Tue, 21-Oct-2025

MQM delegation meets PM Shehbaz Sharif

MQM delegation met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss development projects in Sindh’s urban areas. The delegation included Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Aminul Haque, Farooq Sattar, Javed Hanif, and Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori. According to sources, the meeting focused on progress related to federal government-funded development initiatives in Sindh’s cities. Discussions were also held regarding … Read more

Polling underway for Sindh’s vacant Senate seat

Polling underway for Sindh’s vacant Senate seat

KARACHI: The polling on by-election for the vacant general seat of the Senate from Sindh is underway at the Sindh Assembly. Voting started at 9:00am and will continue without break until 4:00pm in the Sindh Assembly Hall. The seat fell vacant following the passing of senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Senator Taj Haider. PPP … Read more

Gilani arrives in Morocco to attend South-South Parliamentary Dialogue Forum

Morocco

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani has arrived in Morocco to attend the 3rd Edition of the South-South Parliamentary Dialogue Forum. He was accompanied by a delegation of senators, including Senator Dost Ali Jessar from PPP, Senator Saadia Abbasi from PML-N, and Senator Khalida Ateeb from MQM. Upon arrival at Casablanca airport, the Chairman … Read more

K-Electric and KMC have destroyed Karachi, says MQM

K-Electric and KMC have destroyed Karachi, says MQM

MQM leader Syed Hafeezuddin, in an interview with Bol News, stated that a commission should be formed for K-Electric, adding that K-Electric and KMC have destroyed Karachi. He mentioned that K-Electric was supposed to provide a subsidy for COVID-19, but it continued to seek stay orders from the court. As the Chairman of the Standing … Read more

Mustafa Kamal proposes plan to overcome economic crisis

Mustafa Kamal proposes plan to overcome economic crisis

Mustafa Kamal proposed plan to eliminate Pakistan’s debt. He criticizes repetitive nature of annual budgets. He proposes donating properties and salaries to alleviate debt. MQM Pakistan leader and National Assembly member Mustafa Kamal proposed a plan to overcome economic crisis. During a budget session led by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, Mustafa Kamal observed that … Read more

MQM’s Mustafa Kamal seeks unconditional apology from SC

Faiz Hameed’s Court Martial will have long term effects: Mustafa Kamal

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Mustafa Kamal has sought an unconditional apology from the Supreme Court in the contempt of court case for his anti-judiciary statement.

MQM Pakistan senior leader Mustafa Kamal has submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court Karachi Registry, in which it has been said that he has unconditionally apologized for his statement regarding the judiciary, especially the press conference on May 16.

“I respect the judges of the Supreme Court from the heart, I cannot imagine defaming the authority and reputation of the judiciary and judges”.

Mustafa Kamal said in the affidavit that he has requested forgiveness from the court and leaves himself at the mercy of the court.

It should be remembered that the Supreme Court had issued notice of contempt of court to Senator Faisal Vawda and Mustafa Kamal for making anti-judiciary statements.

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ATC awards life imprisonment to killers of Raza Ali Abidi

ATC

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court(ATC) in Karachi sentenced four people for killing former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Ali Raza Abidi to life imprisonment.

The anti-terrorism court sentenced four accused to life imprisonment after being found guilty of killing Raza Ali Abidi.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 100,000 on the accused and ordered that the other accused should be produced before the court whenever they are caught.

A case was registered against the accused under provisions of the Terrorism Act and Murder.

It should be noted that Raza Ali Abidi was shot dead by unknown assailants outside his residence in the Khayaban Ghazi area of the Defense Housing Authority(DHA) in 2018.

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ECP issues notification of successful candidates of Senate

ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released the notifications of all the successful candidates of the Senate.

The ECP has issued a notification of the success of Rana Mehmoodul Hasan, Ishaq Dar, Bilal Ahmad Khan, Abdul Wasay, Hasna Bano, and Rahat Jamali from Islamabad.

From Punjab, Ahad Cheema, Pervez Rasheed, Hamid Khan, Raja Nasir Abbas, Mohsin Naqvi, Talal Chaudhry, Nasir Mahmood, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Musadik Malik, Anusha Rehman, Bushra Anjum Butt and Khalil Tahir.

From Balochistan, Ahmed Khan, Anwar ul Haq Kakar, and Aimal Wali Khan won. The Notification has been issued.

The electoral body has issued the notification of successful candidates for 12 seats in the Senate of Sindh, in which Syed Masroor Ahsan of Pakistan People’s Party(PPP), Dost Ali Jessar, Ashraf Jatoi, Kazim Ali Shah and Nadeem Bhutto while  Aamir Chishti of Muttahida Qaumi Movement(MQM) Pakistan have been nominated for 7 general seats.

