News Archive for 1999
News- December 1999

December 31
NEW CENTURY AND MILLENNIUM WOULD BE AN ERA OF CLEANLINESS AND PURIFICATION ----- ALTAF HUSSAIN
Unlawful and Unconstitutional detention of Dr Farooq Sattar continues...
December 30
ALTAF HUSSAIN’S DISCLOSURES IN RESPONSE TO THE REBUTTAL OF ISPR
December 29
NATION WILL BE INFORMED OF SECRET PLANNING OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO COMMIT GENOCIDE OF MOHAJIRS -- ALTAF HUSSAIN
GOVERNMENT ONCE AGAIN FAILED TO PRODUCE DR FAROOQ SATTAR IN COURT TODAY
December 28
I WILL ANNOUNCE MY FUTURE STRATEGY VERY SOON – ALTAF HUSSAIN
HIJACKING OF INDIAN AIRLINER A COWARDLY ACT OF TERRORISM -- ALTAF HUSSAIN
December 27
FAROOQ SATTAR NOT PRODUCED BEFORE COURTS DESPITE STRICT ORDER – DR IMRAN FAROOQ
December 24
STOP ARMY SUPPORT TO HAQIQI TERRORISTS -- DR IMRAN FAROOQ
December 21
Court orders sale of Nawaz's UK flats
UK court orders sale of Sharifs' flats to recover loan
December 16
Parvez Musharraf's televised speech is positive and courageous - Altaf Hussain
December 12
Corrupt army officers Should also be held accountable for loot and corruption -- Altaf Hussain
December 6
Serious notice be taken of the appeals to India by the family members of Nawaz Sharif -- Dr. Imran Farooq
December 2
Armed terrorists gun down MQM worker in Karachi.

November 1999

November 26
CHARGES AGAINST FAROOQ SATTAR ARE PACK OF LIES --- SENATOR AFTAB AHMED SHIEKH
MY SON IS INNOCENT -- MOTHER OF DR FAROOQ SATTAR
Imran Farooq pays tribute to Farooq Sattar on his voluntary arrest
DR FAROOQ SATTAR VOLUNTARILY PRESENTED HIMSELF TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR ARREST FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.
SEVERE RE-ACTIONS OF PEOPLE REPORTED ON THE ARREST OF DR FAROOQ SATTAR, THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE POOR AND DOWN TRODDEN WHILE THE DINOSAURS WHO LOOTED THE COUNTRY ARE FREE --- DAILY "AMN" REPORTS FROM KARACHI
November 25
The Laws so far made by the so-called democracies are tailored to fit the rulers
Under the Sharif Government courts were used against sectarian parties in Punjab province and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in Sindh province - Human Rights Watch
KARACHI NOT A ROMAN COLOSSEUM - DO NOT START THE SHOW AGAIN
November 23
MQM and the false allegations of corruption
November 23
WHO ARE THE TERRORISTS IN PAKISTAN?
Any nation or society cannot progress without education
November 22
Children tortured and raped in jails across Pakistan
November 17
Combined operation of Army, Rangers and Police at the residence of Dr. Farooq Sattar
Strategy has been formulated to obliterate the MQM
November 14
Basheer Ahmed Farooqui passed away
November 13
New Pakistan Order
November 12
MQM founder and leader declares his assets
November 11
Pakistan's new ruler accuse Sharif of treason
Is the judiciary independent in Pakistan
November 8
Altaf equates dependence on foreign aid with AIDS
November 6
Open letter from Dr Imran Farooq to General Parvez Musharraf
November 4
MQM alleges police excesses
Muttahida demands reopening of high profile cases
November 1
Despite assurances of the Chief Executive of General Musharraf, MQM being victimised unabated
MQM seeks CE's help to end police excesses
MQM rebels back into party fold
Nine MQM dissidents withdraw resignations
Feudal culture in Pakistan

October 1999

October 31, 1999
The prosperity of Pakistan lies in the abolishment of the feudal system -- Altaf Hussain
MQM RESIGNED MEMBERS WITHDREW THEIR RESIGNATIONS
October 30, 1999
Dr Imran Farooq, Convenor of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) to meet the resigned members.
Feudalism crux of Pakistan's woes: Altaf
Muttahida perturbed at mysterious
goings-on around Nine-Zero

