I consider myself an educated urdu speaking person from Karachi and stopped supporting MQM hosrtly after its rout of JI in the local bodies' election. MQM was founded on legitimate grievances of the Urdu speaking population but quickly descended into politics of ethnicity and hatred. Very quickly it veered away from the original demands and is in politics for the sake of staying in power. It has not solved any of the major demands which were the basis of its creation (no elimination of quota system, biharis' cause was abandoned etc etc). it has not empowered the urdu speaking population of Pakistan - instead it has worked to damage the good image of mohajirs! What was really needed was to move away from the violence culture and used the educated and ba'shaoor members to change the way politics was done - instead MQM went the opposite way and incorporated all the things were wrong with politics of Pakistan at that time and even took it a step further. MQM adopted the great organizational traits of JI/IJT and even excelled at it but at the same time it also indulged in all the violent and undemocratic norms of political parties and took to the extreme. Your list of failed and inept leaders of Pakistan should INCLUDE ALTAF HUSSAIN.
The core problem that Pakistan faces today is that its so called leaders (including Altaf Hussain) want the various paymasters (US, UK, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, India) to tell them what to do in Pakistan. People are missing the point about the letter - its not the content (cuz we know MQM spin doctors will be working overtime to prove that it was in fact the best thing to do to save Pakistan) - the question should be asked WHY THE LETTER TO A FOREIGN HEAD OF STATE?!?!?!? Offering its services????? Asking them or suggesting to them that ISI should be disbanded.....it borders on treason. I am no fan of Military or the ISI or even the bureaucratic establishment of Pakistan but come on this is way past looking to defend Pakistan's interest. This is utter capitulation in front of the foreign powers! This is the tragedy that these incompetent leaders of Pakistan (including zardari, nawaz, altaf, asfandyar, molana deisel, various religious partly heads) take dictation about the future of Pakistan from outside paymasters. They do it since they are incompetent, insincere, look for their self interest, dilly dallying with the foreign powers make them look important and for a false sense of empowerment since they know that they will never be credible leaders in the eyes of Pakistani awaam due to their serious shortcomings.
Dont throw the bullcrap that illiterate, jageerdars/waderas, industrialists are against MQM - I am no illiterate and I am a proud Mohajir and no industrialist, wadera etc. I belong to middle class! Down with MQM along with all the other political and religious parties of Pakistan who look to outside "aaqaa" to show them the way.