MQM announce decision to separate from Sindh government
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KARACHI: The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) on Sunday night announced their decision to separate from the Sindh provincial government.
The MQM's Rabita Committee held a press conference at Nine-Zero, where the party announced their decision in response to alleged statements made against their leader Altaf Hussain and against Mohajir people by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership.
Speaking at the press conference, MQM leader Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, criticised the PPP and accused them of indulging in the politics of hatred and ethnicity.
"Mohajir Quami Movement became Muttahida Quami Movement after a brutal operation was conducted against us,” said Siddiqui.
“Great patience has been shown on our part,” he said.
He further stated that it was not possible to continue in coalition any longer and that any support for the PPP government would be like supporting "undemocratic forces".
“Again and again language has been used against our leader which we would not tolerate and have only shown patience at the insistence of Altaf Hussain,” Siddiqui said.
“Every MQM worker is furious over the remarks made by Bilawal...There will be no compromise on our leader Altaf Hussain,” he said.
Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui also spoke out against PPP leader Khursheed Shah and said that the alleged remarks made against Mohajir people were "intolerable”.
During the press conference, Siddiqui also took shots at Bilawal saying that, "Bhutto's heir can only be a Bhutto not a Zardari".
"Bilawal has made politics into a business... what qualities does he have to be the chairman of the PPP?, he asked.
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Oct 19, 2014 09:51pm
You shouldn't have joined them at first place
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Oct 19, 2014 09:58pm
For the sake of Karachi and for MQM please do not join them again. Not a single MQM supporter wants to join PPP than why you people keep on joining them. I hope this will be MQM final stance to separate from PPP
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Oct 19, 2014 10:00pm
true color of PPP
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Oct 19, 2014 10:10pm
Let us hope that the decision is not changed this time as always before.
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Oct 19, 2014 10:14pm
@ MQM & PPP, dont befool the public.Both parties want to recapture their aloof voters of Sind who are slipping fast to IK.
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Oct 19, 2014 10:23pm
Hope they will never join siindh government again.
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Oct 19, 2014 10:26pm
Soon Rehman Malik will be visiting Nine zero or MQM's London secretariat and everything will be hunky-dory.
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Oct 19, 2014 10:26pm
To back again within 48 hrs
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Oct 19, 2014 10:29pm
I shall very much appreciate if MQM also announces next earliest possible day, date and time to rejoin the government! How many times MQM had been In and Out of the Government of the Time?
If this is not possible, then at least let the general public know whether or not you (MQM) will ever rejoin the Government of PPP in Sindh or elsewhere!
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Oct 19, 2014 10:36pm
They will join again for sure.. Nature of MQM
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Oct 19, 2014 10:37pm
Great decision, dont take it back.
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Oct 19, 2014 10:37pm
It would be interesting to see how long does it take to reverse their decision and compare it with their previous such decisions
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Oct 19, 2014 10:50pm
PPP is a party of waderas and ruling urban Sindh where they don't have mandate.
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Oct 19, 2014 10:52pm
These days MQM's separation from Govt. does not surprise anyone, as this tactic has been used over and over to the extent that it lost its sensation. Surely, people's very first reaction after this news was "They will re-join after a little while" so "No Worries Karachi"
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Oct 19, 2014 11:13pm
i am glad that at least MQM has raised extremely logical questions for bilawal to answer ,
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Oct 19, 2014 11:15pm
@jokhio Ask IK to first eradicate polio from KPK which is very small thing to accomplish and then fulfill his other promises before he tries to fix issues in Karachi.
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Oct 19, 2014 11:15pm
@jokhio IK is fooling all of Pakistan when he accomplished nothing in KPK
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Oct 19, 2014 11:32pm
People Party is not democratic party. It is "Heriditary Party". father died. daughter took place, daughter died, her husband took place, now son is taking place. do you call this democracy?
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Oct 19, 2014 11:47pm
Lets hope the decision is not reversed tomorrow.
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Oct 19, 2014 11:50pm
How long will this separation be?
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Oct 20, 2014 12:03am
Join hands with PTI only principal of change.
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Oct 20, 2014 12:15am
Another drama.
