MQM got an idea of this alliance when it first joined the coalition and in turn ANP, Haqiqi, Sindhi nationalists, eventually PPP and now all of them are being pitted against it.
One of the ways in which MQM preempted it was by opening its doors to leaders of opposing parties wanting to switch. Most importantly leaders of Haqiqi. A lot of people including me were angry at MQM leadership for allowing Haqiqi leaders back in but I see now it was necessary to prevent Haqiqi being used by Zulfiqar Mirza and PPP
Along with Haqiqi MQM also allowed local leaders of PPP, ANP, JSQM and STPP join MQM
[h=1]New members: Altaf talks to former MQM-H leaders[/h]Published: June 6, 2011
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain said that despite propaganda and many attempts to malign the party, the MQM has spread to every corner of the country. He was addressing the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi leaders, Mehmood Younus Khan, Feroz Haider and others who joined the MQM via telephone on Saturday. The former MQM-H leaders asked for Altaf Hussains forgiveness for leaving his party many years ago.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/183105/new-members-altaf-talks-to-former-mqm-h-leaders/
[h=1]Repent and rejoin: Afaq faces isolation as 450 MQM-H men desert party for Muttahida[/h]By Irfan Aligi
Published: August 16, 2011
The Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi men announced that they were abandoning their party and asking Altaf Hussains forgiveness so they could join the MQM. PHOTO: MOHAMMAD AZEEM/EXPRESS
KARACHI: The Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) group may have completely wrapped up as 450 of its members, including the key general secretary, announced that they were going to ask the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to take them back. They had formed the MQM-H breakaway faction in the 1990s.
The announcement came on Monday when MQM-H general secretary, Nadimul Islam, said at a press conference that he was parting ways with his group. Members of the MQM-H central executive committee including Irfan Engineer and Asif Lodhi, Haqiqi Hyderabad zonal in-charge Tariq Sheikh, joint incharge Irfan Qureshi and other members were present.
In the 1990s, two MQM men, Afaq Ahmed and Amir Khan, split from the Altaf Hussain-led party and went their own way. They formed the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi party. But then they developed further differences and formed their own Amir and Afaq factions to the Haqiqi group. The two men were subsequently sent to jail. When Amir emerged, he begged forgiveness from Hussain and was allowed to rejoin the MQM. Afaq continues to be incarcerated.
And now, 450 MQM-H men have announced that they are also going to ask Hussain to accept them into the fold. This move is seen as isolating Afaq Ahmed.
At the press conference, Islam referred to the split by saying that a conspiracy was hatched to stop Altaf Hussains message from spreading and Afaq Ahmed had been a key player. They have realised that they were being used and hence they have decided not to support Afaq because he sold his nation and his conscience. Islam said that they had realised their mistakes and despite the fact that their actions were unforgiveable they would still want to compensate for the mistakes they made in the past.
For their part, MQM spokesman Wasay Jalil said that Amir Khan had not played any role in this decision. Islam and the men conducted the press conference on their own and had approached the MQM but the party would announce its strategy later. The MQM has a [way] to deal with such situations as was done in Amir Khans case, Jalil added. Any onward schedule would be made public.
According to sources, when Amir Khan repented, around 650 men came with him. After that about 350 came around and with Islam, 450 are expected to have returned.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 16[SUP]th[/SUP], 2011.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/232230/repent-and-rejoin-afaq-faces-isolation-as-450-mqm-h-men-desert-party-for-muttahida/
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One of the ways in which MQM preempted it was by opening its doors to leaders of opposing parties wanting to switch. Most importantly leaders of Haqiqi. A lot of people including me were angry at MQM leadership for allowing Haqiqi leaders back in but I see now it was necessary to prevent Haqiqi being used by Zulfiqar Mirza and PPP
Along with Haqiqi MQM also allowed local leaders of PPP, ANP, JSQM and STPP join MQM
[h=1]New members: Altaf talks to former MQM-H leaders[/h]Published: June 6, 2011
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain said that despite propaganda and many attempts to malign the party, the MQM has spread to every corner of the country. He was addressing the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi leaders, Mehmood Younus Khan, Feroz Haider and others who joined the MQM via telephone on Saturday. The former MQM-H leaders asked for Altaf Hussains forgiveness for leaving his party many years ago.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/183105/new-members-altaf-talks-to-former-mqm-h-leaders/
[h=1]Repent and rejoin: Afaq faces isolation as 450 MQM-H men desert party for Muttahida[/h]By Irfan Aligi
Published: August 16, 2011
KARACHI: The Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) group may have completely wrapped up as 450 of its members, including the key general secretary, announced that they were going to ask the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to take them back. They had formed the MQM-H breakaway faction in the 1990s.
The announcement came on Monday when MQM-H general secretary, Nadimul Islam, said at a press conference that he was parting ways with his group. Members of the MQM-H central executive committee including Irfan Engineer and Asif Lodhi, Haqiqi Hyderabad zonal in-charge Tariq Sheikh, joint incharge Irfan Qureshi and other members were present.
In the 1990s, two MQM men, Afaq Ahmed and Amir Khan, split from the Altaf Hussain-led party and went their own way. They formed the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi party. But then they developed further differences and formed their own Amir and Afaq factions to the Haqiqi group. The two men were subsequently sent to jail. When Amir emerged, he begged forgiveness from Hussain and was allowed to rejoin the MQM. Afaq continues to be incarcerated.
And now, 450 MQM-H men have announced that they are also going to ask Hussain to accept them into the fold. This move is seen as isolating Afaq Ahmed.
At the press conference, Islam referred to the split by saying that a conspiracy was hatched to stop Altaf Hussains message from spreading and Afaq Ahmed had been a key player. They have realised that they were being used and hence they have decided not to support Afaq because he sold his nation and his conscience. Islam said that they had realised their mistakes and despite the fact that their actions were unforgiveable they would still want to compensate for the mistakes they made in the past.
For their part, MQM spokesman Wasay Jalil said that Amir Khan had not played any role in this decision. Islam and the men conducted the press conference on their own and had approached the MQM but the party would announce its strategy later. The MQM has a [way] to deal with such situations as was done in Amir Khans case, Jalil added. Any onward schedule would be made public.
According to sources, when Amir Khan repented, around 650 men came with him. After that about 350 came around and with Islam, 450 are expected to have returned.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 16[SUP]th[/SUP], 2011.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/232230/repent-and-rejoin-afaq-faces-isolation-as-450-mqm-h-men-desert-party-for-muttahida/
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