An independent candidate Faisal Vada has been successful.

Meanwhile, Qurat-ul-Ain Marri and Rubina Qaim Khani of PPP have won the women’s seat, Poonjomal Bheel of PPP has won the minority seat and Zameer Ghumaro and Sarmad Ali of PPP have won the technocrat seat.

The highest number of seats, 14, was won by the PPP, while the PML-N followed closely with 13, according to the results. Two seats went to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) each.

The parties with single-seat victory included the MQM-P, the Awami National Party (ANP), and the National Party (NP).

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MQM Pakistan may not back Vawda for Senate elections

MQM Pakistan Vawda Senate

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) of Pakistan has expressed the possibility of not supporting Faisal Vawda in the Senate elections. MQM Pakistan has not yet made a final decision on the ticket. Many MQM Pakistan leaders are against supporting Faisal Vawda in the Senate. The names of Aamir Chishti, Shahbaz Zaheer, and others are being … Read more

SHC orders to not count reserved seats votes in presidential election

SHC

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court(SHC) has issued an order to not count the votes of three reserved seats in the presidential election.

The court issued a short verdict on Sunni Ittehad Council’s (SIC) petition for reserved seats.

PPP’s Smita Afzal, MQM Fauzia Hameed and PPP’s minority seat Surendar Valasai took oath yesterday.

However, today the SHC issued a written order in the case of not giving reserved seats to the Sunni Ittehad Council in the Sindh Assembly.

The court order states that in the presidential election, the court does not want to interfere in the process of voting by the members of the Sindh Assembly in favor of their favorite candidate, however, these three votes of the Sindh Assembly should not be considered as decisive votes. Until the final decision of the application is made.

According to the order, Advocate General Sindh has objected to the admissibility of the petition.

The court has asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), MQM Pakistan, PPP to respond on March 28.

On the other hand, the Sindh government is of the opinion that the three members of the Sindh Assemblies have taken oath on March 7 and the petition has become ineffective.

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MQM concerned about talks with PML-N for government formation

MQM talks with PML-N

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan has serious reservations about the negotiations with Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) regarding government formation. A four-member delegation of MQM will meet PML-N President and Prime Minister-designate Shehbaz Sharif today. MQM will meet Shehbaz Sharif with serious concerns; MQM will meet Shehbaz Sharif with serious reservations; and MQM maintains that they … Read more

Former Sindh CM strongly criticizes MQM

Former Sindh CM

Former Sindh Chief Minister (CM) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Murad Ali Shah (CM) criticized Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan and said MQM has become a dead horse, efforts are being made to revive him by giving food. While talking to the media, former Sindh CM said that in the current situation of the election, … Read more

Former PTI’s MNA Najeeb Haroon joins MQM

Najeeb Haroon

KARACHI: Former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Najeeb Haroon has joined Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan.

Najeeb Haroon met Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and Anees Qaim Khani and joined the party. MQM leaders congratulated the former member of the National Assembly for joining MQM

Najeeb Haroon was elected Member of the National Assembly of PTI in 2018. He is the Chairman of the Pakistan Engineering Council.

He resigned from the National Assembly seat in April 2020 due to a lack of development funds in the constituency.

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Raza Haroon, Anis Advocate join PPP 

PPP 

Asif Ali Zardari welcomed Anis Advocate and Raza Haroon. On this occasion, they also discussed Charter of Karachi. Both were associated with Pak Sarzameen Party(PSP). KARACHI: Former leaders of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pak Sarzameen Party(PSP) Raza Haroon and Anis Khan Advocate joined the Pakistan Peoples Party(PPP). MQM’s former senior leaders Anis Advocate and … Read more

MQM decides to speed up election preparation as election scheduled

MQM election preparation

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan has decided to speed up the preparation,  as soon as the election schedule was announced. According to the details MQM summoned the officials and workers of the election cell to Pakistan House. A joint meeting of the election cell officials, coordination committee members, and COC officials will be held … Read more

MQM decides to file petition in IHC against delimitation

IHC
  • MQM raised objections on Malir, Keamari, Baldia, and Korangi constituencies.
  • MQM raised objections during meeting with Sikandar Sultan Raja.
  • MQM also raised objections to merger of urban section with rural population.

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan has started considering filing a petition in the Islamabad High Court(IHC) on delimitation.

MQM-Pakistan raised objections on Malir, Keamari, Baldia, and Korangi constituencies of Karachi in a meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja.

The MQM also raised objections to the merger of the urban section with the rural population in Hyderabad, Sukkur, Mirpur Khas, and Nawabshah.

MQM expressed its serious reservations about the Provincial Election Commissioner and demanded the Chief Election Commissioner remove him from the post.

