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MQM Pakistan Chief Urges Transparent Elections in upcoming polls

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MQM Pakistan chief brief the media along with other party leaders. He has said that Karachi has lost its real representation. Caretaker prime minister was aware about his duty. MQM Pakistan chief Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has said that we are not seeing fair and transparent elections. While holding a press conference along with Mustafa Kamal, … Read more

Pak Sarzameen Party has been dissolved: ECP informed

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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has been informed that the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) led by Mustafa Kamal has been dissolved. A three-member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner heard the case on the dissolution of the party. The representative of the PSP appeared before the election commission. The representative informed that the … Read more

Injustice with urban areas of Sindh will not be tolerated: CM

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  • Delegation led by Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui met with CM.
  • The delegation raised issue of urban areas of Sindh province.
  • CM said he would welcome suggestions from political parties.

KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar talking to the MQM-P delegation led by Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said that he would never allow injustice in the urban areas of the province in terms of development, employment and importance.

“Karachi is my city and other urban areas of the province such as Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Mirpurkhas, Sukkur and Larkana would be looked after properly”, he assured the delegation.

The MQM-P delegation comprised Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Dr. Farooq Sattar, and Mustafa Kamal. They called on him here at CM and discussed the overall situation, including general elections.

Dr. Khalid Maqbool told Justice (rtd) Maqbool Baqar that they had expressed satisfaction and support when his name was recommended for caretaker chief minister. The CM thanked them and said he would serve everyone irrespective of any consideration.

The delegation raised the issue of urban areas for which he assured them his personal attention to resolve the issue of the urban areas. The CM added that the main job of his government was to support the Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP) in holding free, fair, and transparent elections.

The MQM delegation took up the issue of increasing street crime in the city. The CM said that he has directed the city police to control the street crime by enhancing patrolling, vigilance, and starting operations against the street criminals and drug mafia.

Justice Baqar said that a major reshuffle has been made in the administration, including the police. ‘I am sure the new administration would make a difference,” he said.

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Karachi can get country out of economic crisis, not IMF: Mustafa Kamal tells PM

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ISLAMABAD: Mutahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leaders on Monday called on Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and discussed a wide range of issues. MQM-P’s Senior Deputy Convenor Mustafa Kamal and Deputy Convener Anees Qaimkhani met with the prime minister and discussed various issues including the electricity problems in Karachi. Mustafa Kama said charging Rs 3.81 … Read more

MQM-P delegation calls on PM Shehbaz Sharif

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  • Delegation comprised Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and Mustafa Kamal.
  • During meeting, the economic situation of the country was discussed.
  • MQM will announce action plan on March 12 if demands not accepted.

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM-P) on Wednesday met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Shraif where they expressed reservations about the attitude of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).

The MQM delegation comprised MNA Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Mustafa Kamal, Rauf Siddiqui, Fauzia Hameed, and Sadiq Iftikhar.

During meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif , the economic situation of the country and the rapidly increasing inflation were discussed.

Sources said that Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui expressed reservations regarding the attitude of the Pakistan People’s Party and the non-implementation of the agreement by the federal government.

Apart from this, the progress so far regarding the correctness of constituencies in Sindh was also discussed.

The MQM Liaison Committee has expressed concern over the delay in the agreement and the non-acceptance of demands.

In this regard, the sources have said that MQM Pakistan has decided to announce the action plan if the notification of additional Union Councils (UCs) is not issued and they said that few administrative posts cannot be a substitute for the demands of MQM.

According to the sources, the MQM is considering leaving the positions for acceptance of their genuine demands.

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PPP accepts MQM’s demands for increase in number of UCs

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KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and Sindh minister Nasir Hussain Shah has said that his party has accepted the demands of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) about the increase in number of Union Councils in Karachi division. He said this while addressing a press conference along with MQM leaders at the Muttahida’s Bahadurabad Headquarters … Read more

Farooq Sattar, Mustafa Kamal to announce reuniting with MQM

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MQM factions will announce reuniting with the party The decision will be made at MQM headquarters in Bahadurabad Farooq Sattar, Mustafa Kamal will be given post of senior deputy convenor KARACHI: Different factions of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) will announce reuniting with the party on Thursday (tomorrow), BOL News reported. The decision will be … Read more

MQM factions: Sindh Governor invites PSP chief for unification

Governor meets PSP for unification of MQM factions The meeting was held at the Pakistan House Mustafa Kamal aggreed for unification KARACHI: In a late-night development, Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori meets the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chief Mustafa Kamal and offered to unite all factions of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on a single platform for … Read more

MQM workers appointed as presiding officers in bypolls: Mustafa Kamal

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KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chairman Mustafa Kamal on Sunday alleged that Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) workers have been appointed as presiding officers in the NA-245 by-elections. “Our workers are being unjustly arrested, while MQM workers have appointed as presiding officers,” he alleged while speaking to media. “PPP did this work on the request of … Read more

ECP summons PSP chief Mustafa Kamal over bypolls violence

KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a notice to Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chief Mustafa Kamal for attacking a polling station during the NA-240 by-elections. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja over incidents of violence and mismanagement during the bypolls in Karachi. The … Read more

Replacing one prime minister with another will not bring change: Mustafa Kamal

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairman Mustafa Kamal on Saturday said dismantling the prime minister and bringing another would not bring the change. “Whatever is going on in the country would not change people’s conditions. Powers and resources are required in suburban areas and metropolis streets,” Mustafa Kamal said talking to media in Karachi. Pointing … Read more

Encashing the youth spirit

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Sadia Afrin has her eyes squarely set on her dream job. Afrin, who lives in Bangladesh, is combining a passion for graphic design, cartoons, and information technology in the hope of becoming a professional animator. Just one generation ago, this dream would have rested beyond the realm of possibility. Growing up, her father was a … Read more

PPP not giving us jobs and has ruined everything, claims Mustafa Kamal

Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal claimed on Tuesday that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was not giving jobs to the people of Sindh and had ruined everything. Speaking to the media, the former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) – now MQM-Pakistan — leader said, “PPP is not giving us jobs, everything is ruined.” Remembering … Read more

Opposition hit out at government on massive hike in oil prices

The leaders of the opposition parties on Wednesday hit out at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government after a massive surge in oil prices. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif and Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairman Mustafa Kamal have issued statements against ‘oil bomb’ that … Read more

PSP to again take to streets, if agreement not implemented: Mustafa Kamal

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairman Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said his party would again take to the streets, if the Sindh government did not implement the agreement reached between them. Talking to media in Karachi, Mustafa Kamal said the PSP had staged sit-in protest for establishment of the provincial financial commission. He said the … Read more

After 18th Amendment, provincial govts seized powers: Mustafa Kamal

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Friday said under the 18th Constitutional Amendment, the powers were supposed to devolve to lower level. However, following the amendment, the provincial governments seized the powers, he added. He said powers should be devolved from centre to lower level. Devolution of power solved problems, he maintained. … Read more

Resource allocation mechanism under PFC our core demand: Mustafa Kamal

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party leader Chairperson Mustafa Kamal said on Monday that a resource allocation formula under the Provincial Finance Commission is the prime demand of his party before the Sindh government. Kamal, heading a protest sit-in against the Sindh Local Bodies Act at the Fawwara Chowk, in his media talk, said that unfortunately billions … Read more