Central Co-ordinator, Human Rights Desk of Pakistan Peoples Party and Member National Assembly, Fauzia Wahab has apprised the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) of the harassment and intimidation of PPP workers, including members of Parliament and Provincial Assembly in Karachi by workers of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), a coalition partner in the government.
According to a press release, Fauzia in a letter addressed to Anders B Johnsson, the Secretary General, IPU has said, the MQM, a coalition partner of the military regime, had deputed large groups of hardened criminals on all polling stations.-PR