Pakistan

MQM will join APML in future: Pir Pagara

Pir Pagara said the current situation in the country demands that all Muslim League factions unite.

Express September 22, 2010

KARACHI:

Leader of the newly formed All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Pir Pagara on Wednesday said the current situation in the country demands that all Muslim League factions unite.

Speaking to the media in Karachi, Pagara said that he does not see any future of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), while he also stated that the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) will also join the APML in the future.

Pagara said that former president Pervez Musharaf will have to think about facing the courts if he returns to Pakistan.

The APML leader also said that like his grandfather, Bilawal Bhutto will also become the general secretary of the Muslim League.

COMMENTS (21)

arslansahil | 14 years ago | Reply i join the mqm this is my first wish

Danish | 14 years ago | Reply @Saim: Who cares. you will remain a slave of chaudris

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Tanzeel. | 14 years ago | Reply Everything is fair in love, war and politics.

S. Ali Raza | 14 years ago | Reply Saim: you will support APML if it joins the corrupt feudals and chaudhries? right?

Saim Hassan | 14 years ago | Reply if MQM joins APML i will not support APML.

Farhan | 14 years ago | Reply Excellent news, Pir Pagara has always been pro-federation, there has never been any cry of 'Pakistan na-khappay' amongst the Hurs (even when they were massacred at the hands of the 'Magsi Force'). He is a heroic figure and has a firm constiuency in Sindh - and unlike our so-called-leaders, who descend from long distinguished lines of British poodles, Pagara (elder) always fought off Britsh colonization and was hung for his rebellions, while the current Pir languished in British prisons. If only he can get rid of these Chaudhries - I would definitely support this party, changing my vote from the PPP (never again).

Umer Hassan | 14 years ago | Reply APML is Musharraf Party Name. Not pir pagaras.... We Want Pervez Musharraf Not MQM and Pir pagara.

Danish | 14 years ago | Reply Has he taken up the Octopus Paul 's role ..

Aamir Mughal | 14 years ago | Reply Nomination Paper for Zardari: MQM to support Zardari for presidential slot: Altaf Monday, August 25, 2008 By our correspondent Karachi [link is dead read in the old newspapers of Jang and The News] The coordination committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Rabita Committee will support Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari for the presidential slot, MQM Founder and Chief Altaf Hussain said Sunday. Addressing a general workers’ meeting at the office of the Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation (KKF), Altaf asked workers whether they approved the decision of the Rabita Committee. The huge gathering endorsed the decision. He also appealed to the Haq Parast people of Punjab to support Zardari and urged Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif to support Zardari for his presidential election and avoid confrontation.

Bunty | 14 years ago | Reply Haha! what a joke lol

Softmage | 14 years ago | Reply This is good news respected Pir saheb Pagara is an experinced and respected personality of Sind, In fact not only APML but all the sincere and loyal political parties of Pakistan should join hands to beat the corrupt, incompetant, nonserious political figures for good. The present got. has made lives of the masses misrible and now the people o Pakistan cannot afford to let govern over them people wo don't even know the meaning of politics and democracy. The 17 crore people would pay homeage to the leaders wh sacrificed their lives for the people but would not allow anybody to rule them just because of the sacrifice which only one person made. The PPP is a very good example of what i have written above m/s Banazir sacrificed her life and the rest from there onwards are just plandering the wealth of this country. Look at Mr. Shareefs they are been investigated by the SC on the charge tha they have evaded billions worth tax now how could people of such malafied intentions could see poor of the country to prosper. Whereas if we see MQM the leader is solid as a rock he has a political struggle behind him and he has no intentions to have swiss accounts, he started his struggle from a 120sq.yds. house which he retains till yhis day. He is not a feudal lord nor a person of feudal mindset and today Pakistan needs peopkle like Altaf Hussain who beleve in destiny

Sultan Ahmed. | 14 years ago | Reply Please,be serious, it is not time of joking. Pakistan is facing tough time of its history, flood problems are still stand, Pir Sahb,pleas come forward with assistance because you are a feudal lord, but as seen you did not give a penny for the people stranded in the flood water. Pakistan is also facing a horrible insurgency never seen your statement consisting on grief and sorrow about the people died in the suicide attacks, I admit that you are great Pir but never see your photo in any news paper or in private meeting with cup hands praying to Allah Almighty for welfare of this Muslim State. You are very fond to become prime minister or president but there is no such line in your hand which leads to this destination. Please be serious,no time of joking.

