MQM chief Altaf Hussain. PHOTO: APP
LONDON: Founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain has been advised to pause all political activity for a few days and take bed rest by doctors in London, reported Express News on Tuesday.
According to the report, Altaf Hussain is not well and bed rest has been prescribed.
Earlier, enraged by what he called “false accusations” of rigging, Altaf had warned the establishment to respect the mandate of Karachi in a telephonic address to his party on May 12.
He reminded his supporters that despite deaths, bombings and threats the highest number of MQM voters had risked their lives to vote. He alleged that the media was showing anti-MQM demonstrators but did not speak of the thousands of MQM voters who turned up to support the party on polling day.
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We all know that when a politician in India or Pakistan states that his followers should go out and "do something" to their opponents, that it is just hot air rhetoric and it never ever happens.
@Reas Ekberg.: Fair comment. Accepted. Intra party democracy is stil thr wayforward.
@Reas Ekberg.: apt reply !
@Dr Imran Ahmed: May be Dr. Sahib. I have not seen the statistics. I hear they got better mandate comparing last elections. PPP, MQM, and NAP had warnings from Taliban and they could not hold meetings. Other parties like PMLN, PTI, JUI, Jamat Islami were given support by Taliban. You know Taliban did play a role.
MQM had no money TV campaign. Both PNA and MQM lost their workers in terrorist attacks. The responsibility was accepted by PTT. I think we got what Pakistani nation deserved.
There was a news that 90,000 fake ballots were intercepted in Lower Dir, and Election Commission took notice of it. The consignee were our illustrious Jamat i Islami. Now there is complete silence on this despite so much hue and cry about rigging.
@bash gul: Whats new gul ?
@Palejo: Palejo hahahahahaahah
@Reas Ekberg.: MQMs vote bank seems to be shrinking despite their ambition to go national.
@Dr Imran Ahmed: They are not stagnating. They are rather very active. Its leadership is also youngest. Youngest Mayor, Youngest governor etc. May be the can be placed in Gunnies Book. I am not from MQM but I need correct you.
They will not hold the intra party election after seeing the fate of PTI:)
@Saad: The meanings of Arabic word Mahajir is often misunderstood. It does NOT mean a refugee and it means IMMIGRANT. In Pakistan he is a Mahajir and in England he has a temporary abode. A Mahajir or immigrant, permanently leaves his homeland and acquires home elsewhere.
Wishing health and hand having good feelings for a fellow British human being is good.
altaf bhai, your health is more important to us, please take full rest. May Al-Mighty Allah give you health. Ameen. from unit 14-a sector f
altaf bhai, your health is more important to us, please take full rest. May Al-Mighty Allah give you health. Ameen.
altaf bhai, your health is more important to us, please take full rest. May Al-Mighty Allah give you health. Ameen. from UNIT 14-A, SECTOR F
And why are we worried about a britisher's health? Should we check up on the queen too? On another note, i hope Altaf 'bhai', who is a double mohajir (latest hijrat to London), starts a tehreek to emanicipate the pakistani mohajirs in UK too. I look forward to the charged speeches and people sitting in birmingham paying rapt attention to the voice coming out of the red telephone booth.
@i have the right to speak: Niether we do about you
Considering that MQM is stagnating despite an educated and articulate mid level leadership should it not consider intra party elections to cut deadwood, give dynamic individuals a chance to rise and challenge for the top slots?
@Tahir Amjad: I guess this wasnt
ET...
i want to to know the reason.why my comments are being contnuously blocked since last more than one year ??????????
@Aysha:
And is it mature to mock your own country?
@I am a Khan: I agree with you. Creation of Pakistan itself came into being becusae Muslims felt there interests threatened in United India.In Canada every few years there is refrendum if Quebec wants to secede. Checoslavakia opted to break into check and slavak counties peacefully. Bangladesh fought a war of Independence Because thier due rights were not given in United pakistan. USSR broke without any resistance. The best way to ensure the integrity of the country is to givve every body its due rights.Country cannot survive on Discrimination or force. Why the people of urban sindh are treated like 2nd class citizens with Quota system and not giving them the oppurtunity to run the Karachi's administration.Why thier mandate is Questioned??.
