MQM SHOWS STRENGTH FOR CITY NAZIM POLLS OF OCT 6:
PRESENTS OVER 1700 ELECTORAL  MEMBERS

KARACHI (SEPT 29)--- Muttehada Quami Movement showed strength for city Nazim and Naib Nazim elections of October 6 by presenting over 1700 councillors forming the electoral college.
Addressing them at a dinner hosted by the Haq Parast Panel at the Jinnah Ground in Azizabad here tonight, MQM leader Altaf Hussain however warned that a conspiracy was on to change the results of the third and last phase of the local bodies elections. He asked the  conspirators to desist from their nefarious activities, else followers of his party would ensure that justice is done through courts of the country.
Altaf Hussain invited the guests, including media representatives to go for a head count and satisfy themselves whether the MQM had a clear majority or not. Congratulating Mustafa Kamal and Nasreen Jalil, nominees for city nazim and deputy nazim, in advance, Mr Hussain directed them to work for uplift of the common man.
They should do their homework properly, draw a priority list of the welfare projects including those for education, health, sanitation, water supplies etc. Problems of the people needed to be attended properly, he said.
He said that no one can buy the Haq Parast councillors as they are not a saleable commodity. Their loyalty is beyond any shadow of doubt as party believes in principles.
MQM had arranged the dinner to end the controversy and rumour mongering about the actual strength of the Haq Parast councillors elected in the first phase of local government elections of August 18.
MQM needs a little over 1100 votes to win both seats whereas it already has 1362 councillors elected on its tickets and the support of over 400 more councillors, including independents. Who also attended the dinner.