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LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain in a statement on Wednesday said he has handed over party affairs to the Coordination Committee, a day after senior party leaders had sidelined their London-based supremo.
A statement shared on Twitter by MQM spokesman Wasay Jalil says:
"Keeping in view statements made by MQM leader Farooq Sattar and other MQM members, I hand over powers of reorganisation, policy making and decision making to the Rabita Committee."
Take a look: Farooq Sattar sidelines Altaf: 'MQM will operate only from Pakistan'
"I will continue to focus on improving my health in line with the Coordination Committee's suggestions," Hussain said.
The MQM chief claimed he was "under acute stress" due to back-to-back 'incidents', upsetting news and working on party business day and night.
The party chief also apologised for hurting the sentiments of Pakistanis due to his earlier anti-Pakistan remarks.
'Altaf not taken into confidence'
Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Khwaja Izahrul Hassan while speaking to DawnNews on Tuesday said that the MQM supremo and other party party leadership in London were not consulted prior to holding Tuesday's press conference.
During a press conference at Karachi Press Club on Tuesday, Farooq Sattar announced: "From now onwards, decisions will be made in Pakistan. This message is for the London office as well as for Pakistan office-bearers; something which the Quaid won’t disagree with."
Dawn reported that Sattar, after being released from Rangers custody, spoke to party leaders, lawmakers, including some of those who were abroad, as well as the London-based members of the coordination committee, and communicated his decision to disown Hussain’s statement and take over the MQM.
Altaf Hussain has been running the day-to-day organisational affairs of the party over phone from the confines of his palatial London residence and the international secretariat for a long time, although he does not hold any office in the MQM, which is a political party registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan in the name of Dr Farooq Sattar.
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Aug 24, 2016 11:52am
they are making a fool out of us once again
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Aug 24, 2016 11:58am
MQM has the support of the people.
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Aug 24, 2016 12:02pm
wellcome departure.
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Aug 24, 2016 12:05pm
Sooner it is done the better it is for the survival of MQM.
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Aug 24, 2016 12:08pm
the ultimate disgrace for the whole party. Again everyone will support them and make them successful
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Aug 24, 2016 12:14pm
Dirty Politics
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Aug 24, 2016 12:14pm
Best of Luck!! Farooq Bhai, Altaf Bhai is a Founder of MQM and always be respected but the leadership now should be hand over to Farooq due to Age & Illness problems with AH..
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Aug 24, 2016 12:18pm
Making people fool once again as in 1992, people have short term memory that they will forget this.
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Aug 24, 2016 12:22pm
Why people are so stupid and keep supporting him?
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Aug 24, 2016 12:23pm
Some Topi Drama is going on
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Aug 24, 2016 12:40pm
Give rights to Karachites .. Respect Peoples mandate ..
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Aug 24, 2016 12:41pm
MQM rabita committee must take steps to change constitution of party which gives Altaf extra ordinary powers. Practical steps need to be taken to establish trust. Federal govt must put ban on any communication from Altaf to Pakistan.
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Aug 24, 2016 12:41pm
MQM and their leaders should be banned in Pakistan from politics
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Aug 24, 2016 12:48pm
This is just Drama and repeated pattern .MQM should be punished under laws of state and ban it forever .
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Aug 24, 2016 12:50pm
@usman If you predict future then i am with you other wise dont. Things can change you need to give time to see the outcome.
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Aug 24, 2016 12:52pm
Instead of predicting and what happen in past we need to give them time. I still beleive MQM is the one who can work for Karachi. All other parties are just doing politics.
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Aug 24, 2016 12:54pm
great drama.
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Aug 24, 2016 12:54pm
Resignation ?
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Aug 24, 2016 12:55pm
We supported AH, we are supporting AH, we will keep supporting AH. DFS showed his sheer political and "tanzimi" skills, bravo. Keep calm & keep united.
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Aug 24, 2016 01:11pm
@pathan , MQM can never be destroyed; People love it.
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Aug 24, 2016 01:37pm
@Hasnain Haque totally agree with you
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Aug 24, 2016 01:46pm
@sbk Are you saying people supporting MQM are anti-Pakistan, which cannot be accepted.
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Aug 24, 2016 02:21pm
This true democracy. The rabita committee will take over administration while MQM's leadership seeks medical care. Lets move ahead and work for the betterment or Urban Sindh and Pakistan. Elect your own Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Chairman and Vice Chairman. Don't fell victim of any conspiracy. Urban Sindh was, is and will always be with MQM.
Pakistan Zibdabad
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Aug 24, 2016 02:30pm
MQM must follow self correction procedures.It is still a popular party.
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Aug 24, 2016 02:31pm
Urban Sindh and MQM are inseparable.
