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KARACHI:Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain s life is under serious threat according to a statement issued by MQM, Express News reported on Thursday.According to the MQM statement, Altaf claimed that certa <a href=https://www.dunks.fr>nike dunk</a> in quarters are conspiring against hi <a href=https://www.airmaxplus.it>air max 1</a> m, adding that he will not bow down to those who are spreading lies about him.He added that false a <a href=https://www.adidascampus.com.de>adidas campus herren</a> llegations and insinuations are being spread against him on an international level.BBC documentary criticisedLater during the day, the MQM held a press conference in which the party leaders refuted claims against the party, made in a BBC News聽documentary.The documentary by BBC聽News Night had claimed that two people have been arrested in Karachi in connection with Dr Imran Farooq s murder case. <The>documentary] raises questions against the MQM, but the party hasn t even been contacted. MQM Senator Farogh Naseem was interviewed but all his clarifications were rejected, said party leader聽Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui.Dr Farooq Sattar termed th SUKKUR:On the directives of the National Bureau of Accountability (NAB) chairperson Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, the Sukkur NAB director-general (DG) has launched an inquiry into cases pertaining to grabbing state land, usurping government funds and illegal appointments in the forest department on Monday.In a meeting chaired by the Sukkur NAB DG, the decision was made to take action against those involved in illegally grabbing thousands of acres of forest land for the cultivation of crops such as sugarcane and bananas.NAB approves inquiries into mega corruption casesA petitio <a href=https://www.nbbalance.com.de>new balance</a> ner had earlier filed a plea against the Sindh forest s <a href=https://www.airmaxplus.de>nike airmax 270 damen</a> ecretary and other <a href=https://www.conversede.de>converse schuhen</a> s in the Sindh High Court s (SHC) Sukkur circuit bench, maintaining that forest lands were being illegally occupied by some politically influential people.The SHC had ordered the accountability watchdog to initiate an inquiry into the matter and submit a report about it, while the NAB chairperson had also told officials to look into the issue.P

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