Syed A. Mateen | 14 years ago | Reply The prediction of Pir Sain Pagara will never come true. MQM can have a political alliance with APML but will never merge into APML to lose its identity. The name APML has been hijacked by Pir Sain Pagara of PML(F) and Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain of PM(Q). Both of them are thinking that General Musharraf is going to touch their feet to get the name of APML back. Still General Musharraf can register his political party in Pakistan as "All Pakistan Musharraf League " (APML). Pir Sain Pagara want General Musharraf to join APML as an ordinary member in order to again become President of Pakisan. Despite the fact that Pir Sain Pagara is an elderly politican among all the surviving politicians, but either Pir Sain Pagara is still an innocent person or completely an ignorant about the actual facts and figures. He does not know the General Musharraf despite an Army General is a seasoned politician. Let General Musharraf annonce his political party. The politicians will be able to see what will happen. I think that people who hijacked the name "APML" will have to surrender this very name before General Musharraf in the times to come. Keep your fingers cross. Good luck to all politicans of Pakistan. Thanks God that I am not a politician. Its a wild goose chase. General Musharraf will only come to Pakistan at the time of next general elections to be held in 2013.

Aamir Mughal | 14 years ago | Reply Sanghar by-polls: MQM withdraws candidate in support of PML-F DAWN/The News International, KARACHI 11 July 2010, Sunday, 28 Rajab 1431 http://www.karachipage.com/news/Jul_10/071110.html The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has decided not to field its candidate in the by-elections against the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PLM-F) nominee in Sanghar its policy of reconciliation. This was decided by MQM when PML-F leaders led by Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh called on MQM Coordination Committee at Nine Zero here on Saturday. Sheikh said that the PML-F delegation visited Nine Zero on the advise of the party chief Pir Sahib Pagara. As per the decision, MQM has withdrawn its candidate Ramesh Kumar from Sanghar against PML-F’s candidate Khuda Bux Rajar in NA 235 Sanghar 2. Talking to The News, Sheikh said that this was an attempt towards the continued reconciliation process as per the directives of Pir Pagara. Sheikh also thanked President Asif Ali Zardari who had advised local PPP leaders not to field their candidate against PML-F.

Aamir Mughal | 14 years ago | Reply MQM, PML-F agree on ‘saving system’ Friday, March 12, 2010 By Fasahat Mohiuddin Karachi http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=228451 The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) have resolved to save the present system of local governance (LG), and to ensure that local government polls are held on time. An agreement over the LG system was reached at on Thursday, after two rounds of comprehensive dialogue between leaders of the two parties at Kingri House.

Liaquat Ali | 14 years ago | Reply The APML potentially joined by the MQM was Musharraf's party whose name was supposedly APML as well. I guess that Musharraf will have to choose a different name now.

MM | 14 years ago | Reply someones going senileeeee

Naresh | 14 years ago | Reply Really It is beyond the joke. Is Pagara Leader of Pakistan? at first he should care about his health. He should stop play politics and get himself to bed. his age factor does not allow him to participate in politics.

S. Ali Raza | 14 years ago | Reply Never will MQM join this merger of Feudals and Corrupt!

Nazir Habib | 14 years ago | Reply Its a tid bit from Pandora's box ! Its surprising ! The only comment is lets wait and see. Maybe a shade of good-will for the Muttaheda ? Yes ? Hopefully but the cryptic world of politics is a '.bottomless pit'. As the late, great Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto said, "Politics makes strange bed-fellows". with salams and best wishes.

Syed Nadir El-Edroos | 14 years ago | Reply Well he can dream! Given that he lives in his bubble where he lords over his minions like a near god, he can enjoy his grandois dreams of power

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