US considered nuking Afghanistan after 9/11 – German diplomat 31 Aug 2015     Views: 1675 A nuclear strike against Afghanistan was on the table in Washington in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, a senior German diplomat told Spiegel magazine. Michael Steiner, the current German ambassador to India, served as foreign and security policy aide to then-German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder at the time of the 9/11 attacks... more details

More than 100 workers, supporters of MQM forcibly disappeared: MQM Committee 30 Aug 2015     Views: 2719 About 128 workers and supporters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were forcibly disappeared during recent Karachi operation, said Babar Anees, chairman of MQM Committee on Forced Disappearance. Addressing a press conference yesterday at Karachi Press Club, Anees said that اردو میں پڑھیں Photographs of Protest

	Amir Khan again included in MQM Coordination Committee 28 Aug 2015     Views: 3434 Altaf Hussain endorses decision – vows not to leave him alone in time of hardship Senior MQM leader Amir Khan was yesterday included in the party’s Coordination Committee once again.The decision was taken by MQM Coordination Committee members. اردو میں پڑھیں

CM’s remarks for terming arrest of Dr Asim as attack on Sindh are hilarious: Nadeem Nusrat 28 Aug 2015     Views: 2019 “Qaim Ali Shah being the Captain of targeted operation should own the responsibility instead of criticizing Rangers” The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Coordination Committee Senior Deputy Convener Nadeem Nusrat termed the talks of the Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on the occasion of inaugural ceremony of an Underpass in Karachi as absolutely contrary to the facts, in which the CM had held that the arrest of Dr Asim Hussain is an attack on Sindh province. اردو میں پڑھیں

	PPP responsible for crackdown on politicians in Sindh: MQM 27 Aug 2015     Views: 2077 The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has said that entire leadership of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) always openly opposed formation of a monitoring committee for the ongoing crackdown on criminals in Karachi.

Statement regarding today’s hearing in a West London Magistrates Court 26 Aug 2015     Views: 2133 Contrary to reports circulating in the Pakistani media, we confirm that a hearing that took place today in a West London Magistrates Court was in respect of the civil case of cash seized from premises in London. No MQM personnel had been summoned to this hearing, nor did any of them seek a delay in appearance.

PEMRA’s Restricted Interview of Altaf Hussain 25 Aug 2015     Views: 2363 The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) Coordination Committee (CC) has said that an interview of the MQM founder and leader Altaf Hussain that was recorded by a local television was restricted on directions of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), which has imposed an unlawful ban on telecast of the recorded interview. اردو میں پڑھیں

	Maulana Fazlur Rehman urges Altaf Hussain to review the MQM’s decision on the issue of resignations 22 Aug 2015     Views: 2816 JUI (F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman telephoned MQM Founder and Leader Altaf Hussain on Saturday night and talked to him about the decision of the Co-ordination Committee to stop negotiations with the government on the issue of resignations. اردو میں پڑھیں

Ishhaq Dar, Khursheed Shah and Maulana Fazlur Rehman urged MQM to review its decision on the issue of resignations 22 Aug 2015     Views: 3022 Federal Minister for Finance and senior PML (N) leader Ishhaq Dar, JUI (F) Leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah telephoned Dr Farooq Sattar and urged him to review the decision of calling off dialogues on the issue of resignations of MQM members. Talking to these leaders, Dr Sattar expressed strong reservations on the attitude of the prime minister during his arrival in Karachi. اردو میں پڑھیں

	Mother of Co-ordination Committee members Iqbal Muqaddam passes away 22 Aug 2015     Views: 2542 Mother of Iqbal Muqaddam, a member of MQM Co-ordination Committee, passed away. She had been ill for a long time. When the news of her death came, Mr Muqaddam was sitting in an emergency meeting of the Co-ordination Committee.

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