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Aug 24, 2016 02:33pm
MQM is the real political party, having central command office, unit office, in charges, command control system. Decision making Rabita committee, final approving committee. Can you see 5% of these organization in ruling PML-N, PPP, and PTI?
PML-N is one man show, PPP is one man show and PTI is one man show. These 3 parties can not manage party election or even selection in their parties.
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Aug 24, 2016 02:35pm
i guess the top powers will not buy this argument and office of MQM will be closed . this time water has gone above the bridge. but again u never know !!
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Aug 24, 2016 02:45pm
Wow! a great political move by Altaf Hussain to undermine Dr. Farooq Sattar. Altaf will move back into the driver seat as soon as things cool down. Full marks to AH.
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Aug 24, 2016 02:50pm
NAJI, MQM is also a one man show. MQM Party constitution give AH absolute powers. On top of that AH has recently raised anti-Pakistan slogans. After this, MQM should cut off Altaf Hussain from its party. No person is bigger than Pakistan. Pakistan Zindaabad.
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Aug 24, 2016 02:59pm
Only way to oust them is through electoral process, no political party can be undone by force.
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Aug 24, 2016 03:04pm
@sheryaar Any action to be taken should be according to law. Banning a party will not solve the problem which many biased minds are demanding. Justice should be provided to the people who have suffered and rule of law should be enforced. One wrong steps now can have long lasting implications.
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Aug 24, 2016 03:26pm
With Altaf MQM will never change its policies
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Aug 24, 2016 03:26pm
Altaf speech was delibrately against Pakistan
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Aug 24, 2016 03:28pm
Supereme court of Pakistan should take notice of speech
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Aug 24, 2016 03:28pm
Altaf should be punished for this act.
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Aug 24, 2016 03:29pm
After rewinding, it had been set in motion from London, again. Get ready to watch, listen, turn and twist, as the case may be b/c it repeats the same sequence of actions as it replay, again and again. Nobody seems to have learnt to change anything.
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Aug 24, 2016 03:29pm
believe it when I see it. Guy has done more u turns than I have had breakfasts
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Aug 24, 2016 03:38pm
How can an anti Pakistan group be allowed to operate in Pakistan.
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Aug 24, 2016 03:41pm
Real life, "Game of Thrones" continues...
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Aug 24, 2016 03:50pm
Yesterday Karachi and the whole nation was standing behind MQM. FS & Co had the best opportunity to get rid of those London Walas and get Karachi back from them. The iron was hot, a simple blow was all it needed. But as always they again made us fool , you insulted the people of Karachi; they would continue abusing you for missing the golden chance.
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Aug 24, 2016 03:52pm
Altaf bhai...A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because they have been wronged; they wants to be healed because they have been hurt. sir ...Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past...Good decision..
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Aug 24, 2016 03:53pm
Wishing Altaf bhai for his better health. Altaf hussain done great work for the city of karachi & its people ie the reason he has popularity across the globe .
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Aug 24, 2016 03:55pm
This shift must have been done long time ago.
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Aug 24, 2016 04:00pm
@usman Absolutely correct
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Aug 24, 2016 04:00pm
Real challenge for MQM New leadership will be to endear itself to the electorate. Personality cult has its own advantages and disadvantages but the worst leverage it has is people love a face and the moment it's gone there is a real challenge the organization itself will wither away. Good luck MQM from India
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Aug 24, 2016 04:03pm
Any bests until he does U-Turn? I say 48 hours. Then he will say that due to stress he made his statement about being under stress.
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Aug 24, 2016 04:17pm
It is hard to believe that Altaf is going to let go the control of MQM. Altaf has disqualified himself from the affairs of Pakistan by his vitriolic statement against the country. MQM will have no future in Pakistan if it can not disassociate itself from Altaf but it needs to be a genuine and absolute breakup. The authorities will need to verify the claims of disassociation by the local leadership considering that it could be a tactical manoeuvre.
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Aug 24, 2016 04:17pm
It is staged drama and all MQM leaders are have become good at it. Altaf will back at it and these leaders in i will follow him
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Aug 24, 2016 04:18pm
@atharm What departure? Altaf will be back within a few days. It is all drama. Remember they have not named a person to lead MQM.
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Aug 24, 2016 04:21pm
didn't see any real change in MQM, all seems vague and fake! .... don't know why but I am feeling this..
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Aug 24, 2016 04:47pm
Its all a drama,
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Aug 24, 2016 04:55pm
The hand over happens after many lost precious lives and damaged public property.
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Aug 24, 2016 05:01pm
A new Drama for wise people of Pakistan.
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Aug 24, 2016 05:15pm
I knew they were gaming it
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Aug 24, 2016 05:23pm
MQM needs to know everyone who lives in Pakistan is neither fool nor ignorant. They should stop acting as everyone of us knows they all have share in everything done by MQM.
