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Sunday 30 June 2013

Bhai giri for Dummies

Those who are new to Pakistani politics and want to find out about MQM, this is a reference guide on how events took shape in MQM and how people reacted to them. With a few exceptions, you can use this rule to react in the future and you will find yourself in the right crowd. Try to stay away from those exceptions.


1978 APMSO Formed by Altaf Hussain.
Reaction: 
Diehard MQM: "ALTAF ALTAF #ONLYALTAF"
Distant Mahajirs: "Theek faisla hai Bhai ka"
Non-Mahajirs: "Sab milay huey hain. Sazish hai, Topi Drama. He is RAW agent"

1984 MQM Formed by Altaf Hussain.
Reaction: 
Diehard MQM: "ALTAF ALTAF #ONLYALTAF"
Distant Mahajirs: "Theek faisla hai Bhai ka"
Non-Mahajirs: "Sab milay huey hain. Sazish hai, Topi Drama. He is RAW agent"



1991 Altaf Bhai self exiled to London
Reaction: 
Diehard MQM: "ALTAF ALTAF #ONLYALTAF"
Distant Mahajirs: "Theek faisla hai Bhai ka"
Non-Mahajirs: "Sab milay huey hain. Sazish hai, Topi Drama. He is RAW agent"

1992 Altaf Bhai changed the name from Mahajir Qaumi Movement to Muttahida Qaumi Movement.
Reaction: 
Diehard MQM: "ALTAF ALTAF #ONLYALTAF"
Distant Mahajirs: "Theek faisla hai Bhai ka"
Non-Mahajirs: "Sab milay huey hain. Sazish hai, Topi Drama. He is RAW agent"

2002 MQM was a major part of the government under Musharraf especially in Karachi.
Reaction: 
Diehard MQM: "ALTAF ALTAF #ONLYALTAF"
Distant Mahajirs: "Theek faisla hai Bhai ka"
Non-Mahajirs: "Sab milay huey hain. Sazish hai, Topi Drama. He is RAW agent"

2010 Imran Farooq Murdered. Bhai cries.
Reaction: 
Diehard MQM: "ALTAF ALTAF #ONLYALTAF"
Distant Mahajirs: "Theek faisla hai Bhai ka"
Non-Mahajirs: "Sab milay huey hain. Sazish hai, Topi Drama. He is RAW agent"

2011 Altaf Bhai took decision to resign. Takes it back in 2 hours.
Reaction: 
Diehard MQM: "ALTAF ALTAF #ONLYALTAF"
Distant Mahajirs: "Theek faisla hai Bhai ka"
Non-Mahajirs: "Sab milay huey hain. Sazish hai, Topi Drama. He is RAW agent"

2013 Altaf Bhai's house searched by Met Police
Reaction: 
Diehard MQM: "ALTAF ALTAF #ONLYALTAF"
Distant Mahajirs: "Theek faisla hai Bhai ka"
Non-Mahajirs: "Sab milay huey hain. Sazish hai, Topi Drama"

2013 Altaf Bhai took decision to resign due to the search.
Reaction: 
Diehard MQM: "ALTAF ALTAF #ONLYALTAF"
Distant Mahajirs: "Theek faisla hai Bhai ka"
Non-Mahajirs: (Reluctantly) "Sab milay huey hain. Sazish hai, Topi Drama. He is RAW agent"

2013 Altaf Bhai takes the resignation back.
Reaction: 
Diehard MQM: "ALTAF ALTAF #ONLYALTAF"
Distant Mahajirs: "Theek faisla hai Bhai ka"
Non-Mahajirs: "Sab milay huey hain. Sazish hai, Topi Drama. He is RAW agent"