Pakistan's Prime Minister Dar has taken charge to heal a rift with coalition partner MQM-P, meeting with the party during a visit to Karachi and agreeing to follow-up talks.

Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) urged authorities to revisit the 28th Amendment and make changes to safeguard citizens’ rights and transform the country's "feudal democracy into participatory democracy."

Spokesperson says party leadership would soon determine its response to the development

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 criticizes PPP, PML-N, JI, and PTI for their anti-Karachi stance, highlighting the disparity where a party winning 170 seats is in jail while a party with 80 seats forms the government.

MQM-P’s Shoukat Ali has sought protection from a fellow member, Shariq Jamal, in the Sindh Assembly, accusing Jamal of threatening him amidst infighting within the party.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with a delegation from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) in Karachi, where MQM-P leaders pressed for a fast-tracked development package and Dar was appointed to head a panel to bridge differences.

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...

Lauds sacrifices of armed forces defending western borders

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...

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) criticized the PPP-led Sindh government's resolution against the creation of any new province, deeming it unconstitutional.

Pakistan's MQM-P party is urging the government to introduce the 28th Amendment to the constitution to empower local bodies, with Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui stating the country operates under a feudal-style democracy.

President Asif Ali Zardari met with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and MQM-P Convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui in Karachi to discuss political harmony and unity.

• 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...

A commission investigating a plaza incident is facing increased scrutiny as the MQM-P party raises concerns, with damning testimony heard regarding fire response, building oversight, and power shutdown.

The MQM-P has declared a Sindh Assembly resolution against the creation of a new province as 'unconstitutional', following remarks by Mustafa Kamal advocating for federal control and economic capital status for Karachi.