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Aug 24, 2016 05:30pm
@Zakir, Aligarh, India - You are not from Pakistan or Karachi , How do you know who is good or bad. Stay in your place.
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Aug 24, 2016 05:38pm
MQM is as bad or as good as any other Pakistani political party. The Nawaz supporters and Zardari supporters are calling MQM a 'drama party' though their own parties have played a havoc in Pakistani politics, the proofs are Surrey Mahal and Panama Leaks. MQM is genuinely a grass root party; even PTI can't claim that it has support of all the common people. MQM has no 'jagirdar' in it. However, it is true that Altaf Hussain was creating problems by his back seat driving. The leaders who were dealing with the rangers, political opponents, police, army, fears of being killed, mobs and other dangers and impediments that are always present in politics of Pakistan were in Karachi. Now, let us see how MQM fares without the stumbling block of Altaf Hussain. What is important for the MQM is to take the message first to the Sindh interior, and then to other parts of Pakistan.
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Aug 24, 2016 05:50pm
@Karachites what rights?
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Aug 24, 2016 05:52pm
@naji excellent points!! Completely agreed!
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Aug 24, 2016 06:05pm
@M Y But, brother it is a fact that karachi & Altaf Hussain is inseparable. Altaf bhai always stood for the rights of its people.The Mohajir movement is strengthen only due to him.He is a popular leader & has many followers both in pakistan & India.
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Aug 24, 2016 06:16pm
Drama enacted to avoid possible legal proceedings in Pakistan and UK.He is totally untrustworthy.MQM is Altaf Hussain and vice-versa.
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Aug 24, 2016 06:23pm
@pathan "MQM and their leaders should be banned in Pakistan from politics" MQM is a democratically elected party people of Karachi gave them the mandate to MQM no force in the world can deprive the people of Karachi their representation in the assemblies
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Aug 24, 2016 06:24pm
@usman "they are making a fool out of us once again" People of Karachi has elected MQM you like it or not as simple as that
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Aug 24, 2016 06:28pm
Why MQM is hated political party in whole of Pakistan? Why MQM have not established it self in other provinces in the country? Why not MQM has become a national party to represent the whole country ? It is not because punjabies, sindhies,Bolochies and Pathans hate Urdu speaking people(Mohajirs) . No , NO , NO . Urdu is our national language and is spoken in every part of Pakistan . We Pakistanies love Urdu and Urdu speaking people .Reason is your leader ALTAF HUSAIN .
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Aug 24, 2016 06:49pm
Farooq sattar should announce and hold part y election shortly choosing party leaders. Only those present in Pakistan should be allowed to participate in these elections.
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Aug 24, 2016 06:54pm
Do NOT listen to Altaf and start doing something GOOD for city.
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Aug 24, 2016 07:00pm
@Arif Maroof Still MQM is most organized political party in Pakistan whereas when BB and or NS was out of Pakistan both so-called big parties i.e. PPP and PML (N) could only manage 10 to 14 seats in NA whereas in absences of AH MQM always managed to take maximum seats this shows that MQM at least has some sort of organization and party system as compare to other parties who totally rely on the presence of their leaders
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Aug 24, 2016 07:15pm
@Abdulla Hussain ,Topi Drama once again. Unless Farooq and MQM Karachi completely distance itself from AH, it does not matter.
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Aug 24, 2016 07:18pm
It's established fact, body language tells 70-80% of the story, though how hard it is to prove it on record.
It's 2016, people just don't listen, watch or read about events, in fact they think and get their facts from their minds.
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Aug 24, 2016 07:35pm
Altaf, you made this party; now things are not going right. And that is because of your mistakes as a person and as a leader. Give it up. Hand it over to someone, who can handle the party being with them in the same country, and retire when things are still not very bad for you. I promise you will be respected if you did it.
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Aug 24, 2016 08:31pm
The plot seems to be unfolding and moving on seamlessly. Bravo, whoever scripted the plot right from Farooq Sattar's presser to Altaf Hussein submitting himself to Sattar's decisions deserves kudos.
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Aug 24, 2016 08:45pm
Each action by Pakistani govt is against the pakistan. They do not give the due rights to MQM & expect that MQM appreciate them of thei action. MQM & its supporters are not fool they are more educated & smart.
Why in Krachi all police man are outsiders, in all govt institution all employees are outside the karachi and in Punjab or in ruler sindh or in KPK not a single karachi walla is working Why?
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Aug 24, 2016 08:52pm
No power has been handed over to any committee. He ( Alraf Hussain) should had been sacked. MQM are making the public fool. Karachi should be handed to Army until it's fully peaceful. Election should be conducted freely to make sure that no body pressurised to vote for any party
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Aug 24, 2016 08:59pm
farooq sattar is real leader
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Aug 24, 2016 08:58pm
MQM have alienated itself from the rest of the nation.
