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The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan's (MQM-P) Dr Farooq Sattar-led group approached the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday and submitted details of several resolutions and decisions taken in the workers' convention of the party.
MQM-P leader Ahsan Iqbal Qadri, on behalf of Dr Farooq Sattar, also submitted a letter and a resolution passed by the party's general worker assembly on February 11. According to the letter, a copy of which is available with DawnNews, the general working meeting called by Farooq Sattar on February 11 was under article 13-A of the party's Constitution.
According to the letter, article-6 of the party's constitution reads: "The general working meeting is considered as the General Assembly of the Party with powers to allow or regularise adhoc and interim changes in the organisation or party structure and inclusion or removal of any office bearer."
The letter maintained that the February 11 meeting called by Farooq Sattar falls under article 6 of the constitution and the resolution passed in the meeting sets the future course of the party. According to what the letter termed the "gist of the unanimously passed resolution", the meeting called by "the Rabita Committee on February 11, 2018, at Bahadurabad, Karachi was illegal" and subsequently, so were all the resolutions passed there.
In the light of the said assembly, the document claimed, Dr Farooq Sattar will remain convener of the party until fresh intra-party elections are held on February 17, while the Rabita Committee stands dissolved as per the order of the convener.
Widening rift
The rift between Dr Sattar and the party's coordination committee emerged when the convener in a meeting nominated Kamran Tessori for March 3 Senate elections and the committee strongly rejected the move.
After a very public tussle over the party tickets, MQM-P's coordination committee members on Sunday announced that they had removed the party head, Dr Farooq Sattar, and appointed MNA Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui in his place as the new convener.
However, Dr Sattar had struck back by dissolving the coordination committee and announced holding intra-party elections on Feb 17.
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Sensible to argue now
The matter will go to court for interpretation but Khalid Maqbool case is strong
what has become of once a formidable force in Karachi. They are trying, in vain, to get control of some areas only.
Dr Farooq, pls leave this to New head Khalid Maqbool, you have no ability to handled the situation, in a year 2 or 3 times you have taken wrong decisions. now your mistake you have pay it. please keep mahjir cause of Quota system above all in past 34 yrs all leaders of MQM totally failed to solve Quota system. now for the unity pls withdraw your name and work as member.
They are all good for nothing and have not bring any change for residents of Karachi for past 30 or more years they were in power. Infact, they have destroyed the education and youth of Karachi. Both MQM and PPP should get 0 votes from Karachi.