Tag: Muttahida Qaumi Movement
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Senate Polls schedule to be announced today: Will PTI win maximum seats?
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is set to announce on Thursday (today) the schedule for holding Senate elections in the first week of next month. For the first time in the history of Pakistan, a controversy has surfaced regarding the procedures of holding the election: the government wants open ballot or show of hands…
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Altaf Hussain Charged in UK for Inciting Violence in his Speeches
Altaf Hussain, the founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), has been charged with a terrorism offense in the United Kingdom over a hate speech that he made in August 2016. BREAKING MQM founder Altaf Hussain charged in London with a terrorism offence over a speech made in August 2016 — Olly Barratt (@ollybarratt) October…
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PML-N, PPP join hands to remove Senate chairman
News Desk | Surprising as it may seem, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have joined hands to dethrone the Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani – a senator from Balochistan who had defeated PML-N’s candidate with the help of PPP and others in the Senate elections. Sanjrani, a little-known opposition candidate was elected…
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PML-N will not allow anti-people budget to get approved: Shahbaz Sharif
News Desk | The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), on Monday, unanimously agreed upon not allowing the budget proposed by the PTI-led government to be passed in the parliament. Shahbaz Sharif, PML-N President, stated, “It is an anti-people budget, and we will put our weight behind to make sure this budget does not get parliament’s approval.”…
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Evidence sufficient to charge Altaf Hussain: Pakistan
News Desk | The founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain, was granted bail on Wednesday, a day after he was arrested by the Scotland Yard for intentionally encouraging and inciting hate in a speech broadcast back in 2016. MQM leader Altaf Hussain was arrested by a 15-member team of the Scotland Yard…
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UK seeks no death-penalty assurance for evidence sharing in Imran Farooq case
News Desk | Authorities in the United Kingdom have sought no death-penalty assurance from the Pakistan government for sharing evidence in the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Dr Imran Farooq’s murder case. The details emerged after the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) informed an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad that the UK authorities has shown willingness…
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Pakistan loses $Billions as PayPal refuses to enter the drowning market
News Desk | “The highly anticipated arrival of Paypal, the global online payment system has been under the spotlight of criticism as Paypal has decided not to introduce services in Pakistan as of yet”, IT secretary told a Senate Committee. The company operates as a payment processor for online vendors, auction sites, and many other…
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Police suspect MQM London’s involvement in Abidi’s murder
News Analysis | Police have suspected the involvement of members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s London and South Africa chapters in the assassination of former lawmaker and a prominent MQM leader Ali Raza Abidi. A senior officer of the Karachi Police, while not ruling out terrorism and extremism as the reason, said there were…
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CCTV footage of Abidi’s assassination: what is the motive?
News Analysis | In a tragic incident former leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader and ex-MNA, Syed Ali Raza Abidi was shot dead in Karachi’s DHA neighbourhood on the eve of Tuesday, Dec 25. Initial reports confirm that Mr. Abidi was coming back to his home while two motorcycle-riding assailants were closely following him.…
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Farooq Sattar’s hilarious comments of ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’
News Desk | Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Farooq Sattar garnered media attention for his hilarious remarks over winning elections in Karachi in his speech delivered on 23rd July. Farooq Sattar quoting a Bollywood film name ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ said that Muttahida Qaumi movement is ready to sweep the elections. His hilarious comments were cherished…