Pakistan: Information on tensions between the Altaf Hussain and the Badar Iqbal factions of the Muhajir Quami Movement (MQM) in the period from 1990 to 1992
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK12571 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: Information on tensions between the Altaf Hussain and the Badar Iqbal factions of the Muhajir Quami Movement (MQM) in the period from 1990 to 1992, 1 January 1993, PAK12571, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab0c74.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on the above subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB. However, the attached four articles refer to the existence of a faction in the Muhajir Quami Movement (MQM) which challenges the authority of the MQM leader, Altaf Hussain.
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The Associated Press (AP). 19 June 1992. Zahid Hussain. "Six Dead in Gun Battles in Karachi," pp. 1-2. (NEXIS)
The Economist [London]. 3 July 1992. "The Clean-Up," IRBDC Indexed Media Review [Ottawa], 30 June 1992 to 6 July 1992, Vol. IV, No. 1.
Far Eastern Economic Review [Hong Kong]. 6 August 1992. Hamish McDonald. "Things Fall Apart: Sindh Crisis Pits Army Against Politicians," IRBDC Indexed Media Review [Ottawa], 1-7 September 1992, Vol. IV, No. 10.
Inter Press Service (IPS). 29 June 1992. Mushahid Hussain. "Pakistan: Army Clears Political Debris in Sindh Province," pp. 1-2. (NEXIS)