October 26, 1999
The hypocrisy virus
Muttahida wants PML leadership punished
October 24, 1999
Living like a king -- Sharif's litany of abuses
October 23, 1999
Treason case against Nawaz?
Rana Maqbool is singing like a canary
October 21, 1999
Altaf wants party to help solve crisis 
Altaf invites suggestions on putting country back on track
October 18, 1999
Seven-point program of General Parvez Musharraf very positive from national standpoint
October 16, 1999
Altaf demands murder cases against Nawaz
Altaf demands registration of murder cases against Nawaz
October 14, 1999
Ambitious Ziauddin steered Nawaz to political disaster
October 13, 1999
Altaf asks army to restore democracy 
Military takes over in Pakistan. In pictures: 
October 12, 1999
Pakistan TV: Government Dismissed
Pakistan Army Chief Says Sharif 'Dismissed' -- TV
Pakistan coup attemptBBC WORLD
Pakistani army moves against prime minister after military chief sacked CNN WORLD
FOCUS-Pakistan troops surround TV centre, PM's house
Pakistan Army Surrounds AirportAssociated Press Writer
Troops disarm police around PM house, Sharif told not to leave
October 11, 1999
Muttahida condemns police raids on workers' houses
Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) rally in Karachi on 29th October 
October 10, 1999
REPORTS OF ATROCITIES UPON MQM LEADERS, WORKERS, SUPPORTERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS BY THE NAWAZ SHARIF GOVT
October 09, 1999
Government's options limited in dealing with militancy
Karachi police failed to heed early warnings of attacks

September 1999

September 29, 1999
09/27/99: Pakistan: Arrests of Demonstrators
September 27, 1999
Request for urgent action to save the lives of innocent people of Pakistan from the autocratic rule of Nawaz Sharif -- Dr Imran Farooq's letter to Mr. Kofi Annan
September 25, 1999
Cops Quash Pakistan Opposition Rally(Associated Press)
Pakistan Police Block Rally With Arrests(Reuters)
Thousands held in Karachi as police foil anti-government rallyAFP
Protest stopped in KarachiBBC South Asia
September 24, 1999
MQM PUBLIC RALLY -- NEWS UPDATE
September 23, 1999
PROTEST DEMONSTRATION AGAINST NAWAZ SHARIF GOVERNMENT ORGANISED BY MQM OVERSEAS USA AND CANADA UNIT IN NEW YORK USA IN FRONT OF THE UNTIED NATIONS BUILDING ON 22 SEPTEMBER 1999
September 22, 1999
DEMONSTRATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, FRONT OF PAKISTAN HIGH COMMISSION, PRETORIA, TO CONDEMN THE GENOCIDE OF MOHAJIR NATION
September 15, 1999
PROTEST DEMONSTRATION BY THE MQM BELGIUM UNIT IN FRONT OF THE PAKISTAN EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS ON 14 SEPTEMBER 1999
September 14, 1999
Another MQM worker Extra-Judicially Executed through brutal torture while in police custody in Karachi, Pakistan
September 13, 1999
Peaceful demonstration of British Pakistanis organised by MQM UK against the genocide of Mohajir nation by the government of Nawaz Sharif in front of Pakistan High Commission in London
13 SEPTEMBER 1999

September 11, 1999
Pakistan Police Said To Detain 6,000 To Stop Rally -- Reuters
Top Pakistani opposition leaders held as police foil anti-Sharif rallyAFP
SOS -- LIVES OF INNOCENT WOMEN IN DANGER
Senator Aftab Sheikh, Senator Nasreen Jalil, Dr. Farooq Sattar MPA and Mr. Zahid Qureshi MPA, arrested, tortured and taken to unknown destination
NINE ZERO, MQM HEAD OFFICE IN KARACHI RAIDED BY HEAVY CONTINGENT OF POLICE
LATEST REPORT ABOUT SITUATION OF KARACHI -- DAWN NEWSPAPER
Pakistan opposition offices raided ahead of rally
CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE CONDEMNS UNLAWFUL RAIDS AND ARRESTS FROM MQM HEAD OFFICE
September 10, 1999
CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE CONDEMNS UNLAWFUL RAIDS AND ARRESTS FROM MQM HEAD OFFICE "NINE ZERO", MPA HOSTEL AND KKF BY THE NAWAZ SHARIF GOVERNMENT
NINE ZERO, MQM HEAD OFFICE IN KARACHI RAIDED BY HEAVY CONTINGENT OF POLICE
ALL THE WORKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE STAFF AT NINE ZERO UNLAWFULLY ARRESTED
Notorious terrorist, drug peddler and land grabber Tariq Khan belonging to the PML-N along with his gangsters is roaming around Nine Zero with a view to harras the MQM Leadership
September 9, 1999
PRESS CONFERENCE OF DR. IMRAN FAROOQ IN LONDON
PEACEFUL STRIKE CALL OF MUTTAHIDA QUAMI MOVEMENT (MQM) -- News Update
September 8, 1999
House of Wasim Akhtar, member of provincial assembly of Sindh belonging to the MQM raided by police
September 7, 1999
MQM calls for peaceful strike in Karachi to protest the Extra-Judicial Killings of its workers by the police
Two more Mohajir youth belonging to the MQM murdered Extra-Judicially in Karachi
September 4, 1999
Successful nation-wide strike in a verdict against Nawaz Sharif government -- Altaf Hussain
Today's strike was "MOTHER OF ALL STRIKES" in the history of Pakistan -- Muttahida Quami Movement
Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) brings entire Sindh province to a grinding halt -- Members of the Co-ordination Committee.
Karachi Quiet Amid Tight Security as Strike Begins
Karachi quiet amid tight security as strike begins -- Reuters
MQM PEACEFUL STRIKE -- 4 SEPTEMBER 1999 -- NEWS UPDATE
September 3, 1999
Police and Administration not to become a party to the unconstitutional and illegal acts of government -- Altaf Hussain
Police swarm Karachi, two opposition activists shot dead
Pakistan Police Block Opposition Party Rally
Karachi tense ahead of protest -- BBC South Asia
MQM PUBLIC RALLY -- UPDATED LATEST NEWS
REPORTS OF ATROCITIES UPON MQM LEADERS, WORKERS, SUPPORTERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS BY THE NAWAZ SHARIF GOVT
MQM says govt planning bloodbath 
September 2, 1999
ALL THE BRAVE AND UPRIGHT PEOPLE OF SINDH REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES AND OBSERVE PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST THE ATROCITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT -- ALTAF HUSSAIN
Killings cannot browbeat Muttahida: Nasreen Jalil
MQM condemns govt for 'anti-people steps' 
September 1, 1999
ARIF JAMAL, MQM SECTOR INCHARGE ARRESTED

