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Senior MQM London members cancel Farooq Sattar's party membership

Senior leaders say Sattar committed ‘treason’ repeatedly

News Desk October 02, 2016

Farooq Sattar. PHOTO: FILE

Senior members of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Sunday announced Farooq Sattar no longer belongs to the party.

According to Express News, MQM’s Mustafa Azizabadi, Qasim Ali Raza and Wasay Jalil issued a statement from London claiming Sattar's party membership has been cancelled. The senior MQM leaders suggested Sattar's party membership has been cancelled because he committed ‘treason’ repeatedly.

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Sattar has no right to impose administrative decisions and he is no more MQM’s elected parliamentary leader, the leaders were quoted as saying. They further said Nadeem Nusrat is the only elected convener of MQM.

Late on Saturday, MQM-Pakistan named party leader Farooq Sattar as convener of its Rabita Committee amid a major reshuffle in party ranks. MQM Pakistan turned down the offer of party's London chapter leader Nadeem Nusrat to rejoin the party founder after tendering an apology.

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The committee named Amir Khan as senior deputy convener and Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui was designated as deputy convener.

COMMENTS (5)

Yasser | 8 years ago | Reply Media should not give coverage to MQM London anymore. They all are not Pakistan citizen, their interference in Pakistan matters is creating hurdles, especially at time when India is trying to isolate Pakistan nationally and internationally.

Parvez | 8 years ago | Reply This is funny ...... Farooq Sattar appears to be on firm ground here but his and his followers credibility still needs to be restored and for them to insist on calling themselves MQM makes that difficult.

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Asif Khan | 8 years ago | Reply The cause of MQM (which is for the rights of Mohajirs in Urban Sindh) is greater than Altaf Hussain or any individual. It's highly selfish of Altaf Hussain Bhai to actually interfere with MQM-Pakistan which proves that he does not care about the people but his self-interest. As for MQM-P, I and my family will vote for them because they didn't leave and stood ground. The biggest problem for Karachi is not MQM but PPP who would not allow Mohajirs, job quotas, local government and fair distribution of wealth. MQM-P also needs to perform at a same time. As for Mustafa Kamals, Raza Haroon, they should amicably settle egos and MQM-P should offer them a way out as they should be commended for taking the stand against AH before anyone else. A divided Mohajir community would result in results like Malir which serves no-one but PPP.

Rehmat Ali | 8 years ago | Reply Good move taken MQM London !. First these all must resign and come through re-election.As they are on these existing positions and popular because of Altaf Hussain and his party.

Raisani | 8 years ago | Reply How long this drama will go on? who are they fooling?

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