people held here and wanted for murder of Dr. Imran Farooq would be taken as a bargaining chip by PM

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GKBaloch

Aug 06, 2014 05:48am

"It may be mentioned that in a recent statement, MQM chief Altaf Hussain had said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should relinquish the post "- Wait & see. Nawaz sharif will make an offer to MQM, followed by somersault , u-turn by Altaf Bhai. MQM can't stay away from the seat of power.

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Feroze K

Aug 06, 2014 05:53am

You have to be a dim wit to trust MQM & its supremo Altaf Bhai. Just look back, how many times MQM left Zardari , then came back to rejoin PPP government. Man is an opportunist, he always has selfish motives.

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