PPP accuses MQM-P of attacking its PR office

MQM-P workers booked for rioting, vandalism, property damage, sending death threats

KARACHI:

The leaders of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)  have  accused Muttahida Qaumi Movemenent Pakistan  (MQM-P) of the party’s  Public Relation (PR) office  in North Nazimabad, in an  attempt  to  influence  the central district election.  

Speaking at the press  conference, PPP  leaders, Khawaja Sohail Mansoor, Masroor Ahsan, former MPA Wasim Qureshi, and  Asad Hanif expressed their  concerns regarding the  incident.  Mansoor said that  MQM-P is  in panic witnessing the perceived success of  PPP  in  the central district. He claimed that MQM-P  operates through PSP and suggested a dialogue to potentially withdraw the FIR if the attacking party’s  leaders engage in talks.

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Mansoor  expressed  confidence in the law enforcement  agencies and  said that it is the democratic right of every citizen to  chose a party. Waseem Qureshi  urged  the political workers to focus on the common  issues  rather than getting   swayed by leaders, emphasising the upcoming election as a campaign, not a  tribal war.  

Meanwhile,  the  Hyderi   Market  police  registered  the FIR of the  attack on PR office of PPP in North  Nazimabad. Around 40 to 50 persons including MQM-P offi- cials  and  workers  Junaid   Sheikh, Rizwan, Asad, Mahmood and Awais have  been nominated in the FIR.

The  FIR  stated  that  on   Saturday night, at around  9pm, 40  to  50  people  at- tacked the public relations  office of PPP. The pictures  and  the  party  flags were torn down and the people  present in the office were beaten and thrown out of  the office