MQM veteran Saleem Shehzad to form new party

He returned to the country from self-imposed exile earlier this year

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) veteran Saleem Shahzad, who ended his self-imposed exile earlier this year, has announced to form his own political party.

Shahzad was arrested as soon as he landed at Karachi airport in February, and faces three cases dating back to 1992 pertaining to murder, kidnapping, arson and rioting.

While addressing the media outside Karachi's City Court on Saturday, the MQM leader said he will address a rally in Orangi Town on December 16, where further details regarding his future political strategy will be made public, Express News reported.

A former confidante of MQM chief Altaf Hussain, Shahzad, after a split in the party, had announced support for Farooq Sattar.

Last week, he had predicted that MQM-P and Mustafa Kamal's Pak Sarzameen Party would join hands on the 12th of Rabbiul Awwal.