MQM-P rift visible in House

Muttahida infighting reaches Sindh Assembly as MPA seeks protection from fellow member

• MQM-P’s Shoukat Ali says he belongs to Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui’s group; accuses Shariq Jamal from former PSP group of threatening him • Speaker suspends Muttahida’s Engineer Usman over ruckus • Area SSP, SHO summoned to record MPA’s statement; leave assembly after two sides ‘reconcile’ KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly was on Friday rocked by unprecedented infighting within the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan when a party lawmaker, citing threats …

MQM-P rift visible in House

A dramatic scene unfolded in the Sindh Assembly when MQM MPA Rana Shaukat Rajput stood on a point of order and claimed he had been threatened by fellow party member Shariq Jamal. Rajput alleged Jamal told him, "Step outside, we will deal with you." He requested that police register a case and ensure his protection, warning that otherwise he would resign and join the bar, "and then see who dares threaten me." Home Minister Zia Lanjhar termed the …

What actually happened between MQM-P members in the Sindh Assembly?

The drama unfolded during the Friday morning session when MPA Shaukat Rajput (representing the Bahadurabad/Khalid Maqbool group) stood on a point of order and dropped a bombshell. He claimed his life was in danger not from political rivals but from members of his own party. The situation escalated during the session when MPA Rana Shaukat Rajput rose on a point of order and accused his fellow party member, MPA Shariq Jamal, of issuing life threat…

Sindh Assembly speaker suspends MQM MPA engineer Usman over disorder

Karachi: Sindh Assembly Speaker Awais Qadir Shah has suspended the membership of Engineer Usman, a lawmaker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, for creating disorder during a session of the Sindh Assembly. The action was taken after an uproar erupted in the assembly over allegations that MQM member Rana Shaukat had received death threats. Following the Speaker’s ruling, the SSP South and the SHO of the Sindh Assembly were called to the premises to …