MQM Pakistan names Sattar as Rabita Committee convener

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan on Saturday named party stalwart Dr. Farooq Sattar as convener of its Rabita Committee, amid major reshuffle in party rank and file.

MQM Pakistan turned down the offer of party's London chapter leader Nadeem Nusrat to rejoin the party founder by tendering an apology as the Rabita Committee on Saturday named Dr. Farooq Sattar as its convener.

The committee named Amir Khan as senior deputy convener, while Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui was designated as deputy convener.

Sattar, who has been heading the Pakistan chapter of the party, made the announcement at a press conference here on Saturday.

The party inducted Kishwar Zehra, Faisal Sabzwari and Abdul Wasim in the Rabita Committee, which oversees major organisational affairs.

The MQM Pakistan also revoked basic party membership of Ashraf Noor and Akram Rajpoot. The two had been members of the Rabita Committee.