They have been through State Prosecutions in the past so having some Foreign Links is a natural thing to do for them. Everyone has a right to protect himself and especially when a person is FRAMED for most heinous thing only for justifying a massacre in the Past the vigilance is the best way to avoid the situation. So they are justified to have foreign Links as long as those links are used for Anti Pakistan Purposes which has not been Proven yet instead they are occasionally Accused of being Establishment's Favorite Players.
ANP maybe whatever but I would give credit to them for standing against Taliban while those PTI had demanded to actually Submitted to their demands in the past. What is the justification of that in your Eyes???MQM was least effected by Taliban On slot only because they had Local Strength available on all fronts against Taliban and Like Minded groups so they survived while Others had to limit themselves to Submissive level. This is something which is good enough for MQM to portray as Progressive Force against Terrorism in Pakistan.
You fail to mention or acknowledge the terrorist wing of MQM which terrorises purely on ethnic lines. Taliban Atleast didn't have an ethnic angle nor did they say any other pakistani needs visa to visit kpk or fata, so huge difference in the mentality and MQM being ethnic minded, but like Jews God promised them Karachi.