Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui asked the state on Friday if MQM-P would be allowed to contest the forthcoming polls or not.

Siddiqui said that his party has not even received permission to hold public gatherings at Mirpurkhas, Sukkur and Hyderabad. The party chief asked the state to let them know about their decision so that they can make a new course of action.

MQM-P leader and candidate for a provincial seat in Karachi Kanwar Naveed Jameel alleged that dozens of party workers have been arrested from Karachi, Thatta and Hyderabad.

“A few were released and there are numbers of them who are still missing,” said Jamil.

The MQM-P has nominated its candidates for the national and provincial seats in Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Sukkur. Earlier, in a press conference in Hyderabad, the central party leader Faisal Sabzwari alleged that the local administration is involved in confiscating banners and party flags.