MQM Pakistan has started considering filing a petition in the Islamabad High Court on the delimitation of constituencies.

“There is a strong possibility that very soon a petition will be filed in the Islamabad High Court after taking a final decision on behalf of MQM Pakistan”.

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MQM eyes on interior Sindh for public gatherings ahead of polls

MQM

In a strategic move ahead of the upcoming elections, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)-Pakistan has decided to intensify its public relations efforts in Sindh. After successfully conducting an election rally in Karachi, the party has now set its sights on holding public rallies in various cities in Sindh. MQM Pakistan is scheduled to organize a public … Read more

CEC Raja to remove MQM concerns over elections

CEC MQM

In response to concerns and grievances raised by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has taken the decision to address the issues. The Election Commission of Pakistan has extended an invitation to the MQM for a meeting and negotiations scheduled for tomorrow in Islamabad. A delegation from the MQM … Read more

PMLN, MQM to discuss political landscape, seat adjustment today

MQM PMLN

Key negotiators from Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan and Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) are set to engage in discussions today, to explore potential collaborations. The negotiating committees of both parties, including figures like Ahsan Iqbal, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Khawaja Saad Rafiq, Zahid Hamid, and Bashir Memon from PML-N, as well as Dr. Farooq Sattar, Mustafa … Read more

Three more MQM-P leaders join PPP

PPP
  • Khawaja Sohail Mansor, Muzamil Qureshi and Saif Yar Khan joined PPP.
  • Saeed Ghani said no one will be allowed to occupy Karachi in future.
  • PPP accelerated political activities across Pakistan including Sindh.

KARACHI: Three more leaders of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan have joined the Pakistan People’s Party(PPP).

While holding a press conference in Karachi, Khawaja Sohail Mansoor, Muzamil Qureshi and Saif Yar Khan from MQM Pakistan joined the PPP .

On this occasion, PPP leader Saeed Ghani said no one will be allowed to occupy Karachi in the future.

He said that former MQM lawmakers joined PPP today and added that party accelerated political activities across Pakistan including Sindh.

Khawaja Sohail Mansoor said the development and prosperity of Karachi linked with PPP and hoped that the party would emerge victorious from Karachi in upcoming general elections.

Muzzamil Qureshi said, “We all have the right to join any party, more people will stay away from MQM, the people of Karachi know which way they should go”.

Saif Yar Khan said, “We have our own identity, we want to eliminate the difference between urban and rural areas”.

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MQM leader Rauf Siddiqui rushed to NICVD during court appearance

Rauf Siddiqui NICVD

Former home minister of Sindh and MQM leader, Rauf Siddiqui was rushed to hospital during his appearance at Sindh High Court, Karachi on Monday. Rauf Siddiqui was immediately taken to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), after suffering a severe heart attack and is undergoing treatment. MQM leader, who underwent primary angioplasty had come … Read more

PMLN, MQM delegations to meet in Karachi today

PMLN MQM

The delegations of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) and Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) are scheduled to meet in Karachi today. The meeting the leaders of the two parties will be held in MQM headquarters Bahadurabad in Karachi. Former Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq, Khawaja Saad Rafique, Bashir Memon and others will be included in the … Read more

Rauf Siddiqui invites Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to join MQM

Rauf Siddiqui Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

The leader of MQM Pakistan, Rauf Siddiqui on Tuesday invited former prime minister from PMLN Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to join his party. Rauf Siddiqui stated that he is inviting Abbasi to join MQM, on behalf of his party. In a conversation between the two leaders, it was reported Khaqan Abassi saying that the vice president … Read more

ATC court acquits Sindh Secretariat rocket launcher attack case suspects after 29 yrs

Sindh Secretariat rocket launcher attack

Sindh Secretariat was attacked in 1995 with rocket launchers. The ATC court pronounced the verdict after 29 years. Minister Nisar Khoro’s office and others were destroyed. Karachi: The court acquitted the accused of a rocket launcher attack on the Sindh Secretariat after 29 years on Tuesday, Bol News reported. According to detail, in the case … Read more

Caretaker government appears to possess some caretakers: MQM Pakistan

MQM Pakistan

Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui addressed the media along with party leaders. He said we sacrificed more to unite Sindh. MQM will hold Jalsa today. The leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Pakistan, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, has said that we thought that the current caretaker chief minister would work with justice, but it seems that … Read more

MQM to hold rally in solidarity with Palestine on Friday

MQM rally

Convener MQM Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui addressed the media about the Palestine issue. He urged the UN to play its part in peace. MQM leader requested the world community to raise their voice against atrocities. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, the Pakistan Convener Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), addressed the media at the Central Election Office Pakistan House and … Read more