ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) plans to set up a “communication network”, comprising a radio station and a satellite television channel, to re-activate the organisation and workers throughout the world, especially in Pakistan, an official source told Dawn on Friday.

The source said a high powered transmitter was planned to be set up in Rajasthan through which the TV and radio network would be beamed into Pakistan and other countries.

The source said the federal government had directed the communication ministry to trace out the details of the plan and take steps to counter it.

For this purpose, a former senior official of Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation, who had been residing in South Africa, had come to Pakistan recently, the source said.

During his stay, he had conducted a detailed survey in Sindh to explore the possibility of setting up of the communication network.

The source further said that the TV channel would be used by the MQM for generating funds and to gear-up the people. The purpose of the network is to get public support, which the party officials believe had declined in recent months.