General Beg had founded a non-political Awami Qaiyadat Party (National Leadership Party).Īfter his retirement, Beg has remained a controversial figure, both for his alleged role in a bank scandal and the nuclear proliferation issue. He told the VOA that the army simply does not have the capability of setting up a popular political party.įarooq pointed out that General Begs party had been formed with the armys blessings and had failed to make its mark. Imran Farooq of the MQM has denied the claim made by Beg. General Beg said it was under the present government that the offices of MQMs rival, MQM (Haqeeqi), were shut down and its people sent to jail. In an earlier VOA interview, former prime minister Benazir Bhutto had said that General Zia founded both the MQM and the Afghanistan Mujahideen. MQM broadly represents the Urdu speaking migrants from India who were settled in Pakistans business hub Karachi after the bitter Partition of the subcontinent in 1947. The MQM had now come to the aid of the regime in a show of loyalty, he was quoted as saying by The Daily Times which reported the interview. MQM broadly represents the Urdu speaking migrants from India who were settled in Pakistan's business hub Karachi after the bitter Partition of the subcontinent in 1947. To 1991, said President Pervez Musharraf should be asked General Beg, who was the Chief of Army Staff from 1988 In an interview to the Voice of America, General Beg, who was the vice-chief of the army staff in General Zia's military administration, said, "It was Zia who had founded the Muttahida Quami Movement." Published in Daily Times, February 11 th 2018.Former Pakistani army chief General (retd) Mirza Aslam Beg has said that late dictator Zia-ul-Haq was responsible for the formation of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM). “I have offered my resignation as a member of intermediary committee to bring the two groups on negotiation table,” he said.įlanked by another party leader Rauf Siddiqui, Hassan said if the impasse didn’t resolved, it wouldn’t be deemed a matter of principle. Taking exception to defiant Amir-led group’s objections, the MPA said the residence of Dr Farooq Sattar had previously been used temporarily as the party office, while offering a mediator’s role. MQM-P MPA Khawaja Izharul Hassan on Saturday said the party infighting was disheartening the activists, particularly those in jails.Īddressing a media conference, the MQM-P MPA admitted that mistrust between the two groups existed and the efforts were being made to reunite the groups. He articulated that they would decide later whether to respond to the show-cause notice or not if any notice is issued to them. Party leader Faisal Sabzwari had said that they were also running out of patience now as Sattar failed to come in Bahdurabad despite repeated requests. On the other MQM-P’s Bahadurabad faction has maintained that the Rabta Committee will return to PIB Colony if Farooq Sattar is willing to implement on minus-Tessori formula. He asked the party members whether they will allow it to happen, to which they assured Sattar of their support. Sattar asserted that Amir Khan intended to become MQM-Haqeeqi two. He made it evident in his address that the dispute is not about allotting Senate ticket to Kamran Tessori but the fact is that Amir Khan wanted to get hold of the entire party. In a meeting held at PIB Colony, Sattar revealed the story of inner differences to the assembly members. The MQM-P chief while criticizing the Bhadurabad faction announced to send them a show-cause notice. He claimed that a group of people was hatching a conspiracy against the party and urged party workers to “come forward to save the party” and invited them to reach PIB colony – a reference to Dr Sattar’s residence.Įarlier on Saturday, Farooq Sattar had issued last warning to the Rabita Committee members and MPAs present in Bahadurabad to return back till Sunday. Talking to reporters, Baloch said it was impossible for him to stay put when MQM’s leadership was going through a difficult time. The PML-Q MNAs were released Rs260.95 million for their. He was the first MQM-P leader who had spilled the beans on the party’s internal rifts by confirming the existence of two groups within the party.īaloch rejoined MQM-P after a meeting with party chief Dr Farooq Sattar on Saturday. The list also includes PKMAP president Mahmood Khan Achakzai, JWP’s Khuda-i- Noor and Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s Kanwar Khalid Yunus.
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Baloch had joined PSP in December last year, about two months after being expelled from MQM-P over alleged violation of party discipline.
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