Jahangir Awan, who is from Mansehra, Hazara division, made the choice because he felt that the MQM is the only party that can solve the issues of the people.
"Of all the political parties in the country, the MQM and its leader Altaf Hussain are the only ones who want the 98% - the downtrodden and poor - to lead, not the 2% elite and feudal landlords," Awan said at a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Monday.
Awan said the MQM has won over the Hazarawalas by presenting a resolution supporting the creation of a Hazara province in the National Assembly, while other religious and political parties had only used them for their own purposes.
He appealed to the people of Hazara to join the MQM so that they can be recognised for their identity and work for their rights.
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