Former MQM leader Saleem Shahzad arrived in Karachi on Monday (Today).
Shahzad, a founding member of the now-defunct MQM, had been living in London since 1992 and announced his return on Twitter on Sunday. He returned to Pakistan on a flight from Dubai.
Reaching #karachi inshallah Monday morning may Allah Bless our city,province and my country Ameen
— Saleem Shahzad (@saleemshahzad6) February 5, 2017
Shahzad said that, upon his return, he would announce which side he opts for.
He said that important people would come to him.
“Rumours of me joining MQM-Pakistan are false,” he said.
“I have been associated with politics since three decades, now is the time that Karachi’s politics takes place within the city and that also by its own residents,” Shahzad said.
The MQM in 2014 suspended Shahzad’s party’s membership, extending a warning to all members to strictly adhere to its code of conduct. In April, his non-bailable arrest warrants were also issued by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Dr Asim Hussain terror facilitation case.
