HYDERABAD, Nov 20: The zonal organiser, Muttahida Qaumi Movement, and MPA-elect, Arshad Shah, and the members of the zonal committees have congratulated MQM chief Altaf Hussain and the displaced families, on the elimination of no-go areas.

In a statement issued here on Wednesday they said that now the days of hooliganism, dacoities, thefts and extortion in the areas were over.

They asked the establishment to stop conspiring against their party leader and his followers.

MQM: The president of the local chapter of Mohajir Qaumi Movement, Riaz Qureshi, has called upon the human rights groups and the leaders of the political and religious parties to take notice of the atrocities unleashed in Karachi against the women party workers, by the state and its favourite groups.

In a statement, he alleged that in the presence of law enforcement agencies a reign of terror had been unleashed in Babar Market, Landhi, Karachi.

In another statement the MQM leaders, Irfan Khan, Asif and Akhtar Baig, have warned the government not to play with the integrity and solidarity of the country to put the king’s party in the government.

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...