By Atika Rehman
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain is currently hospitalised in London due to “severe illness”, according to party officials.
Hussain is the founder of the MQM. Previously known as the Mohajir Qaumi Movement, Hussain’s party started off as a political group to represent the Urdu-speaking community, which had migrated to Pakistan amid Partition. Hussain currently lives in London, where he has been in self-imposed exile since 1992. He was later granted British citizenship. From London, Hussain played an active role in politics, regularly broadcasting political speeches to his followers in Karachi.
“The founder and leader of MQM, Altaf Hussain, has been admitted to a hospital in London due to severe illness, where various tests have been conducted on him,” said senior London-based MQM leader Mustafa Azizabadi.
He appealed to people to pray for the MQM founder.
In a subsequent video message, he said Hussain’s health deteriorated last nigh