@AA Actually it needs to dissolve, all respectable and decent people know it is not the party to align with.
@Ayub: http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/2013/05/130513metcomplaints_fz.shtml
I have just seen a minute ago... still up and running.
Time for leadership change within MQM.
MQM needs a new leader and also a Brand Manager
@FalakSher: dont say to us.... it may be only by u
Maybe Altaf Bhai feels homesick. Pakistan ki yaad aa ruhi hai!
@aysha
We don't care about your judgement !!!!
May ALLAH bless you. We love you by heart and soul.
BBC has removed the page:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/2013/05/130513metcomplaints_fz.shtml
probably to protect their crony.
I wish him well and a quick recovery, inspite of the fact that he wants to dismember Pakistan.
There should be an underscore before and after in the link above. Don't know why it doesn't appear correctly.
ET, this is the 20th or so time my comment has been deleted. If you have a problem with my comments, then email me back mentioning what wrong I have done. If not then have the guts to allow comments in the freakin' comments section and prove that its an open forum.
Back to the topic, Get Well soon Altaf, Scotland Yard eagerly awaits your valued input on a few trivial things !
I wish an early speedy health.
Get well bhai from all the widows,orphans,
Now is the time to ask him to sit back, leave politics and relax
@Adnan Khan: Do you ignorant people even know that asking to separate Karachi from Pakistan is no crime at all. The UK itself is going through an independence referendum for Scotland. How can the Met Police or Scotland yard Arrest Altaf Bhai? The best they can say is 'hold a referendum in Karachi on whether the people want an independent country Karachi or not'. It depends on the decision of the people. UK is doing the same in Scotland.
@aYesha ... dont worry ur uncle can survive great illnesses... heck he is living with em all his life... so obvious....
not sure if these get well soon messages real or sarcasm
Get well soon Altaf Bhai!
Take it easy Altaf bhai!! Welcome to Naya pakistan.
Are I feeeel so bad for the pain you are in. Oh I hope you are not suffering.
May Allah bless Altaf Hussain with speedy recovery (ameen).
He is one brave leader, who speaks unequivocally about the taliban and never pleaded to them to spare Karachi and do their business in other parts of the country.
Going through pangs of separation !!
Man Flu ! and nothing else. Making news at the right time when you are in trouble.
Where is my comment ET? Thats so unfair! I commented LONG ago :/
@Mohammad Ali Siddiqui: My goodness!
Altaf Bhai, we love you, get well soon.
Hope he gets well, for all the happiness and peace he has spread in the world.
bed rest only?
Must have seen the true results
@grunt: @Faisal: @Kasam: @Kosher Niazi: @Bazonga: @mkz: so immature to mock illness
I pray to Allah Subhan-o-Talla to do something which is in favour of Bhai and citizen of Karachi. Your every decision will be acceptable to us.
How Convenient!!! No Mr. Hussain I have my doubts if people will forget your speech.
@Parvez: @Faisal: @Kasam: @Kosher Niazi: @mkz:
so immature to mock illness.
He must have seen the telephone bill
@Columbus: i think its other wayround
Get well soon, Altaf Bhai. You are the true hero.
@Mohammad Ali Siddiqui: Don't worry nothing will happen to him he has a lot of "Pearls of Wisdom" to spread before anything happens to him!
If you shoot yourself in the foot ........... you're definately going to be unwell.
I am sending a "Get Well Soon" card to you to International Secretariat, London.
Your life is a precious for Pakistan.
May Al-Mighty Allah give you health. Ameen.
I am sending a card "Get Well Soon" to you to International Sect.
Liver cirrhosis
Heart attack?
Get well soon Altaf bhai!
Unwell ? Well theres an understatement !
Odd... considering how much we are praying for his health.
His well being is must for the safety and security of Karachi.
Convenient timing.