November       Condolence MQM UK Unit Organizer Dr.Saleem Danish, Joint Organizers Faiz Ahmed and Azmat Baig, members organizing committee, all unit incharges and unit members wholeheartedly express their grief and condolence to Syed Nasir Ali, member Of MQM UK Birmingham Unit Committee, on the sad demise of his father (Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajaoon). May Allah rest his soul in eternal peace and give strength to bereaved family members to handle this undoubted grievance and sad loss.         Altaf Hussain Felicitates PPP Workers on 44th Foundation Day The Founder and Leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Mr Altaf Hussain has felicitated the Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Co-Chairman and President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and the unsung workers of the party who lost their lives in the cause of democracy in the country. He paid rich tributes to the founder leader of the PPP Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto, Mir Murtaza Bhutto, Shahnawaz Bhutto and all others work of the Peoples Party who struggled for democracy. | Urdu News         Karachi Chambers Of Commerce Delegation Visits Nine Zero A delegation of Karachi Chambers of Commerce and Industry lead by its president Saeed Shafi visited MQM Head Office on Monday 29th and discussed the overall economic condition of the country with Deputy Convener of the Co-ordination Committee Dr Farooq Sattar and member Co-ordination Committee Raza Haroon. Senator Ahmed Ali and MNAs Rasheed Godial and Khawaja Sohail were also present on the occasion...More  |Urdu News       12 ANP Men Allegedly Kidnap, Torture 2 Rangers Personnel -DAILY TIMES KARACHI: Twelve Awami National Party (ANP) activists kidnapped two Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) personnel while they were patrolling the Sultanabad area in the wee hours of Monday. Rangers Sub-Inspector Riaz Sarwar filed a complaint with the Jackson police against 12 ANP activists, including Zainul Abideen, Subhan, Rehmatullah, Imran, Malik Naveed and Zaid Gul. Sarwar said the ANP men had kidnapped Rangers’ Naik Rehmatullah and Tanveer and taken them to an ANP office where the law enforcers’ weapons were snatched from them and they were tortured; however, the Rangers personnel were later released and admitted to a hospital.       MQM Will Not Endorse Anti People Steps- Altaf Hussain The Founder and Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Mr Altaf Hussain has affirmed that MQM will not endorse any step that goes against the interest of the people. He said that as against the common definition of democracy being a “government of the people, by the people and for the people” unfortunately in Pakistan it is for the big landlords, hoarders, corrupts and sugar mafia. Mr Altaf Hussain said this while talking to the members of Co-ordination Committee in London and Karachi...More |Urdu News     MQM To Save The Country - Altaf Hussain The Founder and Leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Mr Altaf Hussain said that the corrupt elements in the country have despoiled national wealth to such an extent that it has become difficult to run the country. He warned that if the present states of affairs continued than God forbid a time may come when Pakistan would have to be given on lease through advertisement on the international media. Mr Altaf Hussain was addressing a big gathering of MQM workers, office-bearers, and volunteers of Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation (KKF), the charitable wing of MQM, at the base camp made in Federal B Area established in connection with collection of hides of sacrificial animals. Mr Hussain said that a revolution imminent and hence the students, mothers and sisters must prepare themselves...More Photographs | Urdu News     Altaf Hussain Asks The People To Come Forward For Revolution The Founder and Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Mr Altaf Hussain has said that getting rid of the looters and plunderers of national wealth and establishing a system based upon the principles of justice and equity were the only way out to pull the country from the abyss of economic degradation and setting the country on the road of progress and prosperity. He was talking to the volunteers of Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation (KKF) in the cities of Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Multan, Sialkot, Gilgit and Quetta simultaneously on the second day of the Eid. He said that the big landlords having large landed estates, chieftains and businessmen always managed to come to power in Pakistan by changing faces and political parties in the past 63 years and in order to secure their personal and family interests they ravaged the wealth of the country and established big estates and properties in foreign countries...More  |Urdu News          EID Day Activities Photographs        Tax On Agricultural Income A Must For Moving Forward- Altaf Hussain The Founder and Leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement has categorically said that the poor people will not pay any Flood Surcharge or Reformed General Sales Tax unless the agricultural income of landlords are brought under tax net and rich and privileged people who