It may be mentioned that MQM workers attacked different media houses on the alleged instructions of their leader Altaf Hussain who passed orders for attacking media houses by telephonic address to his followers. MQM offices will be destroyed according to Police Station premises. “The MQM is a patriotic and democratic party”.
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Also, his senior aides, including Dr Farooq Sattar, Khawaja Izharul Hassan, Nasreen Jalil and Amir Liaquat Hussain, disowned the all-powerful London office of the party. “I will continue to focus on improving my health in line with the Coordination Committee’s suggestions”, the statement read, adding that the party leader was “under acute stress” due to back-to-back “incidents”, upsetting news and working on party business day and night.
The announcement came in after Dr Sattar, during his press conference justified Hussain s anti-state sentiments by saying that such statement were outcome of mental pressure and melancholy he endures from. “This message is for the London office as well as for Pakistan office-bearers; something which the Quaid won’t disagree with”.
MQM’s soft revolt against Altaf has taken place was posted in National of TheNews International – https://www.thenews.com.pk on August 27, 2016 and was last updated on August 27, 2016.
Hussain, 62, who has lived in self-imposed exile in the United Kingdom for more than 20 years, addressed supporters in Pakistan via telephone calls that were broadcast to his followers. Nice cases were resisted against MQM leadership under high treason charges. MQM MNA Syed Ali Raza Abidi tweeted, “MQM has been protesting since past 3 years non-violently”.
The Rangers, a paramilitary force that polices the port city of Karachi, also arrested a number of local MQM leaders and lawmakers.
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The crackdown on MQM began two days ago when Hussain made offensive comments about Pakistan.
