Author: Ahsan Mughal
By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: At the invitation of MQM-P Deputy Parliamentary Leader in the Sindh Assembly, Taha Ahmed Khan, the Japanese ambassador to Pakistan, Mr. Akamatsu Shuichi, led a diplomatic delegation on a visit to Karachi’s Ghalib Library in Nazimabad. The delegation included Ambassador Akamatsu’s wife, Mrs. Akamatsu Yumiko, and Ms. Julie Tamura, Second Secretary of the Political and Protocol Section of the Japanese Embassy. During the visit, the delegation was briefed on the library’s history, its collection of books, literary heritage, and its role in promoting knowledge and literature. Taha Ahmed Khan highlighted Karachi’s rich cultural and literary environment…
By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: A 17-year-old student was killed in Karachi on Thursday when a high-speed water tanker ran him over, prompting local residents to set the vehicle on fire in anger. The victim, Abid, an eleventh-grade student at Abid Usman Public High School, was on his way to school on a motorcycle near Four Chowrangi in Surjani Town when the accident occurred. Emergency services said the tanker’s driver fled the scene before authorities arrived. Firefighters later extinguished the blaze using a fire tender. Police have launched an investigation into the incident. The tragedy highlights Pakistan’s ongoing traffic safety crisis.…
By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: The Pakistan chapter of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) expressed profound sorrow over the death of a young boy by a speedy tanker at 4-K Chowrangi, sharply criticizing the Sindh government for what it described as a persistent failure to protect citizens on the city’s roads. The statement, issued on 10 December 2025 by the party’s spokesperson, painted a picture of residents left “helpless and without support” amid growing concerns over road safety in Karachi. The spokesperson cited earlier fatal incidents, including tanker collisions on Kashmir Road and Nagan Chowrangi, as evidence of systemic mismanagement and…
By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: Senior leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) have strongly condemned what they described as attempts to establish a “state within a state” on Karachi’s streets during Sindhi Culture Day on 7 December. Addressing a press conference in Bahadurabad on 10 December 2025 alongside senior MQM-P figures, including Ali Khurshidi and other provincial assembly members, MQM-P leader Dr Farooq Sattar said the celebrations were marred by armed groups who engaged in violence, damaged public and private property, set ambulances on fire, and openly waved weapons while chanting anti-Pakistan slogans. Dr Sattar labelled these actions “a premeditated…
By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: The vice-chairman of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement- Haqiqi (MQM-H), Shaukatullah Farooqi, has accused the Sindh government of using the newly expanded e-challan system as a “tool for revenue collection” rather than a measure to improve public safety. Speaking during a meeting with a delegation of traders at the residence of party chief Afaq Ahmed, Farooqi said Karachi was facing a deepening administrative crisis, with the burden repeatedly shifted onto ordinary residents. The e-challan system, he argued, had been enforced “blindly” across the city without any improvement in infrastructure or a functional traffic management plan. According to…
By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: MQM-Pakistan has condemned what it described as derogatory and insulting language used by a nationalist vlogger on digital media platforms against Sindh governor Kamran Khan Tessori, saying the remarks were unacceptable and would be challenged through legal channels. In a statement, the party’s spokesperson said MQM-P had “serious reservations” over the vlogger’s comments, which it viewed as an attempt to target a governor who, in the party’s words, served the people of Sindh “without distinction of color or ethnicity”. Tessori’s efforts for provincial unity and protection of rights, the spokesperson added, were widely recognized, making the…
By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Ameer Monem Zafar Khan warned on Sunday that the city was in a state of crisis, with civic problems left unresolved and authorities displaying complete negligence. Speaking at a press conference at Idara Noor-e-Haq, the JI Karachi headquarters, he said widespread corruption and poorly executed projects by the PPP government had pushed Karachi to the edge of destruction. Zafar highlighted the deteriorating state of the city’s roads and criticized the BRT Red Line project, which he said was costing citizens their lives. The project, which began in 2022 and was scheduled for completion…
By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, chairman of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), addressed a packed press conference at Bahadurabad alongside senior party leaders including Mustafa Kamal, Dr Farooq Sattar, Anis Ahmed Qaim, and Syed Amin ul Haq, warning that Pakistan stands at a critical juncture amid political instability. Dr Siddiqui highlighted the reduction of MQM-P’s 14 seats in Karachi to four in 2018, arguing that the city had been deprived of true representation. Despite this, the party pursued legal and political avenues. He raised concerns over foreign interference in Pakistan’s political affairs and urged the government to…
By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: The Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiq (MQM-H) has condemned the raising of Sindhudesh and anti‑state slogans during recent cultural events, warning that displays of weapons and firing on police amount to a direct challenge to the authority of the state. In a statement issued on Sindhi Ajrak Day, the party’s secretary general, Shahid Faraz, said MQM‑Haqiqi respects every community’s culture and heritage but “those who chant anti-Pakistan slogans or take up arms against the country’s security institutions are enemies of the state — and we will stand like a fortified wall against every such hostile act”. Faraz said…
By Ahsan Mughal KARACHI: Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) Chairman Afaaq Ahmed has called on religious scholars and social leaders to unite and contribute actively to the betterment of Karachi and the promotion of national cohesion. Ahmed made the remarks during a meeting with a Sunni delegation led by Allama Asif Mustafai at his residence. The discussion focused on the country’s evolving socio-political challenges, the need to curb sectarianism, and the critical role religious leaders can play in fostering national unity. “Pakistan is currently facing both external pressures and internal challenges. In such circumstances, the voice of religious leaders can serve…