MQM not to participate in Qadri’s long march
MQM leader Farooq Sattar. — File photo
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) will not be participating in the long march planned by the Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Tahirul Qadri, DawnNews quoted Deputy Convener of the MQM’s Coordination Committee Dr Farooq Sattar as saying.
Sattar added that the MQM would continue its moral support for Qadri.
Sattar added that the MQM had informed Qadri regarding its decision, adding that the party would remain in contact with the TMQ chief.
Earlier on Thursday, MQM chief Altaf Hussain had reaffirmed that his party would definitely join Qadri’s long march and had asked his critics if religious and other political parties, including the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), had not organised such marches in the past.
Hussain had moreover asked the people criticising his party for supporting Qadri’s march as to which law book prohibited a coalition partner from holding protests and demonstrations and taking part in a march.
“We have accepted the government’s decision and now it should accept our decision to become part of the long march,” the MQM had stated on Thursday.
Also on Thursday, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf had held a meeting with leaders of allied parties, including the MQM, at the Bilawal House, during which the coalition partners had reiterated their full support to the government.
The meeting was attended by Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) chief Senator Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan and Senator Shahi Syed, MQM leaders Dr Farooq Sattar, Senator Babar Khan Ghouri, Munir Khan Orakzai, Hameedullah Jan Afridi and Senator Abbas Khan Afridi.
OMG…no wonder why Pakistan is not progressing.
wow. MQM better known as U-Turn party on every single stance. Well done.
MUTAHIDA QALABAZI MOVEMENT!!!
Hey , this is the real drone attack… Altaf’s yesterdays speech was a drone attack on Jinnah using unjustified justifications to justify his self-made exile… Altaf should not compare himself with a leader like Jinnah.
Don’t blame any political party because it’s our nation who support them. As Habib Jalib said ” 10 crore ye gadhay jinka naam hai awaam”
A miscalculated Drone.
Unbelievable but only in Pakistan can this happen….
First it’s the Drone that fizzled. And now this retreat from a steadfast stance demonstrated less than 24 hours ago. They are going nowhere. And guess what, it’s no surprise.
Going nowhere? They will win again, dear. march or no-march.
MQM is an opportunist group.
Qadri stung again. First by Musharaf and now Altaf. Not to forget both are neighbours on Edgeware Road, London. Wake up shaikh ul Islam and learn to bet on a winning horse.
hypocrytes of an epic kind
this is what I called immature politics
This is politics just like game of cricket. You never know what will be the end…..
hahaha, this was expected another u-turn but on what price?????
What a shame ! MQM is no longer a middle class party. !
Same behaviour of MQM as happened so many times in past. What about speech of Altaf Hussain on TV. Changed its mind in one day
Nice step, means deal accepted by MQM
Waste of time and national resources. March or no march doesn’t change anything but it creates more cahos in the country that is already incapable of handling the security.
MQM has no shame.
Classic MQM strategy………………..Qadri obviously did not learn much in Canada.
This is unbelievable by MQM…I Would say this is ultimate hypocrisy.
Sorry to say but since people who doen not have any knowledge of history of Pakistan and comparing themselves with our beloved Quaid E Azam,Muhammad Ali Jinnah, you can expect this reaction from them.
It is a disgrace for the people of Pakistan, we do not realise that whole world is watching us and listening our comments, we dont realise this.
Politicians of Pakistan should refrain from commenting upon our beloved Quaid E Azam.
One food for thought, Quaid E Azam and my great grand father and my grand father both had British Passport, since they were living in British India, before the creation of Pakistan and India.
Please respect our beloved Quaid E Azam, if Pakistan would not have been EXISTED, then we would have been cleaning toilets of India.
We are one and loyal to our motherland “Pakistan”.
Why unbelievable? I think it’s rather predictable.
not bad .. the beauty of politics
Every thing is possible in politics…..
Mir Jaffer .
I believe that MQM has finally reached the right decision, why should it join some thing which damages its already dented posture, contentment in Politics is important.
Allam Tahir ul Qadri trolled!