‘JI attacking MQM offices’

Published

KARACHI, May 24: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has accused Jamaat-i-Islami activists of attacking its offices in Gujranwala and Sialkot.

According to a statement issued by the MQM on Wednesday night, assailants armed with sophisticated weapons attacked its Gujranwala office on Wednesday. “They ransacked the office and manhandled MQM workers,” says the statement.

The MQM office in Sialkot was attacked in the same manner on Tuesday and the attackers said the MQM must close its offices across Punjab, it added.

Our Gujranwala correspondent adds: The Sabzi Mandi police, Gujranwala, registered an FIR against some IJT workers on the complaint of MQM.

Editorial

Balochistan carnage
Updated 10 Jul, 2026

Balochistan carnage

THE security situation in Balochistan remains alarming, with a recent uptick in terrorist violence resulting in a...
Misusing land
10 Jul, 2026

Misusing land

THE Federal Constitutional Court’s ruling that land acquired for a specific purpose cannot later be converted into...
India’s film ban
10 Jul, 2026

India’s film ban

IN India, creative boundaries are tight. Its far-right regime prefers facts fictionalised and communities demonised...
Gulf flare-up
Updated 09 Jul, 2026

Gulf flare-up

IS the fragile US-Iran ceasefire — and the memorandum of understanding that underpins it — collapsing? Unless...
Costly food
09 Jul, 2026

Costly food

THE recent decline in diesel and LPG prices should have brought some relief to consumers struggling with high food...
Unliveable city
09 Jul, 2026

Unliveable city

IT comes as no surprise. Karachi — Pakistan’s largest city, its financial engine and home to over 20m people —...