August 1999

August 31, 1999
MOHAMMAD RAFIQ, AN MQM WORKER EXTRA-JUDICIALLY MURDERED BY POLICE IN KARACHI
August 28, 1999
Re promulgation (second amendment) of Anti Terrorism Ordinance 1999 is unconstitutional and undemocratic...Altaf Hussain
Muttahida activist's custodial death
MLOs' report shrouded in ambiguity
August 27, 1999
Was Nadeem Nusrat present at the scene of crime or not?
Altaf slates crackdown on activists in Hyderabad
'Hyderabad rally cancelled in larger public interest'
August 26, 1999
MUTTAHIDA QUAMI MOVEMENT (MQM) CANCELS ITS PUBLIC RALLY IN HYDERABAD AIMED GOVERNMENT TERRORISM SIMILAR TO THE "TRAGEDY OF PUCCA QILLA" ON 26&27 MAY 1990.
Union Texas murder case Conviction of Muttahida men 'mockery of justice': Altaf
Muttahida disputes death sentences 
August 25, 1999
Call for an immediate release of Mr. Afzal Shah Member of Sindh Assembly, Pakistan and Mr. Salahuddin, MQM Zonal Organiser of Hyderabad. 
Press Conference of Mr. Altaf Hussain, founder and leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) at the International Secretariat of the MQM on 25th August 1999.
August 23, 1999
Govt wants to crush MQM through ATCs: Altaf
Death Sentence to two MQM workers
August 22, 1999
MQM rejects ATC judgment 
August 21, 1999
Death sentences of the two innocent MQM workers is a balatant miscarriage of justice and denial of fair trial
August 16, 1999
Photographs of MQM's "SAVE SINDH --- SAVE PAKISTAN" Rally -- Hyderabad 13 August 1999
August 14, 1999
Photographs of MQM's "SAVE SINDH --- SAVE PAKISTAN" RALLY
ETHNIC DIVIDE IS A FEUDAL CONSPIRACY - ALTAF HUSSAIN
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TOOK PART IN THE MQM'S PEACEFUL "SAVE SINDH -- SAVE PAKISTAN" RALLY ON THE INDEPENDENCE DAY OF PAKISTAN IN KARACHI
Referendum at the MQM Belgium Unit.
GOVERNMENT SPONSORED AND PATRONISED TERRORISTS "HAQIQI" OPEN FIRE AND SHOOT AN APMSO (ALL PAKISTAN MOHAJIR STUDENTS ORGANISATION) OFFICE BEARER DURING THE MQM RALLY IN KARACHI
Pakistani police detain 500 political activists
August 13, 1999
NEWS UPDATE -- MQM SAVE SINDH -- SAVE PAKISTAN RALLY
MASS ARREST OF MQM OFFICE BEARERS AND WORKERS IN MIRPURKHAS
UNLAWFUL RAIDS, ARRESTS AND TORTURE OF THE MQM MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENTS, WORKERS AND SUPPORTERS BY THE NAWAZ SHARIF GOVERNMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
SAVE SINDH -- SAVE PAKISTAN RALLY BY THE MQM
August 12, 1999
POLICE RAID AND ARREST OF MQM WORKERS IN SUKKUR,
SINDH PROVINCE, PAKISTAN.
MQM WORLD WIDE HUNGER STRIKE
August 11, 1999
A view of people queuing to participate in the referendum at the MQM South Africa Unit.
August 10, 1999
A referendum was held in the metro city of Washington DC, organized by the MQM overseas USA & Canada's Washington DC Unit.
MQM Co-Ordination Committee's Deputy Convenor Senator Aftab Sheikh, Senator Nasreen Jalil, Parliamentary leader in Sindh Assembly Dr. Farooq Sattar and other MPAs are demonstrating in protest after the first phase of hunger strike.
August 09, 1999
MQM PEACEFUL RALLY -- NEWS UPDATE
THE SUSTENANCE OF PAKISTAN LIES IN THE DECENTRALISATION OF POWERS- ALTAF HUSSAIN, FOUNDER AND LEADER OF THE MQM
BARBED WIRE PUT ALL OVER KARACHI BY THE POLICE TO DISRUPT THE MQM MASS RALLY