avoid taxes are made to pay taxes according to their actual financial assets. Mr Altaf Hussain made this unequivocal statement while addressing a large number of MQM workers, KKF volunteers and office-bearers of various wings of MQM. “Poor and middle class people would pay Flood Surcharge and Reformed General Sales Tax for the economic betterment and prosperity of the country only if those who have accumulated assets worth billions of rupees, avoid paying taxes, must pay their taxes honestly”...More  |Urdu News   People to Donate Hides of Sacrificial Animals to KKF- Altaf Hussain’s Appeal The Founder and Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) has appealed to the people to donate hides of sacrificial animals to its welfare wing Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation (KKF). In a statement issued from London Mr. Hussain has said that KKF has been actively engaged in welfare activities for the past 32 years providing assistance to the poor and deserving people without prejudice to caste, color, creed and religion. KKF has always been at the forefront in times of natural disaster and given maximum help to the affected people. KKF is no gradually extending its scope of activities outside of the country as well. Mr. Hussain said that KKF has come a long way in all these years with the help of the people. He has asked the people to give the hides to the volunteers of KKF and insist upon getting a receipt.KKF has finalized all the arrangements and in has asked the people to contact on it phone numbers 021 6313513, 02136313690 and 02136313319 for information. |Urdu News Ary One World | Dhoom News        KKF Distributes Cash And Relief Items Among The Affected People Of The CID Police Bomb Blast Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation (KKF), the charitable wing of MQM has put up a relief camp at the site of bomb blast at CID Police Office in order to provide assistance to the people who have been displaced by the severe bomb blast. The Managing Trustee of KKF Syed Mustafa Kamal said that KKF would continue to provide assistance to the people till such time that they are rehabilitated in their homes. He said that KKF was estimating the losses and after the estimation process is completed, the affected people will be given cash assistance accordingly...More | Photographs |Urdu News Ary One World | Geo News | Metro News | Dunya TV        MQM Will Not Support Any Step That Goes Against The People - Altaf Hussain The Founder and Leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Mr. Altaf Hussain has categorically said that MQM will not become part of any step that goes against the interest of the people of the country. While talking to the members of the Co-ordination Committee, federal and provincial ministers, and parliamentarians he said that the salaried class will be directly hit by the imposition of flood surcharge, RGST and additional property tax in Sindh and it would tantamount to asking the people to commit suicide. He reiterated that instead of burdening the people with new taxes the government should bring the agricultural income under tax net, take action against tax evaders and cut on non-developmental expenses...More |Urdu News Ary One World | Dawn News | Metro News | Punjab TV        Altaf Hussain Condemns Bomb Blast In Karachi The Founder and Leader of MQM Mr. Altaf Hussain has condemned the bomb blast in the office of CID at Civil Lines in Karachi in which several CID personnel and innocent citizens lost their lives and said that those who have carried out this blood bath in the city are open enemies of the country. He said that the terrorists are bent upon destabilizing not only Karachi but the whole country and these enemies of the state were not worthy of any leniency...More |Urdu News   Altaf Hussain Rejects Reformed General Sales Tax MQM Founder and Leader Altaf Hussain has castigated government for the imposition of Reformed General Sales Tax in the country.  Addressing telephonically at 31 locations in Pakistan he said that the decision taken by the Federal Cabinet to impose Reformed General Sales Tax in the country was cruel and unjust. “The oppressed and downtrodden people are already forced to live under the heavy burden of ever increasing prices of essential items; the imposition of the Reformed General Sales tax would result in increase of prices of food items and other things of necessities all of a sudden. This would bring a Tsunami of price hikes.” He said that the Reformed General Sales Tax would benefit only the rich people. “We condemn it and demand of the government to withdraw this decision immediately.”