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Breaking News KARACHI: The portfolio of Sindh Home Ministery has reportedly been taken back from Dr Zulfiqar Mirza appearenly due to his sickness. Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah will himself be overseeing the department in Mirza’s absence. The statements and stances of Mirza, who is also Pakistan Peoples’ Partly Sindh’s senior vice president, enlarged gulf between the ruling party and its ally in Sindh, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). MQM had also been demanding of President Asif Ali Zardari to sack Mirza from his office. The provincial government was under pressure to change Mirza’s office, after unabated wave of target-killings in Karachi, poor law and order situation in the city and traders protest against extortion mafia. Sources said Dr Zulfiqar Mirza on Wednesday separately called on the CM and Governor Dr Ishrat Ul-Ebad at the Governor House to appraise them of his stance. Mirza, afterwards, did not interact with reports. However, talking to newsmen CM Qaim Ali Shah sa...

Awaz Apni  KARACHI: Sindh Assembly session witnessed rousing tumult, as the members hailing from Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) staged a walkout in protest against harsh speeches by Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza and Local Bodies Minister Siraj Durrani, Geo News reported Tuesday. Both the leaders delivered emotionally charged speeches at the floor; but, the MQM members were not allowed to respond. Reacting to this, the MQM members went out of the house in protest. Sindh Health Minister Dr Sagheer Ahmed of MQM tried to give his statement in reaction to the fiery speeches by the Home Minister and the LB minister; but, he was stopped short by Acting Speaker Shehla Raza, saying she is running the House in accordance with the rules. Dr Sagheer said his party condemns the killings of 125 party workers in one year, adding the Speaker is showing partiality. Later on, Muttahida members raised slogans and walked out of the House. The session has been paused for the moment, as Sen...

Conspiracies are being hatched for forcible and unlawful occupation of Karachi through Talibanisation and Sectarian violence – Altaf Hussain London-4 July 2008 : Mr Altaf Hussain, founder and leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) said that a conspiracy is being hatched with organised and sustained planning for occupation of Karachi by Talibans and organise sectarian violence. He expressed these views during his telephonic address to the Members of the Defence Clifton, North Nazimabad and Gulshan-e-Iqbal Residents Committees in Karachi simultaneously from London. He said that under planned and sustained conspiracy truck-loads of migrants from tribal areas are being settled in Karachi under the patronage of a few strong elements of the agencies that are organising forcible and illegal occupation of the empty plots of land in Karachi by dispersing these migrants in different areas of Karachi. Mr Altaf Hussain said that for the past one week the religious extremists migrating to Karachi...