PPP and MQM are inseparable. In Sindh province, they need each other to form a coalition.
Zardari=Altaf
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Oct 20, 2014 12:26am
Drama of splitting up and then rejoining still persists.It had been happening during last tenure of the ppp.I call MQM a party of comic relief in the tense political scenerio.I can not help laughing when MQM proclaims a particular decision is taken for the vast advantage of the country.
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Oct 20, 2014 12:29am
MQM and PPP both have remained in Power ,and will continue to be hopefully, but with more tolerance,patience and people serving attitude.Their leadership style ,charter ,manifesto, public dealing and management skills definitely need to be improved in the fast pace changing environment of our beloved country,Pakistan.
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Oct 20, 2014 12:40am
Here we go again!!! How many times have now MQM left PPP led government and come back within a matter of days after Rehman Malik's visit to nine zero. Also MQM should not give oxygen of publicity to Bilawal as this is exactly his father Zardari wants.
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Oct 20, 2014 01:17am
MQM didn't like what kaka Bilawal said in jalsa. Now abba Zardari will send uncle Rehman with a magic wand to woo MQM. Cool!
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Oct 20, 2014 01:37am
PPP and mqm both are the same
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Oct 20, 2014 01:37am
PPP also know MQM will join it later as they haven't got a choice
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Oct 20, 2014 01:46am
MQM must include peoples from other communities and give them places in their higher ranks so that they become National Party. People like me from middle classes needs party like that.
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Oct 20, 2014 02:08am
Another drama.. people vote them in now they suffer time and again this happens but WE never learn
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Oct 20, 2014 02:17am
Good decision by MQM. Long live Altaf Hussain.
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Oct 20, 2014 02:18am
@Umer Hamid Enam first bring change in KPK and eradicate polio there. does PTI know how to spell 'change'?
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Oct 20, 2014 02:48am
Next week news: Rehman Malik at 9-0 hugging MQM leadership and offered couple of seats in Sindhi Govt and MQM decides to join PPP "for the sake of democracy". How many of you have watched this movie before?
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Oct 20, 2014 02:54am
How we know that MQM would not join ruling party again after 3 months? Is few ministry seats more important than sitting on opposition seats and forcing ruling party to act responsibly. For example forcing ruling party to open many schools for poor children, to open many hospitals to treat poor, sick and elderly, to work towards new business and industries for creating jobs for unemployed. If MQM member parliaments want to be respected in the society, they have to act in interest of general public and earn their paychecks. Time to STOP sucking up to ruling party for few crums. Have some ghairat please.
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Oct 20, 2014 03:01am
Signs that elections are near.
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Oct 20, 2014 03:05am
Dear MQM leaders, don't change your mind again, stay away from PPP as long as Asif & Bilawal Zardari are in charge of PPP. You should align yourself with PTI & PAT. Please make sure not to back away from your demand to create 2nd in SIND.
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Oct 20, 2014 03:14am
MQM is exploiting the people of Karachi by branding them 'mohajirs'. Please note that only the people who strictly came from India were mohajirs. Current popluation is either the direct decendends of those migrants who came from India or are their grand children. They didn't migrate from anywhere! Why MQM is calling them mohajir, i guess further subdivision of people is a requirement for MQM's existence? While their leader relaxes and lives an easy life in London. A man who had never worked a single 8 hour shift anywhere in the world. O people of Karachi, abandon this useless party where the rule of a single leader prevails no matter what happens. If PPP is an hereditary party then MQM is a 'One leader forever' party. Abandon them both!
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Oct 20, 2014 03:21am
In and out - not a new thing for MQM which is expert in this game.
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Oct 20, 2014 03:55am
@Noorjahan
MQM is Democratic Party where Altaf is chairman ( selected every year) for more than 25 year.
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Oct 20, 2014 05:20am
Khurshid Shah and others need to go through history of India. Hindus of Sindh were converted to Muslim by Muhammad Bin Qasim's invasion and conquest. Where are the Hindu's of Sindh to whom it belongs.
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Oct 20, 2014 05:48am
It seems that the PP has now the backing of the establishment.
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Oct 20, 2014 05:52am
@Tangerine
Kaka Bilawal.
This kaka has lots of money...