ALTAF HUSSAIN, FOUNDER AND LEADER OF THE MQM MONITORS MINUTE TO MINUTE ACTIVITIES OF THE MQM RALLY IN PAKISTAN FROM LONDON OVER THE TELEPHONE
August 08, 1999
MQM TO ORGANISE A RALLY IN KARACHI AT THE END OF THE FIRST PHASE OF PROTEST CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE GENOCIDE OF THE MOHAJIRS IN PAKISTAN
'Turncoat' denies his defection: MQM resents PML tactics for split 
slates Naeem's arrest
PUBLIC INTEREST MOUNTS OVER REFERENDUM ON HUNGER STRIKE TILL DEATH OF ALTAF HUSSAIN, FOUNDER AND LEADER OF MUTTAHIDA QUAMI MOVEMENT (MQM)
August 07, 1999
NAEEM SIDDIQUI, JOINT INCHARGE OF MQM LEGAL AID COMMITTEE UNLAWFULLY ARRESTED IN KARACHI
SINDH POLICE JOINS PAKISTAN MUSLIM LEAGUE (NAWAZ GROUP)
A view of people queving to participate in the referendum at the International Secretariat of MQM in London
MQM CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE SLATES GOVERNMENT COERCION OF MQM OFFICE BEARERS AND WORKERS TO JOIN PAKISTAN MUSLIM LEAGUE (NAWAZ GROUP) THROUGH INTIMIDATION, BLACKMAIL AND HORSE TRADING
Members of Sindh Assembly Khalid Bin Walid, Mohammad Hussain and other members of Parliament are queving to participate in the referendum at the opposite of Karachi Press Club.
Aftab Sheikh demands rolling back of ATCs
Why did MQM dissidents raise their voice?
August 06, 1999
Mr. Tariq Javeed, Member of National Assembly of Pakistan and Mohammad Yousuf Khan, Member of Sindh Assembly and Member of Co-ordination Committee of MQM observing hunger strike along with members of MQM Elder Wing.
Altaf's address to hunger-strikers: Referendum announced for future plan 
Muttahida invites US envoy to visit protest camp
Altaf supports JKLF's decision to cross LoC
August 05, 1999
IF SINDH IS CONTINUED TO BE RULED FROM PUNJAB THEN A TIME WILL COME WHEN PEOPLE WILL BE LEFT WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO DEMAND FOR THE RIGHT TO SELF DETERMINATION ACCORDING TO THE 1940 LAHORE RESOLUTION-- ALTAF HUSSAIN
August 04, 1999
Petition received Mr. Saul Pelle (Administrative Secretary) on behalf of Foreign Minister R.S.A Dr. Zuma. 2nd petition received Mr. Moonsamy (Adminstrative Secretary) on behalf of President R.S.A Mr. Thabo Mbeki.
DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE RESIGNED MEMBERS OF THE MQM AND CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE COMMENCES IN LONDON
SECOND SESSION OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN RESIGNED MEMBERS OF THE MQM AND THE CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE
Senator Nasreen Jalil, Hassan Musanna Alvi MNA, Mujtuba Bhatti Organiser of MQM Punjab and the members of Elder Wing and Ladies Wing are observing hunger strike at Karachi Press Club on dated 03 August 1999.
Members of the Provincial Assembly Sindh, Pakistan, Mr. Arif Siddiqi and Mr. Farrukh Naeem observing the hunger strike at front of the United Nation Secretariat (UNO) in New York
August 03, 1999
Altaf terms resignations attempt to 'alienate' him
Dissidents hold talks with Altaf Hussain
Altaf says struggle in national framework 
August 01, 1999
PHOTOGRAPHS OF MQM HUNGER STRIKE RALLY IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN

