MQM calls off negotiations with government, says resignations final

AK | 8 years ago | Reply Why the governor is not removed. How he could be clean?

S.R.H. Hashmi | 8 years ago | Reply With the allegation of MQM being pushed to the wall, and its repeated attempts to have its genuine grievances addressed, and PML-N government while initially showing interest in bringing MQM back to the assemblies, but making no serious attempt to have its grievances addressed, MQM had no choice but to insist on staying out of Assemblies. The demands of MQM - a party with 51 members in Sindh Provincial Assembly, 24 in the National Assembly and 8 in the Senate - basically comprised formation of an independent monitoring committee to ensure that the Karachi operation was conducted in an impartial manner – in fact such a committee was promised in the beginning – as well as formation of a judicial commission to probe the torture, extrajudicial killing and disappearances of dozens of its workers. The demands are by no means unreasonable. Some high-profile persons belonging to Peoples Party were also targeted but on strong protests by PPP leaders including Asif Ali Zardari, compromise seems to have been made in this respect as indicated in Hamid Meer’s interview with Leader of Opposition Syed Khurshid Shah. And this leaves MQM to bear the brunt, and not exactly for the first time in Pakistan’s history. Karachi.

Credible | 8 years ago | Reply @Parvez: Can you name me a single credible politician in Pakistan??

Khurram | 8 years ago | Reply Sometimes I wonder who takes the most U-turns per day? PTI or MQM?

Factnotfiction | 8 years ago | Reply We dont care. Army is making swachh Karachi ;-)

Sodomite | 8 years ago | Reply @Acorn Guts: You said it, plain and simple.

Amir | 8 years ago | Reply Guess Govt not listening as Army not letting them

hamza | 8 years ago | Reply PML- N Is making a mockery of Parliament institution First with PTI & Now MQM. In Future every Party will paly a game called "Resignations Resignations". PML-N Leadership lack decision making capabilities & lot of Other too.

A-No.1 | 8 years ago | Reply PTI seems to be the winner as it will grab most of the seats vacated by MQM in bye elections and become the second largest party. Anyone fancy IK as leader of opposition?

SK | 8 years ago | Reply @Malik: Isnt that the best thing that could ever happen to a place like Karachi, Sindh?

Acorn Guts | 8 years ago | Reply It is very clear that both PPP and MQM are simply trying to weaken the current Govt. as payback for the recent crackdown. There is no democracy in Pak, just dirty politics.

Imran | 8 years ago | Reply Good news

Malik | 8 years ago | Reply The decisions are being made at the GHQ. Assuming that Nawaz Sharif has any powers over operations against the MQM is plain stupid. A strategic decision has been made inside the military circles to contain the MQM and the PPP and launch Imran in Sindh.

SK | 8 years ago | Reply Bye Bye...

AAmir | 8 years ago | Reply . They are cousins of Hitler and Mussolini. Please accept their resignations at the earliest and get rid of them

Pro | 8 years ago | Reply The worst/most U-turners, MQM and our great Bhai playing this resignation game for years

Parvez | 8 years ago | Reply Your credibility is now close to zero......stick to this decision, for once.

Raghu | 8 years ago | Reply They should go to the parliament and ask the speaker as to why the resignations have not yet been accepted? This resignation law also needs to change. First they dint accept PTI resignations and now MQM.

Raisani | 8 years ago | Reply Another drama by MQM for bargaining. After few hours decision will be backed in the best interest of Democracy.