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MQM-P Announces Street Protests Over Karachi Rights and New Provinces Demand
PoliticsDawnexpress-tribune16d ago2 sources

MQM-P Announces Street Protests Over Karachi Rights and New Provinces Demand

The MQM-P party has announced it will take to the streets to protest against perceived injustices in Karachi and renew its call for the creation of new provinces. The party's leadership expressed strong dissatisfaction with the current situation and vowed to escalate their demands through public demonstrations.

Tug of war
PoliticsDawn5mo ago

Tug of war

THE timing may be questioned, but the issue is not new. The PPP and the MQM-P are once again engaging in their old tug of war over who ‘owns’ Karachi, using bombast to stake their claims. The Sindh Assembly last Saturday passed a resolution, tabled by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, to condemn “any conspiracy aimed at the division of Sindh or the creation of a separate province comprising Karachi”. The resolution affirmed that Karachi shall “forever remain” an integral part of Sindh. The ...

MQM-P Campaigns for New Provinces in Pakistan
PoliticsDawn15d ago

MQM-P Campaigns for New Provinces in Pakistan

Pakistan's MQM-P party has intensified its campaign for the creation of new provinces, with Khalid Maqbool stating at a Hyderabad rally that the party has not abandoned its demand for a separate province carved out of Sindh.

Situationer: PPP’s gubernatorial gambit ‘pays off’
PoliticsDawn4mo ago

Situationer: PPP’s gubernatorial gambit ‘pays off’

IN sacking Kamran Tessori as Sindh governor, it is not just that the ruling PML-N has bowed to pressure from its coalition partner, the PPP. Rather, it appears that Mr Tessori had outlived his usefulness to those who brought him into office, as his “sacrifice” is being viewed as part of a larger gambit aimed at reshaping the Constitution and the resource distribution fram­ework between the provinces and the federation, rather than merely antagonising the MQM-Pakistan. For context, the Muttahi...

‘Abandon this dangerous fantasy’: Senate echoes with PPP’s displeasure over talks of creating Karachi province
PoliticsDawn5mo ago

‘Abandon this dangerous fantasy’: Senate echoes with PPP’s displeasure over talks of creating Karachi province

ISLAMABAD: The upper house of Parliament on Monday echoed with the PPP’s displeasure over the creation of a separate Karachi province, asserting that it was an inseparable part of Sindh. The development comes two days after the Sindh Assembly passed a resolution terming Karachi an “inseparable” part of Sindh and opposed any move that suggested otherwise. Opposing the resolution in the Sindh Assembly, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) had also declared it unconstitutional. On Monda...

No Arrests Made in MQM-P Office Violence in Karachi
WorldDawn6d ago

No Arrests Made in MQM-P Office Violence in Karachi

Police in Karachi have yet to register a case or make any arrests following a clash between two factions of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) at their party headquarters in Bahadurabad, which resulted in one man suffering bullet wounds.

Hill Park Land Dispute Erupts in Pakistan
Politicsexpress-tribune2mo ago

Hill Park Land Dispute Erupts in Pakistan

A dispute has arisen over Hill Park, with MQM-P accusing authorities of illegal land grabbing and excavation, while the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation denies the claims.

Judicial Commission rejects MQM-P plea  to join Gul Plaza probe as intervener
PoliticsDawn5mo ago

Judicial Commission rejects MQM-P plea to join Gul Plaza probe as intervener

• Justice Agha Faisal rules commission’s ToRs do not permit intervention; advises Muttahida to submit their information via email • Leased in 1883, Gul Plaza plot was sold to a private firm in 1983, says municipal commissioner KARACHI: While turning down an application of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) seeking to become a party in the proceedings, the Gul Plaza Judicial Commission on Monday recorded the testimonies of the municipal commissioner and various other officials in th...