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People of Sindh have to unite- Altaf Hussain MQM is a political reality that cannot be ignored-Asif Zardari CNews London: The MQM leader Mr. Altaf Hussain and Pakistan Peoples Party’s Co-chairman Mr. Asif Ali Zardari congratulated eachother over the telephone on the successes of their representative parties in the General Elections. In the 25 minutes conversation both the leaders pledged unconditional cooperation between the two parties. Mr. Zardari acknowledged that MQM is a political reality that cannot be ignored. They both want to serve the people of Pakistan collectively. He also praised the leadership of Mr. Altaf Hussain and the manner in which he progressed his party while living in exile for over 17 years, for this there is no parallel example in the region. He also reminded the sufferings of the workers of MQM and PPP in the past and vowed not to repeat the past mistakes. If a third party contrives to create dissent among us we must firmly tell them off, Mr. Zardari declared....

CNews London: Mr. Altaf Hussain, founder and leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) has unconditionally welcomed the decision of the Pakistan Peoples Party and Muslim League (N) to form a coalition government with open heart for the sake of the stability and promotion of democracy, establishing positive traditions, wellbeing of the people and stability of peace, economic strength and sustainability of the country. He said this while addressing a representative gathering of business community and prominent citizens of Karachi represented by industrialists, businessmen, Karachi Chamber of Commerce, SITE and KORANGI Associations, Memon Community, Ismaili Community, Defence and Clifton, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Society and North Nazimabad Residents Committees, Muttahida Cultural Forum, Research and Advisory Council, Mohajir Rabita Council, MQM Central Co-ordination Committee, newly MQM elected Members of National and Provincial Assemblies, Haq Parast Senators and office bearers of the different ...

CNews ISLAMABAD: Government claims foreign intelligence agencies are engaged in creating law and order situation in Pakistan. Federal Interior Secretary, Syed Kamal Shah made this disclosure in a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee for interior affairs here. Interior secretary said that the foreign intelligence agencies were messing up law and order situation in Pakistan. IGs of all the four provinces and top officials attended this meeting of the committee, while the Benazir Bhutto Liaquat Bagh attack probe committee chief Additional IG, Chaudhry Abdul Majeed also apprised the committee of the progress made thus far in this regard. The participants of the meeting also appraised the ongoing actions against the miscreants besides mulling over the previous weeks’ law and order situation. Kamil Ali Agha and Tahira Latif of Muslim League-Q protesting against Kamran Murtuza of Muslim League-N’s remarks about former Punjab Chief Minister, Pervaiz Ellahi walked out of the meeting. The me...

CNews WASHINGTON: The United States is "ready, willing and able" to conduct joint combat operations with Pakistani troops against insurgents in Pakistan if Islamabad agrees, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said. Gates said he was not aware that Pakistan has requested additional US military assistance but said it was part of an ongoing dialogue. "First of all, we remain ready, willing and able to assist the Pakistanis and to partner with them to provide additional training, to conduct joint operations, should they desire to do so," he said. Asked at a press conference whether joint operations meant US combat troops fighting with Pakistani troops against Al-Qaeda in the tribal areas, Gates said, "If the Pakistanis wanted to do that, I think we would." Gates' comments were the most direct yet by Washington about US willingness to send US combat troops to Pakistan as part of an intensified counter-insurgency effort in the tribal areas bordering Afghanist...