Shabbir Mughal and Musharraf Gujjar also part of new recruits. DESIGN: FILE
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) announced in a press release on Saturday that the joint secretary of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's Sindh Chapter, Malik Shahnawaz Awan, has now joined the MQM.
In addition to Awan, two prominent members from the Mughal and Gujjar communities, Shabbir Mughal and Musharraf Gujjar, have also joined the party.
A delegation from the Mughal and Gujjar communities met the MQM Rabita Committee, including Haider Abbas Rizvi and MPA Rauf Siddiqui at Azizabad on Friday.
Other members from the two communities who have joined the MQM include Afzal Mughal, Muneer Arain, Saeed Mayo, Malik Suhail Awan, Malik Shahbaz Awan, Malik Liaquat Awan, Nek Muhammad and Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf Arain.
Speaking on the occasion, Shahnawaz Awan said he was joining the MQM as he was highly impressed with the philosophy and ideology of party chief Altaf Hussain and firmly believed that only MQM could steer the country out of crisis.
Awan said the new members had expressed their desired to participate wholeheartedly in its struggle for the rights of poor people in the country.
Haider Abbas Rizvi and Rauf Siddiqui felicitated Malik Shahnawaz Awan and others on behalf of Altaf Hussain for joining the MQM.
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@Aysha M: dont worry when awarding party tickets Mqm has great internal scrutiny
Hope none of the above mentioned men have fake degrees
@Aysha M: Its OK,after all there's a cleansing plant being operated by MQM,whosoever goes through its,becomes the taleem yaafta mutawasat tabka,just like Gabol Sahib.
@Aysha M: lol
@Hammad: terrible heart ache on these kind of inclusions, Mqm is connected to the heart of die hard folloewrs , party use to take prise that it does not believe in parachute jump in. With these joinings the very foundation of party is at stake, the discipline and system which has evolved by shear hard work or let me say by sheding blood would be in grave danger.
@Hammad Sir ji please correct your def of lota. Lota is someone who elect first on other party's ticket then change the party.
It is difficult to understand why MQM would go down this path.
Shamefully ignorant turncoats These arrest rejects from other parties No good to any body
@Mohammad Ali Siddiqui: I'm guessing you don't have a tv at home that shows live images from different breaking news?
And I thought MQM didn't like Feudals!!!
MQM is playing typical Pak politics, it should refrain from importing lotas MQM should work on improving its own structure and working hard to gain strength, it shouldn't neglect its own workers