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According to a statement issued by MQM here on Wednesday, the MQM body stated in unequivocal terms that the MQM had not entered into any alliance with the former president or his party the All Pakistan Muslim League and no seat adjustment was being done with them.
The reports appearing in a section of press and electronic media were baseless, it added.
The MQM was part of the government during former President Musharraf's tenure.
Musharraf has announced that he will be returning to Pakistan on March 24, 2013, and contest the elections.
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Ishrat Ul Ibad - Mustafa Kamal - Pervez Musharraf... What a great team they were---
BESTDAYSOFKARACHIThis shows the selfishness of MQM..the one in power is the one they run after and as soon as he loses the power so does MQM leaves him. That is what happened with Musharraf, as long as he was president and supported MQM he was the best and as soon as he resigned he was termed a dictator by the very same MQM and now they are seeking for someone who has a bigger chance to come in power. I wish Musharraf comes back and gets another chance to serve our country like he did before. Nevertheless, his tenure previously was second to only Ayub Khan's golden period.
Musharraf has strong supporters in Karachi, specially amongst business tycoons and doesn't have to rely on MQM only. However MQM support and cooperation would make very strong and MQM will not require PPP alliance to avoid police operations against them,for which they were scared off and remained on the right side of the Sindh Government.
@No Alliance with PPP: I don't think anyone wants to be in an alliance with Musharraf because he'll probably just be arrested and sent to jail. After all most Pakistanis want him to py for all the destruction and turmoil he caused in his lost decade of dictatorship.
Clifton-Defense seat seems going to Musharraf - MQM or no MQM support. Same seems to happen in Chitral. Welcome back intelligent & country-loving leadership !
It is only the matter of time. They will make an alliance with only that party which comes to power.
MQM has no alliance with PPP as well. If you know what i mean. MQM has lost ground in Punjab and any alliance with someone who is popular in the marshal belts of Punjab will be a strong help. Time will tell.
Preposterous reporting. There is no point in such alliance, as it may help APML, but not MQM. Media should get out of its hangover and stop fabricating stories.
So far that is, will eventually happen !