Senator Tahir Mashhadi parts ways with MQM-P
Decision comes as a result of ongoing rift within the party
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Outgoing Mutahidda Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) parliamentary leader in the Senate Col (Retd) Tahir Hussain Mashhadi on Friday announced to disassociate from the party.
In a statement issued, he said that he had the honour and privilege of representing the most patriotic,educated, intelligent, patient and wonderful electorate in Pakistan as Town Nazim Jamshed Town, Karachi and two terms as senator.
He added saying that he had always endeavored to do his best to represent and raise his voice for the poor,downtrodden and suffering humanity and also fought tor the constitutional and legitimate rights of the people.
Tahir Mashhadi said that the recent events,behavior infighting and actions of the Rabita Committee and resultant chaos,confusion, disgrace,embarrassment and irreparable harm that the committee members have inflected on MQM-P has caused tremendous damage to once strong representative of the urban people of Sindh and the middle class.
Mashhadi said he could not see the destruction of the legitimate and rightful mandate of Urban Sindh (Mohajir power), being destroyed in such a selfish,childish and unreasonable manner. He said that he would continue to serve the people and city of Karachi in whatsoever capacity he could in future too.
Division between party members surfaced vividly throughout the Senate election process. Differences within the party came out in the open after its members disagreed over the award of party tickets for the upcoming Senate elections.
Rift in MQM-P over Senate election tickets
Reportedly, a session of the MQM-P in February ended in chaos as party chief Farooq Sattar and senior leader Amir Khan ended up disagreeing with each other over the names of candidates for the Senate elections.
Soon after the session, Sattar and his supporters left the party’s office located in Bahadurabad area of Karachi for the MQM-P chief’s residence at PIB Colony.
What followed was a tweet from the MQM-P chief, asking all elected representatives – Senators, MNAs, MPAs, mayor, chairman, vice chairman, councilors – as well as the Tanzeemi members and workers of the MQM-P “to immediately reach PIB at my house for an urgent meeting”.
On the other hand, a few members of the Rabita Committee held a separate meeting without their party chief in which they decided to suspend the membership of the party’s Deputy Convener Kamran Tessori for six months.
In a statement issued, he said that he had the honour and privilege of representing the most patriotic,educated, intelligent, patient and wonderful electorate in Pakistan as Town Nazim Jamshed Town, Karachi and two terms as senator.
He added saying that he had always endeavored to do his best to represent and raise his voice for the poor,downtrodden and suffering humanity and also fought tor the constitutional and legitimate rights of the people.
Tahir Mashhadi said that the recent events,behavior infighting and actions of the Rabita Committee and resultant chaos,confusion, disgrace,embarrassment and irreparable harm that the committee members have inflected on MQM-P has caused tremendous damage to once strong representative of the urban people of Sindh and the middle class.
Mashhadi said he could not see the destruction of the legitimate and rightful mandate of Urban Sindh (Mohajir power), being destroyed in such a selfish,childish and unreasonable manner. He said that he would continue to serve the people and city of Karachi in whatsoever capacity he could in future too.
Division between party members surfaced vividly throughout the Senate election process. Differences within the party came out in the open after its members disagreed over the award of party tickets for the upcoming Senate elections.
Rift in MQM-P over Senate election tickets
Reportedly, a session of the MQM-P in February ended in chaos as party chief Farooq Sattar and senior leader Amir Khan ended up disagreeing with each other over the names of candidates for the Senate elections.
Soon after the session, Sattar and his supporters left the party’s office located in Bahadurabad area of Karachi for the MQM-P chief’s residence at PIB Colony.
What followed was a tweet from the MQM-P chief, asking all elected representatives – Senators, MNAs, MPAs, mayor, chairman, vice chairman, councilors – as well as the Tanzeemi members and workers of the MQM-P “to immediately reach PIB at my house for an urgent meeting”.
On the other hand, a few members of the Rabita Committee held a separate meeting without their party chief in which they decided to suspend the membership of the party’s Deputy Convener Kamran Tessori for six months.