Several MQM leaders leave country amid rising confusion in party ranks
Faisal Subzwari, Haider Abbas Rizvi and Khushbakht Shujaat among others are reportedly out of the country
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KARACHI:
Several leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) have left the country amid growing confusion in the ranks following dissociation of prominent leaders from the party.
Former MQM leaders Waseem Aftab, Anis Qaimkhani, Dr Sagheer Ahmed and Raza Haroon joined Mustafa Kamal following his announcement to launch a new political party.
MQM MPA Faisal Subzwari, whose name had been doing the rounds for being the next in line to join Kamal’s fold, left the country for the US early Monday morning.
Former MQM leader Raza Haroon joins Mustafa Kamal
However, MQM’s spokesperson Aminul Haque told The Express Tribune Subzwari had informed the party before leaving for a month.
Similarly, senior figure Haider Abbas Rizvi is in Canada, whereas MPA Irtiza Farooqui is residing in London for his son’s treatment.
Another party leader, Khushbakht Shujaat, who is also being tipped off as a potential-next to join Kamal’s party, is said to be on an official UN trip to the US.
While the MQM confirmed absence of these leaders, it also said they had taken official leave from the party.
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Meanwhile, party's Leader of Opposition in Sindh Assembly Khawaja Izharul Hassan has reportedly left the country for Dubai, sources say.
Addressing a press conference on Monday, Raza Haroon, a former Sindh IT minister, praised Kamal’s decision to launch his party, saying it was a brave and patriotic step by the former mayor.
Kamal, flanked by Anis Qaimkhani, launched his political party on March 3, simultaneously alleging Altaf Hussain of fomenting terrorism in Karachi and calling him an agent of Indian spy agency RAW.
Several leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) have left the country amid growing confusion in the ranks following dissociation of prominent leaders from the party.
Former MQM leaders Waseem Aftab, Anis Qaimkhani, Dr Sagheer Ahmed and Raza Haroon joined Mustafa Kamal following his announcement to launch a new political party.
MQM MPA Faisal Subzwari, whose name had been doing the rounds for being the next in line to join Kamal’s fold, left the country for the US early Monday morning.
Former MQM leader Raza Haroon joins Mustafa Kamal
However, MQM’s spokesperson Aminul Haque told The Express Tribune Subzwari had informed the party before leaving for a month.
Similarly, senior figure Haider Abbas Rizvi is in Canada, whereas MPA Irtiza Farooqui is residing in London for his son’s treatment.
Another party leader, Khushbakht Shujaat, who is also being tipped off as a potential-next to join Kamal’s party, is said to be on an official UN trip to the US.
While the MQM confirmed absence of these leaders, it also said they had taken official leave from the party.
Rangers tortured MQM workers in jails: Farooq Sattar
Meanwhile, party's Leader of Opposition in Sindh Assembly Khawaja Izharul Hassan has reportedly left the country for Dubai, sources say.
Addressing a press conference on Monday, Raza Haroon, a former Sindh IT minister, praised Kamal’s decision to launch his party, saying it was a brave and patriotic step by the former mayor.
Kamal, flanked by Anis Qaimkhani, launched his political party on March 3, simultaneously alleging Altaf Hussain of fomenting terrorism in Karachi and calling him an agent of Indian spy agency RAW.