KARACHI, FEB 05, (DNA) -Former leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Saleem Shahzad, has announced to return to Pakistan from London.

“Reaching karachi in 48 hours inshallah pakistan Zindabad karachi zindabad,” he said Twitter.

“Will let you know in Karachi which party I’m going to join,” he told our correspondent, adding that “politics of Karachi will be done only by the people of Karachi.”

Saleem Shahzad, who has been living in London in self-imposed exile for more than 20 years, is a former member of MQM’s Rabitta Committee (coordination committee).

He was among many MQM leaders who had distanced themselves with the party founder Altaf Hussain following his Aug 14, 2016 speech against Pakistan.

Just a week after Altaf Hussain’s anti-Pakistan speech, Shahzad had announced to return to Pakistan to ‘strengthen’ MQM’s breakaway faction – MQM Pakistan – that is being led by Farooq Sattar.

“Soon coming Pakistan to strethen Frooq Bhai and RC in Pakistan. I and all senior member of #MQM love Pakistan and not to allow any one to disturb Karachi,” he said on Twitter last year.=DNA

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