Arshad Vohra's mobile phone stolen during MQM-P's Karachi rally

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader and former deputy mayor Karachi, Arshad Vohra said his mobile phone went missing while he was participating in a rally held in Karachi.

Arshad Vohra was attending the rally taken out from Ayesha Manzil when, according to him, his mobile phone was stolen.

“My phone has gone missing. Whoever has it should return it to me,” Vohra said, appealing to the person in possession of the device to hand it back.

He said he would offer a substantial reward to anyone who returned the phone, adding that he was willing to pay more than the amount the device could fetch if sold.

Arshad Vohra said the mobile phone contained important business-related and other sensitive data.

The rally, organised by the MQM-P’s District Central chapter, was attended by a large number of women, youth, students, party workers, office-bearers and supporters. It culminated at Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s mausoleum, where Dr Siddiqui and senior party leader Dr Farooq Sattar addressed the participants.

The MQM-P has in recent weeks intensified its campaign for administrative restructuring, arguing that greater devolution of political and administrative powers is necessary to improve governance and service delivery.

The party has said that its proposal is aimed at creating administrative structures closer to the people.

The campaign, however, comes amid strong political differences over the issue in Sindh.

The provincial assembly recently adopted a resolution rejecting the attempts to divide the province or create administrative arrangements that could alter its existing territorial limits. MQM-P lawmakers opposed the resolution’s wording, and argued instead for greater empowerment of existing administrative divisions.