KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Quaid Altaf Hussain has appreciated the initiative of President Asif Ali Zardari directing leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) not to issue statements against the MQM.
In a statement issued on Friday, the MQM leader said under the current circumstances, the president’s statement augured well. He also advised the MQM leaders to remain cautious while issuing statements.
Meanwhile, the MQM Information Office said in a statement Altaf has expressed his displeasure over the poem of member MQM Rabita Committee Mustafa Azizabadi, which appeared in a newspaper …

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