KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) threatened to quit the ruling coalition on Saturday, piling fresh pressure on President Asif Ali Zardari ahead of elections due this spring.
The MQM, which dominates the commercial capital Karachi, said it would leave the coalition to protest against the authorities' decision to drop charges against a group of murder suspects accused of links to Zardari's ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP).
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