July 1999

July 31, 1999
POLICE SHOOTS A YOUTH DURING PEACEFUL PUBLIC PROTEST IN HYDERABAD AND MQM HEAD OFFICE IN KARACHI UNDER SIEGE
July 30, 1999
MQM warns govt against blocking passive resistance 
July 29, 1999
MASS ARREST OF MQM WORKERS IN KARACHI AND OTHER PARTS OF SINDH BY THE POLICE IN THE WAKE OF MQM HUNGER STRIKE IN KARACHI AND INTERNATIONALLY
July 28, 1999
Senator Nasreen Jalil, Mr. Nawab Mirza Advocate, Former Speaker SIndh Assembly and Dr. Nishat Mallick, Member National Assembly observing hunger strike at the Karachi Press Club
Pakistan police 'execute hundreds'
MQM Restarts the hunger strike in Karachi, Pakistan
Pakistani police ransack ethnic party's protest camp
Photographs of the MQM Hunger Strikers protesting against the genocide of the Mohajir Nation in Karachi, Sindh province, Southern Pakistan.

July 27, 1999
BREAKING NEWS --- HUNGER STRIKE CAMP OF MQM UPROOTED AND HUNGER STRIKERS TORTURED AND UNLAWFULLY DETAINED
MQM Global Hunger Strike in London
The MQM Hunger Strikers protesting against the genocide of the Mohajir Nation in Karachi, Sindh province, Southern Pakistan, opposite White House, Washington DCTorontoMontreal. The genocide is being committed by the Nawaz Sharif Government.
July 26, 1999
MQM STARTS INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN
MQM to launch hunger strike from today 
Karachi protest at 'police brutality'
July 24, 1999
HIGHHANDEDNESS OF FEDERAL ADVISOR SYED GHAUS ALI SHAH TO FORCIBLY CHANGE THE ALLEGIANCE OF MOHAMMAD YOUSUF KHAN MPA, MEMBER OF PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH BELONGING TO THE MQM
Hyderabad police conducting raids in plainclothes
Muttahida requests ATC to take notice
of surgeon's 'abduction' by police


July 23, 1999
FOURTH DAY OF MQM's GLOBAL PROTEST AGAINST ATROCITIES UPON MOHAJIR NATION IN PAKISTAN
July 22, 1999
THIRD DAY OF MQM's GLOBAL PROTEST AGAINST ATROCITIES UPON MOHAJIR NATION IN PAKISTAN
Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqi MNA and Deputy Convenor of MQM Co-ordination Commitee and other MQM workers observe the hunger strike in front of White House in Washington DC, USA
July 21, 1999
SECOND DAY OF MQM'S GLOBAL PROTEST AGAINST ATROCITIES UPON MOHAJIRS IN PAKSITAN
MQM workers observe hunger strike in London 
July 20, 1999
MQM LAUNCH A GLOBAL PROTEST AGAINST GENOCIDE OF MOHAJIRS
July 19, 1999
MQM TO HOLD WORLD WIDE PROTESTS INCLUDING HUNGER STRIKES
July 17, 1999
MOHAMMAD SHAHID, AN MQM OFFICE BEARER, EXTRA-JUDICIALLY MURDERED BY POLICE IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN
July 16, 1999
HOUSE OF LIAQUAT QURESHI MPA ATTACKED BY THE TERRORISTS OF HAQIQI AND PAKISTAN MUSLIM LEAGUE
July 15, 1999
ZAHID AKHTAR, FORMER SENATOR OF MQM, LAID TO REST IN AZIZABAD TODAY
SOS -- Lives in Danger -- Abu Bakar, senior member of the Central Co-ordination Committee of the MQM Labour Division and the Chairman of CBA in PIA abducted last night
July 14, 1999
PM should resign for humiliating nation: Altaf
July 11, 1999
ZAHID AKHTAR, EX-SENATOR OF THE MQM PASSED AWAY IN LONDON
GOVERNMENT BRUTALITIES AGAINST MQM OFFICE BEARERS, WORKERS AND THEIR RELATIVES CONTINUE UNABATED
July 8, 1999
Mother of an MQM worker illegally arrested
July 7, 1999
Country's trade off, not by Mohajirs, but by the Lahore based trader Prime Minister. Altaf Hussain
July 5, 1999
NAWAZ SHARIF SELLS OUT KASHMIR CAUSE – ALTAF HUSSAIN
July 2, 1999
ANOTHER MQM WORKER MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD BY KARACHI POLICE IN A FAKE POLICE ENCOUNTER
REPORTS OF ATROCITIES UPON MQM LEADERS, WORKERS, SUPPORTERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS BY THE NAWAZ SHARIF GOVT.
'ATO will be used for political victimisation'

