The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s policy-making body (Rabita committee) witnessed a pivotal change on Monday when the heads of the committee in both Pakistan and London were dismissed.
Party sources said Rabita Committee in-charge in Pakistan Qamar Mansoor was removed after workers complained about his attitude numerous times.
“He had slapped a few workers, and often used abusive language with parliamentarians,” said a leader requesting anonymity.
Meanwhile, Irshad Hussain, who was heading the Rabita Committee in London, has also been removed.
The dismissed party officials were appointed in December 2014, when Altaf Hussain had suspended the entire Rabita Committtee over their ‘unacceptable’ reacting to the killing of party leader, Bao Mohammad Anwar in Sialkot.
Currently, senior leader Mustafa Azizabadi has been given the charge of Rabita Committee in London whereas in Pakistan the committee will be headed by three joint in-charges, Amir Khan, Dr Nusrat and Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui.
According to sources, Amir is likely to be given more responsibilities in the future, and can possibly be made the sole in charge of the MQM Coordination Committee in Pakistan.
Amir, who left the MQM in the early 1990s, went on to form the Mohajir Qaumi Movement- Haqiqi (MQM-H) along with Afaq Ahmed, but later formed his own faction of the MQM-H. However in 2011, he rejoined the MQM soon after his release from jail after apologising to party chief Altaf Hussain, and families of the slain party workers.
He is said to be heading affairs of Nine Zero for a couple of months but his role has not been publicly announced as workers and leaders have reservations.
An official statement from the party regarding changes in the Rabita Committee is expected in an hour.
