A DELEGATION OF MQM WILL VISIT INDIA SOON TO FINALISE MR ALTAF HUSSAIN’S INDIAN VISIT- CENTRAL CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE

London-23 December 2001
An MQM delegation would be visiting India soon to formally finalise the forthcoming visit of Mr Altaf Hussain, founder and leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) to India. This was agreed upon unanimously between the Members of the Central Co-ordination Committee based in Pakistan and London, in separate meetings held in Karachi and London. The meeting in Karachi was also attended by the Members of the former National, Provincial Assemblies and the Senate of Pakistan besides the Members of the Central Co-ordination Committee while in London; the Members of the International Secretariat were also present in the meeting.

The Members also concluded that Mr Altaf Hussain must visit India to pay homage to the blessed and revered saints Hazrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Aulia ^RH and Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti ^RH and meet the Indian Muslims. It was also resolved in the meeting that Mr Altaf Hussain will meet the people of India in general and the Indian rulers, leaders of the political and religious parties, NGOs, religious scholars, intellectuals, journalists and other members of the communities.

It was also decided in the meeting that the MQM delegation would be visiting Delhi, Agra, Aligarh and other cities to make the necessary arrangements to facilitate the visit of Mr Altaf Hussain to India. It should be noted the Mr Altaf Hussain has already received invitations from the caretakers of the shrines of Hazrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Aulia ^RH and Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti ^RH and various NGOs and Social and Civil Rights Organisations. The MQM Co-ordination Committee would continue its sessions in Karachi and London on Mr Altaf Hussain’s visit to India.