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The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain, living in exile in the UK, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grant him and his colleagues asylum in India or at least some financial assistance to take his case to the International Court of Justice.

Waseem Akhtar, a jailed leader of Mutthaida-e-Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Pakistan, today took oath as Karachi's mayor after the Sindh High Court allowed him to attend the ceremony.

Criticising the Pakistan government over attacks on its political rivals, the United States of America today said that in a democracy, critical opinion should be "encouraged and not silenced." On Tuesday, Pakistan charged Muttahida Quami Movement or MQM leader Altaf Hussain with treason for an inflammatory speech slamming Islamabad.

Pakistani paramilitary forces have sealed the headquarters of a powerful political party in the commercial hub of Karachi and detained five of its top leaders, after supporters of the party stormed the office of a television channel.

Ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's US visit next week, the MQM has appealed to the US government to impress upon the Pakistani leadership particularly security forces not to target its members in Karachi in the name of counter-terrorism operations.

Pakistan's powerful MQM chief Altaf Hussain, who has been arrested by the British police on charges of money laundering, yesterday returned to Scotland Yard custody after spending three days in a hospital.

The leader of Pakistan's MQM party, Altaf Hussain, has been arrested in London on suspicion of money-laundering, reports said on Tuesday as panic spread through his home city of Karachi and protesters torched vehicles.

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf party won a revote in an upmarket constituency of Karachi on Sunday, unofficial results showed, a day after gunmen killed a party leader, setting the stage for protests and counter-protests.

A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader, who was a candidate for Pakistan's upcoming polls, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southern Sindh province today, police said.

Imran Farooq, a leading Pakistani politician and number two of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), was murdered outside his house in London on Thursday evening.Farooq, a founding member of the MQM, which is part of the ruling alliance in Pakistan was found with head injuries and stab wounds outside his Green lane house in Edgware in north London an...

Imran Farooq, founding leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has been murdered in a knife attack in London. Farooq was leading one of the main opposition parties in Pakistan. His family sources said he was attacked by some unidentified men with knives near his London residence. He died of multiple wounds. Farooq was living in London since 19...

The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain, living in exile in the UK, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grant him and his colleagues asylum in India or at least some financial assistance to take his case to the International Court of Justice.

Waseem Akhtar, a jailed leader of Mutthaida-e-Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Pakistan, today took oath as Karachi's mayor after the Sindh High Court allowed him to attend the ceremony.

Criticising the Pakistan government over attacks on its political rivals, the United States of America today said that in a democracy, critical opinion should be "encouraged and not silenced." On Tuesday, Pakistan charged Muttahida Quami Movement or MQM leader Altaf Hussain with treason for an inflammatory speech slamming Islamabad.

Pakistani paramilitary forces have sealed the headquarters of a powerful political party in the commercial hub of Karachi and detained five of its top leaders, after supporters of the party stormed the office of a television channel.

Ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's US visit next week, the MQM has appealed to the US government to impress upon the Pakistani leadership particularly security forces not to target its members in Karachi in the name of counter-terrorism operations.

Pakistan's powerful MQM chief Altaf Hussain, who has been arrested by the British police on charges of money laundering, yesterday returned to Scotland Yard custody after spending three days in a hospital.

The leader of Pakistan's MQM party, Altaf Hussain, has been arrested in London on suspicion of money-laundering, reports said on Tuesday as panic spread through his home city of Karachi and protesters torched vehicles.

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf party won a revote in an upmarket constituency of Karachi on Sunday, unofficial results showed, a day after gunmen killed a party leader, setting the stage for protests and counter-protests.

A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader, who was a candidate for Pakistan's upcoming polls, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southern Sindh province today, police said.

Imran Farooq, a leading Pakistani politician and number two of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), was murdered outside his house in London on Thursday evening.Farooq, a founding member of the MQM, which is part of the ruling alliance in Pakistan was found with head injuries and stab wounds outside his Green lane house in Edgware in north London an...

Imran Farooq, founding leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has been murdered in a knife attack in London. Farooq was leading one of the main opposition parties in Pakistan. His family sources said he was attacked by some unidentified men with knives near his London residence. He died of multiple wounds. Farooq was living in London since 19...