Guardian: Pakistan press freedom under pressure from army 14 Sep 2015     Views: 3178 Journalists claim they are forced to self-censor criticism of the military after indirect threats from army officials Hamid Mir knew one of the guests on his nightly television show had made a mistake the moment he blurted out the name of the country’s army chief without due deference. “He just said ‘Raheel Sharif, Raheel Sharif’ without calling him general,” Mir says of a recent episode of his influential Capital Talk programme. “I knew immediately the words came out it would be cut.” Read Full Article

Media Coverage of MQM Rally Against Injustices and Extra Judicial Killings 14 Sep 2015     Views: 4310 MQM asks authorities to stop ‘extra-judicial killings’ : Daily Dawn  KARACHI: The Mutta­hida Qaumi Movement urged the authorities on Sunday to stop what it describes as ‘extra-judicial killings’ of its workers and other citizens and immediately withdraw an unannounced ban on its political and welfare activities. ‘Rumours about friction, doubts over MQM chief’s political future baseless’ : The News The Muttahida Qaumi Movement staged a rally from Liaquatabad No 10 to the Mazar-e-Quaid on Sunday to protest against the “extra-judicial killings” and “enforced disappearance” of its activists. Law of jungle in Karachi won’t be accepted, says MQM : The News KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) asserted on Sunday that the people of Karachi have totally rejected the law of jungle and have stood against tormentors and would not sit silent until these forces are ousted from the city. It announced to stage a 252-day sit-in at the Mazar-e-Quaid. Mazar-e-Quaid rally: Civilian martial law is imposed on Karachi, says Sattar : The Express Tribune  Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar claimed on Sunday that a civilian martial law has been clamped down in Karachi and the MQM supporters and workers are being killed. جنگ: کراچی میں جنگل کا قانون ہے، مطالبات نہ مانے گئے تو مزار قائد پر 250 دن کا دھرنا دیں گے، فاروق ستار ایکسپریس: کسی ریاستی ادارے سے لڑائی نہیں، کراچی میں جنگل کا قانون نہیں چلنے دینگے، فاروق ستار دنیا: گرفتاریوں اور کارکنوں کی گمشدگی کیخلاف ایم کیوایم کی ریلی نئی بات: متحدہ کی ریلی، بلدیاتی الیکشن سے آؤٹ کرنے کی سازش ہورہی ہیں: فاروق ستار جہان پاکستان: متحدہ کی شہداء اور اسیر کارکنان کو سلام عقیدت پیش کرنے کیلئے ریلی

	MQM welcomes views expressed by Senator Aitazaz Ahsan in Senate 14 Sep 2015     Views: 1803 Welcoming the views of the Leader of Opposition in Senate and prominent lawyer Aitazaz Ahsan, the MQM Co-ordination Committee has said that the views expressed by Mr Ahsan should be a moment of thought for all those who are concerned for national security. اردو میں پڑھیں

	Altaf Hussain expresses grief on Multan Blast 13 Sep 2015     Views: 1762 MQM Founder and Leader Altaf Hussain has expressed his deep sense of grief and sorrow on the explosion near Vehari Chowk in Multan.

Altaf Hussain pays rich tribute to people for making successful the rally held for expressing solidarity with martyrs and jailed workers 13 Sep 2015     Views: 1831 MQM Founder and Leader Altaf Hussain has paid tribute to mothers, sisters, elders and youths for participating in a huge number in the rally held for expressing solidarity with MQM martyrs and jailed workers and those made to disappear after being arrested.

	MQM Rally in Karachi: Karachi Stands Against Injustices and Extra Judicial Killings 13 Sep 2015     Views: 4969 Picture Album اردو میں پڑھیں

MQM decides to constitute an Inquiry Committee for Investigating the involvement of arrested person in Sectarian Killings 13 Sep 2015     Views: 2145 An emergency meeting of the Central Co-ordination Committee of MQM was convened by the Senior Deputy Convener Mr Nadeem Nusrat. After a long deliberation and consultation, the Central Co-Ordination Committee has decided to constitute an Inquiry Committee to investigate the allegations that some MQM members arrested during the last two years were involved in sectarian violence.

Rangers executed MQM worker Shahid Ghulam in a staged encounter 13 Sep 2015     Views: 1858 Shahid Ghulam was arrested on 6th August 2015 Shahid Ghulam, who was killed extrajudicially by Rangers in a staged encounter on Thursday, was a worker of Unit 75 of Korangi Sector. He was arrested on 6th August 2015 while he was busy in making arrangements for taking families of MQM martyrs to attend a programme at Nine Zero.

	Pakistan Party Accuses Military of Executing 4 Activists, AFP 12 Sep 2015     Views: 1813 KARACHI:  A Pakistani paramilitary force today said it had killed four terror suspects during a gunfight in Karachi, but a leading opposition party said the men were executed as part of an ongoing political vendetta... Click for Details

NewsLine: The MQM’s Boomerang 12 Sep 2015     Views: 2075 On August 12, amid accusations of alleged foreign links, speculation about frictions developing within the party, and questions about the political future of Altaf Hussain, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) decided to employ a new stratagem: its legislators resigned from both the National and Sindh Assemblies. The move engendered some back and forth negotiations, with the JUI’s Maulana Fazlur Rehman personally flying to Karachi to ‘convince’ the MQM to reconsider, as the Speaker of the House agreed to accept the resignations if he was convinced there was no duress on the MQM to call it quits.

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