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Murder sectarian in nature: probe team
Apr 8th
Karachi
The probe team investigating the murder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Raza Haider on Tuesday in
Violent days
Apr 8th
The death toll in Karachi climbs steadily. In the violent frenzy that has followed the killing of MQM MPA Raza Haider, at least 48 people have already
Shahbaz Sharif: Not So Savvy After All
Mar 16th
It had to happen. The dirt was almost willfully being swallowed whole by the likes of Rana Sanaullah and a few other gnomes, while the Chief Minister, our very own builder of roads and opener of clogged gutters, came out relatively clean every time. At…
MQM, ANP activists among five killed in targeted violence
Feb 8th
Karachi
A former councillor of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Jameel Khanzada, was shot dead by armed men within the Al-Falah police limits.
Leaders ask Zardari to cancel UK visit
Jan 8th
MIANWALI/ LONDON: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain have separately urged President Asif
Pervez Musharraf may launch political career after 28th November
Nov 22nd
Former president Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf is likely to enter politics when a legal bar – which prevents public servants from participating in politics for two years from the date of retirement – ends on November 28. Although former aides from the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), as well as current ones, are unable to make [...]
ANP’s Rhetoric
Jul 15th
A brigade of ANP ministers circling TV talk shows circuits, never miss an opportunity to pin the blame for the current national crisis — unfolding in the NWFP — on the Pakistani support of Mujahideen during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. For a moment, let’s overlook ANP’s usual rhetoric of racial victimization, its historical opposition [...]
Where MQM Stands?
Feb 22nd
National government is in the offing, though it’s viability and modality is still very much engul…
MQM – Losing despite Winning
Feb 20th
MQM in this election has secured (according to the so far unofficial results) 19 seats in the NA….
