The founder of the Muttahida Qaumi (MQM) movement, Altaf Hussain, was discharged from a London hospital in the early hours of Saturday after being admitted for the second time in a month, said a party leader.
The founder of MQM was last hospitalized in London on July 10 due to “serious illness.” After undergoing multiple tests and blood transfusions, he was discharged on July 23.
Hussain was allowed to leave the hospital at 12:30 AM GMT (5:30 AM PKT) today after being treated in his emergency room for nine hours and undergo several tests, said Mustafa Azizabadi based in London Mustafa Azizabadi in X.
“After several tests, the doctors diagnosed him with severe flu and a chest infection. Doctors prescribed antibiotics and other medications for Altaf Hussain and advised him to rest complete,” Azizabadi said.
Detailing the stay at the Hussain hospital, Azizabadi said that the founder of MQM “underwent a blood analysis, [electrocardiography]X -ray of thorax and monitoring of oxygen levels ”.
“Hussain has expressed their gratitude to all workers and the public who prayed for their recovery during their illness,” said Azizabadi.
The founder of MQM had also remained in the Intensive Care Unit in a Hospital in Great Britain, apparently after hiring COVID-19 in February 2021.
Hussain has been in a self -imposed exile since 1992 and currently lives in London, where British citizenship was later awarded. From there, Hussain played an active role in politics, regularly transmitting political speeches to his followers in Karachi.
Previously known as the Mohajir Qaumi movement, Hussain founded his party in 1984 to represent the Urdu speech community, which had emigrated to Pakistan in the middle of the partition.
Under the leadership of Hussain, MQM swept the 1988 elections in the urban areas of Sindh, emerging as the third largest game in the country.
The MQM under Hussain was accused of using violent tactics to achieve and retain political power. On the contrary, Hussain said that the State and other political parties have attacked MQM and its workers since their training
Seen as the man who controlled Karachi from London, Hussain was criticized in May 2013 for his televised speech in Pakistan, where he allegedly demanded the separation of Karachi from the rest of Pakistan if the public mandate of his party was not acceptable for the “establishment.” Later, the party said the statement was taken from context.
However, the final ruin of the MQM, as it was known, occurred after Hussain delivered a incendiary speech in August 2016 in which he raised slogans against Pakistan.
