Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has said that today is the day for “the arrow to be buried”.

Addressing an election rally in Hyderabad, he said: “This city has come to give a warning that today Hyderabad’s jiyalay have run away … Hyderabad has shown that day and dream which we have to see.”

Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui addresses a rally in Hyderabad. — DawnNewsTV
Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui addresses a rally in Hyderabad. — DawnNewsTV

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