A file photo of Muttahida Qaumi Movement supporter Maulana Tanveerul Haq Thanvi. PHOTO: IRFAN ALI
Kamal had resigned from the Senate on April 21, citing personal reasons.
Kamal had distanced himself from the MQM after he left the country in August 2013. The party cited ‘personal reasons’ and ‘medical treatment of his wife’ as the motives behind his sudden departure from the country, as well as from party politics.
Once an active and vocal member of the party’s Rabita Committee, Kamal took oath as a senator in March 2012, and his term was due to end in March 2018.
He was the city nazim from 2005 to 2010.
Kamal, who is currently in Dubai, is said to not be in touch with any of the party leaders, including MQM chief Altaf Hussain.
According to sources, he was unhappy about the policies of the party, which introduced a new setup of the Rabita Committee last year.
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@Kala_bacha: This is THE story. By the way MQM and Maulana are NOT synonyms
Mustafa Kamal is a wonderful man but he could manage to deliver because there was full support lent to him by the party and provincial and federal govts. If the party is gotten foced locked into conflicts with provincial and federal govts, nothing can be achieved. And him joing PTI.... hehehe! Nazaryati PTI is already out there
As far as I've heard MQM is not a elitist organization. Mustafa Kamal is neither a landlord nor an industrialist!
He could most definitely have financial hardships which he's probably attending at the moment.
"Kamal, who is currently in Dubai, is said to not be in touch with any of the party leaders, including MQM chief Altaf Hussain. According to sources, he was unhappy about the policies of the party, which introduced a new setup of the Rabita Committee last year."
ANY PROOF REGARDING THIS ACCUSATION WHATSOEVER?
@Kala_bacha: I agree, it is really shoddy reporting by ET. Most of the stories are just headlines and then a repeat of old stories. It is either lack of journalistic understading of how and what should be reported, or just plain lack of hard work to get the details of a story vs. just repeating already written reports. For that you don't need a reporter, anyone can copy and paste old material.
Mustafa Kamal was one of the only person who worked tirelessly for Karachi. He had a lot of good ideas to make Karachi as a modern metropolitan city but supporters of status quo wrapped up district govt law. He should not stay quiet and should come out open about his opposition to MQM's policies and he should join PTI as PTI is the only party which will support people like Mustafa Kamal and he will be a big asset for PTI in Karachi.
i hope maulana sahab will be able to work for the betterment of the country and more importantly its people
Not even a word on Thanvi and his background?
ET, Thanvi became senator not Mustufa kamal. Please provide some bio of Mr Thanvi, don't try to repeat again and again same story of " why kamal resign" or else change the heading of the news.
Does he really need this? Very sad to see this Gentleman representing this party.
"According to sources, he was unhappy about the policies of the party, which introduced a new setup of the Rabita Committee last year."
So when you distance yourself from MQM you really have to "distance" yourself literally. Leave the country, quietly and be quiet all the time. May be, that too is a personal reason?