June 1999

June 29, 1999
Who really runs Pakistan? A question over the country’s leadership emerges as the battle in Kashmir continues
June 23, 1999
A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK
Instead of facilitating good governance, the Khidmat Committees in Sindh have managed to further tarnish the image of the government..
June 22, 1999
BEYOND THE PALE
Despite numerous complaints of corruption against the Khidmat Committees, the government plans to give them legal cover that will put their actions beyond the jurisdiction of the courts... complete report
Above the Law?
Despite the overwhelming evidence of the ISI's clandestine manipulation of national elections, the court refuses to pass judgement..
ALL IN THE FAMILY
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's son-in-law is accused of land grabbing, as the authorities look the other way...complete story
June 21, 1999
URBANITES HIT AGAIN BY PUNITIVE MEASURES -- SENATOR NASREEN JALIL
June 19, 1999
Change in Sindh
June 18, 1999
PRESS CONFERENCE BY COUNCIL OF KARACHI'SINDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATIONS HELD AT PEARL CONTINENTAL ON MONDAY, MAY 10, 1999.
June 17, 1999
Failing Leadership in a Failed State
Pakistan’s PMO expenses exceed Budget allocation
Altaf pays tributes to SP Rehman case convicts
June 15, 1999
THE NATIONAL BUDGET A PLOY TO FURTHER DEPRIVE THE SMALLER PROVINCES IN PAKISTAN – ALTAF HUSSAIN
June 13, 1999
Legal Terror
Ignoring the guidelines of the Supreme Court regarding the anti-terrorism law, the government has promulgated an ordinance that may lead to state terrorism
June 10, 1999
PRESENT CRISIS GOES TO THE VERY HEART OF THE VIABILITY OF THE STATE OF PAKISTAN -- SENATOR NASREEN JALIL
June 09, 1999
MQM for rehabilitation on war footing
June 07, 1999
MQM condemns extension in quota system
June 01, 1999
REPORTS OF ATROCITIES UPON MQM WORKERS, SUPPORTERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS BY THE NAWAZ SHARIF GOVT.

May 1999

May 30, 1999
Shafiq Ahmed, another young Mohajir extra-judicially killed by Police in Karachi
May 26, 1999
The rot in Pakistan -- (Economist)
May 25, 1999
KARACHI: Police grab land to build stations
May 23, 1999
Karachi -- City of lights has fallen from heights
Trials by error?
Guarding their range
Abuse of power by police 
May 15, 1999
Pakistan tightens screw on opposition
May 12, 1999
Rashid Hussain unlawfully arrested and could be murdered extra-judicially
Heavy indiscriminate firing of police at the head office of the MQM in Karachi
May 11, 1999
Najam Sethi should be released from State confinement
May 7, 1999
Government admits that extra-judicial killings did take place after the imposition of Governor Rule in the Senate of Pakistan
May 6, 1999
Press note of Karchi Police is blatant lie and an act of high treason -- MQM Co-ordination Committee
May 5, 1999
Reports of atrocities upon MQM workers, supporters and their family members by the Nawaz Sharif Govt.
Family members of MQM workers extra-judically murdered, harassed by the Police in the premises of city court, Karachi
May 4, 1999
MQM blames PM for Fasih's killing 
MQM demands PM's nomination in Fasih's killing
Extrajudicial killings issue echoes in Senate
Police found 'responsible' for Jugnu's death: Moin orders severe action

April 1999

April 30, 1999
CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING QUESTION OF: TORTURE AND DETENTION
CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING QUESTION OF: DISAPPEARANCES AND SUMMARY EXECUTIONS
THE PRESIDENTIAL ORDINANCE WOULD LEAD TO DICTATORSHIP

