Mqm Pakistan

Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government received a massive blow by key ally and the main coalition partner Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM) after it struck a deal with the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

Pakistan's Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain, living in exile in the UK, has said that the revocation of Article 370 by the Indian government is an internal matter of India and a decision which has the overwhelming support of the people of India.

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.

The imprisoned politician who is almost certain to be the next mayor of Pakistan's largest and richest city of Karachi will run the teeming metropolis via "video link" from his prison cell, his lawyer said on Wednesday.

Pakistan on Tuesday charged MQM chief Altaf Hussain with treason for his inflammatory speech that incited party workers to attack media outlets in Karachi.

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.

Muttahida Qaumi Movement's fugitive chief Altaf Hussain was today sentenced to 81 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan for making anti-state speeches and inciting violence.

A Pakistani court issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday for the head of the political party that controls Pakistan's biggest and richest city, court officials said, highlighting rivalries between army and politicians there.

Paramilitary forces raided the headquarters of a powerful Karachi political party and arrested two members on Friday, officials said, in a sign of deepening tensions between the army and politicians controlling Pakistan's biggest and richest city.

The BBC has quoted sources to report that officials in Pakistan's MQM or Muttahida Qaumi Movement party have told the UK authorities they received Indian government funds.

Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief, Altaf Hussain, has said that the Islamic State (IS) is the new threat to Pakistan, media reported.

Thousands of people today attended a massive rally in Karachi organised by the MQM in support of the Pakistan Army's offensive against terrorists in the northwestern tribal region.

Pakistan's powerful Muttahida Qaumi Movement or MQM chief Altaf Hussain was released on bail today, four days after he was arrested by the British police on charges of money laundering.

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.

Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government received a massive blow by key ally and the main coalition partner Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM) after it struck a deal with the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

Pakistan's Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain, living in exile in the UK, has said that the revocation of Article 370 by the Indian government is an internal matter of India and a decision which has the overwhelming support of the people of India.

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.

The imprisoned politician who is almost certain to be the next mayor of Pakistan's largest and richest city of Karachi will run the teeming metropolis via "video link" from his prison cell, his lawyer said on Wednesday.

Pakistan on Tuesday charged MQM chief Altaf Hussain with treason for his inflammatory speech that incited party workers to attack media outlets in Karachi.

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.

Muttahida Qaumi Movement's fugitive chief Altaf Hussain was today sentenced to 81 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan for making anti-state speeches and inciting violence.

A Pakistani court issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday for the head of the political party that controls Pakistan's biggest and richest city, court officials said, highlighting rivalries between army and politicians there.

Paramilitary forces raided the headquarters of a powerful Karachi political party and arrested two members on Friday, officials said, in a sign of deepening tensions between the army and politicians controlling Pakistan's biggest and richest city.

The BBC has quoted sources to report that officials in Pakistan's MQM or Muttahida Qaumi Movement party have told the UK authorities they received Indian government funds.

Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief, Altaf Hussain, has said that the Islamic State (IS) is the new threat to Pakistan, media reported.

Thousands of people today attended a massive rally in Karachi organised by the MQM in support of the Pakistan Army's offensive against terrorists in the northwestern tribal region.

Pakistan's powerful Muttahida Qaumi Movement or MQM chief Altaf Hussain was released on bail today, four days after he was arrested by the British police on charges of money laundering.

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.