MQM Pakistan showed solidarity with Pervez Musharraf.

KARACHI -- Going one step forward in its support for retired General Pervez Musharraf, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan holds a mega rally today on Sunday in protest over the special court's verdict that handed death sentence to the former military chief for high treason. While the protest rally in Karachi held on Liaquatabad flyover, the party hold similar rallies on Saturday (today) across the cities and towns in the rest of Sindh to extend support to the former president. Speaking to the media in Karachi, MQM-P's senior deputy convener Aamir Khan termed the verdict against Musharraf an 'attempt to exact revenge'. The former army chief fought wars for the country, Khan said. India was under tremendous pressure and fear during the reign of Pervez Musharraf. He said the special court announced its verdict without hearing Musharraf's stance.

The MQM-P...

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