MQM in meeting for crucial decisions

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KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is currently holding its meeting simultaneously in London and Karachi on Wednesday to discuss the government reconciliatory overtures.

According to sources, MQM’s Rabta Committee is at present mulling over the last night’s meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan as well as the government’s approaches.

MQM’s prime body is having elaborate contemplations over the assurances offered by the President Zardari regarding not moving commissionerate system bill in Sindh Assembly, holding Local Bodies elections, immediately providing funds to MQM’s ministers and changing portfolios of ministers in Sindh cabinet.

Vital decisions are expected in today’s meeting, the sources said.

JUI-F holds CWC meeting

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ISLAMABAD: The Central Working Committee (CWC) of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) held a meeting on Wednesday to chalk out its future line of action after quitting the PPP-led ruling alliance. 

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman chaired the meeting, held in Islamabad. 

JUI-F’s Balcohistan chief Maulana Muhammad Khan Sheerani, senior minister Maulana Abdul Wasay and party’s members from Gilgit Baltisitan also attended the meeting. 

According to sources, the CWC has endorsed party's decision to sit on the opposition benches in center.

MQM demands explanation on Mirza’s tirade

December 15, 2010, 10:45 PM
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Wednesday demanded of Central Executive Committee of Pakistan People’s Party to explain in 10 days whether Sindh Home Minister Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza’s outburst against MQM was the act in his personal capacity or the same reflected viewpoint of PPP.

MQM Leader Raza Haroon said this while talking to newsmen after a joint meeting of Coordination Committee Karachi and London here at MQM Headquarters.

Later, talking to Geo News in the current affairs programme Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath, Minister for Ports and Shipping Babar Ghauri said MQM would hold a meeting Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on December 19 to take up the matter.

He said the Prime Minister was, during Cabinet meeting today, informed about the tirade let loose by Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza against MQM – the main coalition partner of the PPP-led government in Sindh.
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Rehman Malik tried to contact MQM leadership in London but failed.

15 Dec 10 08:50 PM
KARACHI: After the separation of Fazal-ur-Rehman’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) from the ruling alliance, emergency meetings of the Coordination Committee of Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) are currently under way simultaneously in Karachi and London.

After sacking of Azam Khan Swati from the ministry of IT, JUI-F turned angry and announced to depart from the ruling alliance yesterday. MQM is not very happy and carries many reservations over the issue of RGST and a recent fiery speech of Sindh’s Interior Minister and a prominent leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza.

The ongoing emergency meetings of MQM Coordination Committee are reviewing the developing situation after the harsh and fiery speech of Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza. The options of continuing or quitting the ruling alliance are also being assessed during the meetings.

Mean while, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik tried to contact MQM leadership in London but failed.

MQM leader, Raza Haroon, has said that statements of the ruling ranks are very aggressive and we need explanations, over many issues, from the government.
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Decision time: Crucial MQM meeting today

KARACHI: While the Pakistan Peoples Party is dealing with the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F quitting the federal coalition, an even bigger crisis looms for the ruling party.


Another coalition partner, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), has convened a high-level meeting to be held today (Wednesday) simultaneously in London and Karachi in the wake of yet another verbal assault launched on the party by Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza. The MQM had decided to take the matter to the president and prime minister. There had been no official response from the two till Tuesday.

The crucial MQM meeting will discuss and delineate “all possible options” available to the party, according to MQM’s Faisal Subzwari – which would also include quitting the coalition. The MQM has 25 seats in the National Assembly, making it the fourth-largest entity in the house.