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Aug 24, 2016 09:07pm
All of MQM leadership has played a part, directly or indirectly, in the violence and killings in Karachi. They also enriched themselves in the process. I pray that Karachi people (specially Urdu speakers) memories are not so short that they believe that statements by MQM leaders makes them pious, honest and non violent. Unfortunately these leaders will continue the same strategy in future.
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Aug 24, 2016 10:10pm
Absolutely right decision at the right time. Farooq Sattar really deserves to operate the whole MQM party without taking any guideline from abroad station. Hope this foremost crucial decision will bring a positive and constructive change inside the party and also for Karachi..
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Aug 24, 2016 10:42pm
Every political party and the public mandate has right to remain in Politics. The Militancy wings of political parties should be heavily dealt with.
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Aug 24, 2016 11:21pm
@Zakir, Aligarh, India ,Altaf hussain done great work for the city of karachi & its people. If this is true; please name a few.
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Aug 24, 2016 11:37pm
He still controls the party, Altaf Hussain is MQM. The two are inseparable
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Aug 24, 2016 11:46pm
I think its a natural struggle for succession. Who are these people anyways ?
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Aug 24, 2016 11:57pm
It is true that Altaf and MQM is inseparable! The measures taken by Farooq are transitory. Sooner or later Altaf will back on pitch. Without Altaf the party could never remain.alive and united.
Pakistan Zindabad!
Establishment should realize this fact the soonet tbe better
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Aug 25, 2016 12:35am
The hand that signed the registration application of the Party, must also hold the reins to steer the Party's normal business.
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Aug 25, 2016 12:59am
Drama on Drama. I guess majority of Pakistanis are mentally sick and love to torture themselves by voting to same corrupt people over and over again and then they hope things will get better.
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Aug 25, 2016 01:03am
Once everything cools off then he will again be reinstated as MQM chief.
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Aug 25, 2016 05:02am
Handing over and taking over is a part of the business. The real owner and authority of the party will be Altaf Hussain.
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Aug 25, 2016 05:42am
MQM leaders should stop mis-leading common man on the street with hollow slogans and incitation to violence.
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Aug 25, 2016 06:54am
MQM leaders should stop mis-leading common man on the street with hollow slogans and incitation to violence.
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Aug 25, 2016 06:57am
MQM should ban its agianst Pakistan trust and have no right to continue further.
Pakistan zinda bad
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Aug 25, 2016 09:44am
Sorry but if Pakistan continue to house these so called politicians then I must call Pakistani citizens fools. Sad how a man openly denounced Pakistan yet his party is still hosting TV press conferences. Guess all the Pakistani citizens are begharar and am thankful to my parents for getting me out of a country like that!!!
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Aug 25, 2016 10:05am
@naji that most certainly is an accurate observation: MQM has unsurpassed organizational powers in Pakistani politics. However its ideological goals ought to be better formulated, elaborated upon and then relentlessly pursued for it to be trusted in the future. This must be done for all to see.
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Aug 25, 2016 10:22am
By settling in London AH has turned himself into a representative of a major part of the Pakistani international diaspora not profoundly impressed by the religious fundamentalism growing relentlessly everywhere. Let us not forget that the British diaspora everywhere in the world always had a vote in British politics for democracy to have gained any legitimacy.
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Aug 25, 2016 05:03pm
Let us get rid of the Rabita committee, we don't need any more Rabita to London. Our policies need to be made right here in Karachi.
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Aug 25, 2016 05:08pm
@sbk;
'MQM has the support of the people.'
We won't know till the next election. Local leaders will have to disassociate themselves convincingly from Altaf to get my vote. All of my concept of 'rights' is within Pakistan. Moj hai darya mein baroon-e-darya kuch naheen.
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Aug 25, 2016 06:36pm
@usman: Nothing has changed MQM is only buying time. They have only distanced themselves from that particular hate speech of Altaf Hussain, not from him.
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Aug 25, 2016 08:35pm
Why it is necessary for Altaf Hussain to authrise Rabta Committee.
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Aug 26, 2016 04:03am
@naji
It is a one man show. No one has guts to say against Altaf
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Aug 26, 2016 04:34am
Altaf sahib had a good time in London all these years, living on MQM donations. Now its time to retire and let the real MQM come forward on its own merits. Enough of using ethnic cards and Bhai Bhai games used on poor population of Karachi.
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Aug 26, 2016 05:28am
They all look as if someone has forced them to sit together....no free will...
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Aug 26, 2016 05:28am
They still have AH as their leader and his photo behind them...how can a party have an openly anti.n Pakistan person as their leader.
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Aug 26, 2016 07:29am
@usman ....... I hope People understand your view point.
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