...More | Photographs |Urdu News Live Speech Part 1 | Live Speech Part 2 Ary One World | Dawn News | Geo News | Express | Samaa News | Dunya News | Din News       Soyam Of Dr Imran Farooq Shaheed Held in London A congregation was held London by MQM in connection with the Soyem of MQM convenor and Shaheed-e-Inqalab Dr. Imran Farooq Shaheed. The younger sister of Dr. Imran Farooq , his brother in law, members of the Central Co-ordination Committee of MQM in London, workers and office bearers of MQM UK  and a wide array of people from Pakistani community attended the Soyem and paid rich tributes to the martyred leader...More | Photographs |Urdu News       Soyam Of Dr Imran Farooq Shaheed Held in Pakistan        ALTAF HUSSAIN EULOGIZES THE SACRIFICES OF DR IMRAN FAROOQ MQM Founder & Leader Altaf Hussain has said that the blood of martyr of revolution Dr. Imran Farooq and other martyrs of the movement would bring result and a revolution of poor and middle class people will come in the country which will establish a corruption free system based on the principles of justice and equality. He was making telephonic address at the Soyem of Dr. Imran Farooq that held simultaneously at Karachi, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas. Thousands of people including the family members of Dr. Imran Farooq, MQM workers and office-bearers of different wings of the party, Federal and Provincial Ministers, Parliamentarians, representatives of various social organizations, religious scholars, journalists, traders attended the ceremonies...More                                                                          Photographs |Urdu News  Geo News | Express 24x7 | Express News | Dunya News | Samaa TV | Apna News |  KTN News | Aaj TV         Dr. Imran Farooq Shaheed Funeral to be held in Karachi Today The funeral prayer of Dr. Imran Farooq Shaheed will be offered on Saturday 6th November at 1:00 pm in Jinnah Ground, Azizabad Karachi   MQM Convener Dr. Imran Farooq Shaheed will be laid to rest in Shuhada (martyrs) graveyard at Yasinabad Karachi. The mortal remains of Dr. Imran Farooq shall arrive in Karachi through PIA flight number PK- 788 on Saturday at 9:30 PST: am from London. Deputy Convener of MQM Dr. Farooq Sattar, members of Co-ordination Committee Wasay Jalil and Raza Haroon, family members of Dr. Imran Farooq including his widow Shumaila Imran, his sons, father, mother and sister will also arrive from the same flight...More | Urdu News        Mr. Altaf Hussain met family members of Dr. Imran Farooq Shaheed Photographs | Urdu News        Funeral Prayer of Dr. Imran Farooq Shaheed held in London The funeral prayer of MQM Convener and martyr of revolution Dr. Imran Farooq shaheed was offered today in a mosque in West Hendon, a suburb of London. MQM founder and leader Altaf Hussain, father of Dr. Imran Farooq, Farooq Ahmed, his two brother in laws, Deputy Convener of MQM Dr. Farooq Sattar, members of Co-ordination Committee, workers, office bearers and a large number of pakistanis attended the funeral...More | Photographs |  Urdu News        Rehman Malik Assures Altaf Hussain Of Removing MQM Reservation Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik had a detailed meeting with MQM founder and leader Altaf Hussain on Tuesday eve.  Overall political situation in the country, relationship between MQM and PPP and the situation in Karachi after the Sher Shah carnage came under discussion among various other issues. Rehman Malik had one to one meeting with Mr. Hussain and discussed the national as well as international affairs with him. Members of the Co-ordination Committee of MQM later joined in the discussion...More | Urdu News | Photographs       Ary One World | Dawn News | Geo News | Express News | Samaa News        Hike in PoL prices: MQM boycotts, walks out from Senate, National Assembly and Sindh Provisional Assembly Session Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) boycotted and walked out from National Assembly session in protest against price hike of petroleum products, inflation and load shedding in Karachi on Wednesday. Talking on point of order in NA session, MP of MQM Waseem Akhtar criticised the government and opposition and said that the industries of Karachi are closing...More Express 24x7 | Ary One World | Dawn News |Geo News |Express News | NA Members Live |Senators Live       MQM Body Calls For Resolution Of Power Crisis Karachi: 02 November 2010 Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), Rabita Committee has expressed grave concern over closure of factories and small industrial units in Karachi due to electricity crisis. The MQM body said the closure of industries due to electricity load shedding is a blow to the business, industrial and economic development of the country, according to a statement issued by MQM here on Tuesday. It said people are suffering due to the unannounced power break- downs while it has also left large number of poor labourers unemployed. The Rabita Committee called for taking notice of possible closure of factories and industries due to electricity load shedding and emphasised on employing all measures to resolve the power crisis.        Dr. Imran Farooq’s Body To Arrive In Pakistan On Saturday For Burial The Co-ordination Committee of MQM has announced that the dead body of Dr. Imran Farooq will be sent to Pakistan from United Kingdom on Friday 5th November and he will be laid to rest in the Shauda Qabrustan in Azizabad, Karachi on Saturday 6th November. According to the details the London Metropolitan Police has informed the family of Dr. Imran Farooq and the Co-ordination Committee of MQM about releasing the body. Necessary arrangements are being made in this regard after which ablution will be given. A funeral prayer for Dr. Imran Farooq will be offered on Thursday 4th November in Hendon Mosque situated in West Hendon Broadway after which the dead body will be sent to Pakistan via a PIA flight...More  | Urdu News