Altaf Hussain (Urdu: pronounced ltaf sen born 17 September 1953 in Karachi) is a British Pakistani politician who is known as the founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.He holds United Kingdom citizenship and has been living in exile in Great Britain since the start of Operation Clean-up.Since 2015, he has been a fugitive from the Anti Terrorism Court of. KARACHI: Leaders from opposition parties PTI and MQM agreed on Tuesday to continue consultations regarding election of a new opposition leader in the National Assembly. Web DeskKARACHI: Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday arrived in Karachi to meet leaders of various political parties during his week-long visit, SAMAA reported.вЂњWe are in favor of resumption of dialogue process between India and Pakistan but the struggle of Kashmiri people should not go into the backdrop,вЂќ the Kashmiri leader spoke to reporters at Karachi airport and after visiting the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.He hailed PakistanвЂ™s role for resolution of Kashmir issue and urged political leadership of the country to take onboard Kashmiri leaders in talks with India, saying that вЂњPakistani dialogues with Indian are incomplete without inclusion of Kashmiris.вЂќвЂњPakistan should ensure that it will take us onboard at any forum of dialogues meant for the rights of Kashmiri peopleвЂ¦Mass movements in Kashmir could not be oppressed now.

By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI (Reuters) - Paramilitary forces raided the headquarters of a powerful Karachi political party and arrested two members on Friday, officials said, in a sign of deepening tensions between the army and politicians controlling the biggest and richest city. Web DeskKARACHI: Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday arrived in Karachi to meet leaders of. Mirwaiz visits Mazar-e-Quaid, MQM headquarters in Karachi. The early morning raid in Karachi, the countryвЂ™s economic hub, took many in this teeming metropolis by surprise, especially since it targeted a prominent party with a presence.

It was involved in bloody factional battles in Karachi in the 1990s and now holds the majority of the city's legislative seats. The MQM, Pakistan's fourth largest party, traditionally represents the descendents of Urdu-speakers who migrated from India after the creation of Pakistan in 1947. The paramilitary Sindh Rangers, which fall under military command, said they raided the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) because the party had been making hate speech.

Hundreds of party workers have been arrested in a crackdown aimed at criminals and militants. MQM's leader Altaf Hussain, who lives in exile in London, has repeatedly accused the military of targeting his party in long, rambling speeches. Have been arranging and facilitating hate speeches against peace of Karachi,' Director General Sindh Rangers, Major General Bilal Akbar tweeted.

But the party has always strongly denied being involved in violence. Police officials privately accuse the MQM of operating like a mafia to maintain its tight control on power. The MQM said the weapons were planted and the suspect smuggled in. Friday's arrests follow a raid on the same address on March 11, when authorities said dozens of weapons were recovered and a suspect wanted for the murder of a journalist detained.

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