LONDON, Oct 10: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has denied a report published in a UK newspaper and a section of the press in Pakistan that it had been advised by British and American diplomats to show restraint when PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto returns to Karachi.

Dr Imran Farooq, Convener of MQM’s Central Coordination Committee, said in a statement that American and British diplomats had made no contact with the MQM in this regard and the report was totally baseless.

He said that the MQM welcomed the return of Benazir Bhutto immediately after she had announced her decision to return to Pakistan.

Dr Farooq said that being in the government the MQM had never hindered in political activities of any political party over the past five years.

All political parties had complete freedom to carry out their peaceful activities in Sindh and in Karachi.—Correspondent