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Oct 20, 2014 05:54am
It seems Pakistan is the best country to see Dog-Fight between political leaders almost daily basis.
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Oct 20, 2014 05:56am
MQM should stop this ping pong game. They should go for separate province 14 years back........still stop doing this in out game and work for separate province. Urban parts of Sindh are in urgent need to be separated as administrative unit and this will also benefit the rural Sindh to stand on its own rather become slave to Wadera politics. Mega city like Karachi should be run by someone who lives and understand this city..........not by someone who need help to come out of his bed even in daytime....
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Oct 20, 2014 06:04am
Rather than separating from Sindh governament MQM should do what it is best at doing: Shut down Karachi.
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Oct 20, 2014 06:22am
Separated for how long? MQM is addicted to power and will be back in chair in days.
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Oct 20, 2014 06:29am
Lets see if MQM MPAs renders their resignations as the Bold steps taken by PTI. lets see if they can stand by their words
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Oct 20, 2014 07:01am
So it's a party of one? What about the people who elected you?
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Oct 20, 2014 07:14am
MQM has offended all Pakistanis by their continued aggressive attitude towards all Pakistanis and continued threats.
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Oct 20, 2014 07:14am
@Rafiq are u living in kpk. We feel a lot of changes here in pti government as compared to previous corrupt governments. Not a single minister is involved in corruption and if someone does IK kicks him out
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Oct 20, 2014 07:38am
What clever stance from MQM siad now they separated, because the election is due. Nawaz went to the UN and US president wasn't having time to meet Nawaz, its means he lost support from USA. Moreover once PTI and PAT continues protest in Islamabad was turned into public speeches and indicated that Nawaz is about to leave.
Pakistani Nation should note down and shouldn't support MQM in future, because as mentioned that they are opportunist and they don't care about masses. How come for one or two statement of Bilawal they decided to get saparated from provincial assembly? They know that now Nawaz is going and they have to get support of public by giving counter statement as well as separation from provincial assembly, so in they can save their face in front of the public. wow bili 100 chohey kha k haj pey chal pari.
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Oct 20, 2014 07:54am
This game is being played by MQM and PPP for over 20 years. They both are ruling sindh and karachi and yet complain about development. Such hypocrites . May Allah save our country from these two evils and spare people of Karachi from their spells. long live Pakistan.....only Pakistani nothing else.
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Oct 20, 2014 08:41am
@Rafiq ---visit kpk yourself then comment!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oct 20, 2014 08:46am
@Khan ---visit kpk yourself then comment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oct 20, 2014 08:53am
MQM should resign en masse from the Sindh and National Assembly.
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Oct 20, 2014 08:54am
@Tanweer Syed : Can MQM afford it?
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Oct 20, 2014 08:57am
This is a good decision.
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Oct 20, 2014 09:06am
Looks like elction is near, so this is an arrnagement for PPP to sit in government, MQM in opposition and both will form the caretakers collectively. Guess for what?
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Oct 20, 2014 09:21am
PTI is denting MQM voter base so much that they need a new way to remain relevant in Pakistan:
1- Asking for a separate province for Karachi to Hyderabad belt is for MQM to be able to rule in such an area; and
2- use that to convince MQM voters to continue voting for MQM as they can be in majority in such a new province.
I am dead against making new provinces on language / ethnic / political voter grounds - it is hard enuff keeping 4 provinces happy, imagine how will the federal government keep 6 or 8 or 10 provinces satisfied?
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Oct 20, 2014 09:42am
Can someone check the next flight going to London, for sure Rehman Malik would be one of the passenger in that flight... soon after that counter statement would be issued by 'Rabit Committee', same OLD STORY....Nothing new!
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Oct 20, 2014 09:58am
But for how many hours?
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Oct 20, 2014 11:17am
PTI to must not join hands with MQM since MQM is habitual in making alliance and then breaking it off.
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Oct 20, 2014 11:27am
Appreciate MQM's instance on new province, don't take it back please.
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Oct 20, 2014 12:55pm
Immigrants living in South Hall London have been reportedly inspired by MQM's demand for a province. They would soon announce their demand for a province in UK in an emergency press conference.
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