MQM
Coverage of MQM in the Nexus archive.
- BUDGET 2026-27: Govt slammed over provincial freeze as budget debate opens
The National Assembly began debating the 2026-27 federal budget, with opposition leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai criticizing the government's freeze on provincial development funds, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif defended the policy and highlighted projects in Balochistan. MQM called for stronger local governance and approval of the 28th Amendment.
- 11 arrested in Karachi for slogans, flags supporting MQM founder Altaf Hussain
Eleven individuals were arrested in Karachi for participating in a rally supporting MQM founder Altaf Hussain, carrying flags and chanting slogans. The FIR cited sections of the Pakistan Penal Code related to promoting enmity and common intention. MQM claimed its workers were arrested during a raid at an office unrelated to the party.
- SC overturns convictions of two MQM workers in Karachi’s Baldia factory fire case
The Supreme Court overturned the death sentences of Abdul Rehman Bhola and Zubair Chariya, two MQM workers convicted in the 2012 Baldia factory fire case. The court granted them the benefit of the doubt, nullifying prior rulings by an anti-terrorism court and the Sindh High Court that upheld the death penalty for their alleged involvement in murder, extortion, arson, and terrorism.