April 28, 1999
Uneven Justice
The Ehtesab bench fails to consider the 30 references Filed against Nawaz Sharif by the PPP
April 27, 1999
US links militant group with murder of citizens
April 25, 1999
Policemen held responsible for death in custody
April 24, 1999
Rana Maqbool's statement - an effort to legitimise and promote extrajudicial executions in Karachi
April 23, 1999
Heavy contingent of Police and CIA raided the Nine Zero
April 22, 1999
Ulema support Altaf on Muttahida Ulema Council
Extract from the original report of the ICFTU on the grave trade
union rights situation and violations of human rights in Pakistan
April 21, 1999
REPORTS OF ATROCITIES UPON MQM WORKERS AND SUPPORTERS BY NAWAZ SHARIF GOVERNMENT
April 20, 1999
EDITORIAL - ASIAN affairs
Photographs of MQM's demo in Belgium
Pakistani unions fear for workers' rights
April 17, 1999
Pakistani Student Kills Principal
Nawaz Sharif Govt. severs MQM's world-wide connections
April 16, 1999
Altaf Hussain demands accountability for all
April 14, 1999
Sharif family told to return $32.5m to Al-Towfeek Co 
April 13, 1999
We want to get rid of Punjab's autocratic domination of Sindh: Altaf Hussain
Parents of Muttahida man among 5 kin injured 
Courts must act to stop extra-judicial killings: PBC 
Rs25m abandoned properties: PM sets aside cabinet decision to favour blue-eyed boys 
April 10, 1999
PAKISTAN -- Large scale violations to the right to life
Witness fails to identify Ahmed as Qadri's killer 
Constitutional petition put off
Arrest of approver in Hakim Said case challenged 
Student killed in clash on Karachi University campus
Four killed in police-tribesmen clash
U.S. Ambassador On Pakistan Economy
PMLGovernment's Double Standards
April 8, 1999
Police shoot key Pakistani 'extremist'
Man Hires Gunman to Kill Daughter 
April 7, 1999
Sindh Police weave a maze of deceits and lies
April 6, 1999
Reports of atrocities upon MQM workers and supporters 
April 5, 1999
MQM fears rise in extra-judicial killings
Supreme Court urged to take notice of extra-judicial killings
Jobless youth, another commit suicide
April 3, 1999
Pakistan PM ‘made millions in UK’
April 2, 1999
Available reports of raids and arests of MQM workers and supporters

March 1999

March 31, 1999
SPECIAL BULLETIN
March 26, 1999
LIFE OF MQM OFFICE BEARER IN DANGER
March 24, 1999
ANTOTHER MOHAJIR WOMAN ARRESTED IN THE REGIME OF NAWAZ SHARIF
March 20, 1999
POLICE KILLINGS
March 18, 1999
PICTURES SPEAKS OF THE BRUTALITIES BY THE KARACHI POLICFE
LIST OF THE EXTRA JUDICIAL EXECUTIONS
Government should cease injustices and denail of rights to
religious minorities including the christians in Pakistan- Altaf Hussain
March 17, 1999
AnotherMQM worker Mohiuddin arrested in Karachi
March 15, 1999
She wanted to educate her children
March 11, 1999
YET ANOTHER MQM WORKER KILLED IN CUSTODY IN KARACHI
March 8, 1999
TWO MQM WORKERS EXECUTED EXTRA-JUDICIALLY IN
STAGED POLICE ENCOUNTER IN KARACHI
March 7, 1999
Muslim Militants Threaten American Lives
PM urged not to doubt Mohajirs' integrity -- Altaf Hussain
March 5, 1999
Sharif says Biharis not Pak nationals
US OFFICIAL REFUSE TO BUY KARACHI POLICE STORY
March 4, 1999
Men behind Raiwind blast linked to Harkatul Ansar: report
Sharifs' personal debt retirement plan is a sham
March 1, 1999
Pakistani Army Takes On An Expanded Civilian Role
Fears Mount About Future Influence of Miltary -- Washington Post
Available reports of raids and arrests of MQM workers and supporters -- March 1

February
Discrepancies in MQM activist's arrest, identification February 28, 1999
US Human Rights reports criticizes IslamabadFebruary 27, 1999
ANOTHER CUSTODIAL DEATH IN PAKISTANFebruary 25, 1999
Altaf flays Nawaz for singling out Karachi February 22, 1999
Altaf says PM cast aspersions on Supreme Court
MQM seeks changes in law against errorism
UK concerned over human rights 'abuses' in Pakistan 
UK concerned over human rights 'abuses' in Pakistan February 22, 1999
Pakistan military courts 'illegal' -- The Khaleej TimesFebruary 18, 1999
Pakistan Military Courts Illegal February 17, 1999
FOCUS-Pakistan Supreme Court voids military courts 
FOCUS-Pakistan top court strikes down army courts
COPY OF THE FULL TEXT OF THE SHORT ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN
Pakistan military courts 'unconstitutional' -- BBC
Pakistan's top court rules military courts illegal
Altaf Hussain -- Interview -- India LinkFebruary 13, 1999
Bridegroom arrested on way to marriage
COPS GANG RAPE WOMANFebruary 12, 1999
TWENTY FIVE TOP MUTTAHEDA LEADERS MAY BE ARRESTED
'Christian Taliban' take up arms -- The IndependentFebruary 11, 1999
My fight to be disobedient -- Islamabad -- The Independent
Punjabi women protest against sectarian attacks in Punjab
The Karachi Connection -- The Herald -- February Issue
PBC protest on Saturday against MTCs
The Gun Culture -- Editorial -- The NewsFebruary 10, 1999
Gujranawala Encounter: 20 die in 40 days -- The Daily DAWN
Lives in Danger -- Members of MOC of MQM arrestedFebruary 08, 1999
3 Pakistani Shia activisits killed in Punjab -- BBC
Some Punjabi officers have more powers than governorFebruary 03, 1999
Relatives of Mr. Altaf Hussain arrestedFebruary 1, 1999

