KARACHI – Mutahidda Quami Movement–Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Farooq Sattar onSaturday announced he will be contesting the upcoming election from threeconstituencies.
“I am submitting my nomination papers for the upcoming general electionfrom NA-241, NA-245 and NA-247,” Sattar said while speaking to the mediaafter submitting his nomination papers from NA-241 (Korangi).
Sattar lamented that MQM-P is not being given “political freedom”.
“A hundred and sixty-five missing persons have still not been recovered,”he said.
The MQM-P leader also demanded that the party offices be re-opened.
Sattar further upheld, “The practice of cornering us needs to end.”
“It was fine till minus-one formula but if we suspect a minus-MQM formulathen we can go to the extent of taking any decision,” he asserted.
He further clarified, “I never said I would boycott elections.”
Criticising the recently sworn-in interim set-up for Sindh, Sattar allegedthat most cabinet members are Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) supporters.
“The use of development funds and injustice in delimitation ofconstituencies is pre-electoral rigging,” he further alleged.