January
A 'witch' is burnt in rural PakistanJanuary 30, 1999
THE SHADOW OF A QABZA GROUP
Available reports of raids and arrests of MQM workers and supporters -- January 29, 1999January 29, 1999
Police besieged the daily "AMN" office in Karachi, one of hte largest Urdu language newspaper published in Karachi
Police take away two youths, families go through ordeal -- Dawn
YES MINISTER, WE ARE THE MAFIA
Another MQM worker tortured to death in custody of the PoliceJanuary 28, 1999
FAMILIES OF MQM WORKERS AND SUPPORTER PROTESTING IN FRONT OF THE KARACHI PRESS CLUB
NAZIM HUSSAIN LAID TO REST
Sharif family's Kenyagate sugar scandal worsens
Massive agri scams jolt Nawaz's 'clean govt' claims
FOR SALE -- FREEEDOM OF THE PRESS
PRESS UNDER SIEGE BY NAWAZ SHARIF GOVT.January 27, 1999
ELDER BROTHER OF MR. ALTAF HUSSAIN PASSED AWAY
Hakim Said case takes new turn
Relatives of the MQM workers appeal to the President, Chief Justice and COAS
"Our corrupt bureaucracy is the nation's biggest curse"--cover storyJanuary 26, 1999
Three MQM members sentenced to death by the Military court in KarachiJanuary 25, 1999
ALTAF SAYS HE WILL REMAIN A PAKISTANIJanuary 24, 1999
Rights and Wrongs -- By Zohra YusufJanuary 23, 1999
Altaf Hussain granted indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom
LIFE IN DANGER --- Illegal arrest of Mr. Afzal Anwar, MPA belonging to the MQMJanuary 22, 1999
CONSPIRACY TO KILL MR ALTAF HUSSAIN, FOUNDER AND LEADER OF January 21, 1999
(MQM) IN LONDON EXPOSED
Law and Disorder -- By Azmat Abbas -- The Herald Anuual, January 1999January 20, 1999
War of Words
TERRORISTS KILLED BRITISH WOMAN IN FAISALABAD, PUNJAB PROVINCE, PAKISTANJanuary 19, 1999
Available reports of raids and arrests of MQM workers and supporters -- January 15, 1999January 17, 1999
Altaf warns govt against crackdown
Fault-lines of justice-- The News on Sunday
Snafu of one's own making -- The Daily DAWN
Nawaz Sharif Government extends its scope of victimisation to the MQM LegislatureJanuary 16, 1999
Terrorism in Punjab -- 15 Jan., 99
Photographs of MQM's demo in South AfricaJanuary 15, 1999
Yet another MQM worker killed in custody in KarachiJanuary 14, 1999
Photographs of MQM's demo in Belgium
Gunmen kill MPA, security guard in Punjab
MQM stages demo in NYJanuary 13, 1999
Woman accuses LEAs of robberyJanuary 12, 1999
Supreme Courts extends stay till February 1, 1999, on the petition filed by the MQM against the establishment of the Summary Military Courts in SindhJanuary 10, 1999
Salahuddin case: MQM demands fresh probe
Shakeel Ahmed Umer, Member of MOC of MQM, arrested along with is wife and other relatives
Hangings meant to harass people, says HRCP chiefJanuary 09, 1999
Initial suspension till Monday: Supreme Court stays military courts' executions
Salahuddin's murder: Govt propaganda exposed: Altaf
Military tribunals should be immediately abolished -- Amnesty International
Slained journalist Salahuddin's daughter Mrs. Saadia Anjum's life threatenedJanuary 08, 1999
Available reports of raids and arrests of MQM workers and supporters -- January 8, 1998
Salahuddin's daughter saves many from the gallows
Supreme Court stays execution of military courts sentences Salahuddin murder case takes a dramatic turn
Altaf flays moves to curb autonomyJanuary 06, 1999
16 Gunned down in Punjab mosque
Police in Pakistan arrest Sunni militants after slaughter of rival ShiitesJanuary 05, 1999
Muttahida leaders complain of harassmentJanuary 04, 1999
Altaf demands withdrawal of governor's rule
Qaiser Warsi, an MQM worker kidnapped and tortured to deathJanuary 03, 1999
Altaf's appeal to Chief Of Army Staff
Crime rate in Lahore higher than in Karachi: AltafJanuary 02, 1999
Top ten useful things -- Tarar has done since becoming President -- Friday Times
House of Afzal Anwar MPA, belonging to the MQM raided by CIA and Police