Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan

Not to be confused with Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London.

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan)^[9] (Urdu: متحدہ قومی موومنٹ (پاکستان) Muttahidah Qọ̄mī Mūvmaṅṫ Pākistān abbr. MQM-P) is a social liberal, Muhajir nationalist, and secularist political party.^[10][3] The leader of the party is Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui.^[9] The party's symbol is the kite. It is mostly active in Karachi where the majority of Muhajirs currently reside.^[11] The party aims to represent the Human rights of Muhajirs in Pakistan through peaceful and democratic struggle.^[12] The Party is a splinter faction of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London.^[6]

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan) متحدہ قومی موومنٹ(پاکستان) United National Movement (Pakistan)
Abbreviation	MQM-P
Leader	Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui
Convener	Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui[1]
Senior Deputy Convener(s)	Syed Mustafa Kamal[1][2] Farooq Sattar[1][2] Nasreen Jalil[1][2] Amir Khan[1][2]
Deputy Convener(s)	Anis Kaimkhani[1][2] Waseem Akhtar[1] Abdul Waseem[1] Khawaja Izharul Hassan[1]
Founders	Altaf Hussain Azeem Ahmed Tariq (founded Muhajir Qaumi Movement)
Founded	18 March 1978 (1978-03-18) (original) 23 August 2016 (2016-08-23) (current)
Split from	Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London
Preceded by	Muttahida Qaumi Movement
Headquarters	Bahadurabad, Karachi
Student wing	APMSO (Pakistan faction)[3][4]
Charity Wing	Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation[5]
Youth Wing	Mohajir Youth Movement
Ideology	Pakistani nationalism[3] Muhajir nationalism[6] Social liberalism[7] Secularism[8]
Political position	Centre-left[7]
National affiliation	Pakistan Democratic Movement
Colors	Red, green and white
Slogan	Empowering People
Senate	3 / 100
National Assembly	22 / 336
Sindh Assembly	37 / 168
Election symbol
Kite
Party flag
Website
mqmpakistan.net
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History

The party came into existence due to a split within the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, and was founded as a separate party by Farooq Sattar, who split it from MQM founder and leader Altaf Hussain. The faction was announced after Sattar's release from custody by the Pakistan Rangers a paramilitary organization.^[6]

Election campaigns

MQM-P participated in two major by-elections since its formation, but was defeated in both.^[13][14]

Senate of Pakistan

Election	Leader	Seats		Position	Resulting Coalition
		#	±
2018	Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui	5 / 104	1	5th	Opposition coalition
2021	Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui	3 / 100	2	6th	Opposition coalition

National Assembly

Election	Leader	Votes		Seats		Position	Resulting Coalition
		#	%	#	±
2018	Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui	733,245	1.38	7 / 342	17	8th	PTI coalition (2018–2022)
							PDM coalition (2022–2023)

Sindh Assembly

Election	Leader	Votes		Seats	Position	Resulting Coalition
		#	%
2018	Khawaja Izharul Hassan	773,951	7.65	21 / 165	3rd	Opposition coalition

Merger with PSP

On 8 November 2017, MQM Pakistan and Pak Sarzameen Party announced an "establishment-sponsored"^[15][16] merger.^[17][18][19] However it took a long time before PSP merger was announced by Mustafa Kamal during a MQM convention with Farooq Sattar and Khalid Maqbool on 12 January 2023 before the 2023 local government elections in Sindh.^[20][21][22]

Party desertion

Many MQM lawmakers left the Sattar faction in the past, including deputy mayor Arshad Vohra.^{[23][24][25][26][27]}

PIB vs Bahadurabad faction

MQM-Pakistan was further divided into the Farooq Sattar (PIB) and Bahadurabad factions.^[28]

See also

• Muhajir Qaumi Movement – Haqiqi
• Pak Sarzameen Party
• Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London

References

1. "Leadership". mqmpakistan.net. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
2. "Kamal, Sattar get new roles in unified MQM-P". Dawn (newspaper). 3 February 2023.
3. "The all influential APMSO is now a shadow of its former self". The News International (newspaper). 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
4. "MQM-P denies PPP's claim of several APMSO activists joining it". The News International (newspaper). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
5. "MQM-P revives charity wing to help lockdown affectees". Geo News. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
6. "Farooq Sattar's MQM struggles to step out of Altaf's shadow – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
7. "Explainer: Pakistan's main political parties". Aljazeera.com. 6 May 2013.
8. Cohen, Stephen P. (2011). Pakistan: Arrival and Departure. The Brookings Institution. p. 22. The avowedly secular Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)... {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
9. "List of Enlisted Political Parties" (PDF). www.ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
10. "List of Enlisted Political Parties" (PDF). www.ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
11. "Centralised state and ethnic discontent". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
12. Paracha, Nadeem F. (23 August 2018). "Born to run: The rise and leveling of the MQM". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
13. "Clash erupts among MQM workers after PS-114 defeat – Pakistan – Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
14. "PS-127: MQM Pakistan loses first battle after 'disconnect' from London". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
15. "Establishment brokered MQM-PSP alliance meet at Sattar's request: Mustafa Kamal". 11 November 2017.
16. "MQM-P leaders, supporters pay respects at 'Martyrs' Monument' in Karachi". 11 November 2017.
17. "'One manifesto, one symbol, one party': MQM, PSP announce plans for 2018 elections". DAWN.COM. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
18. Khosa, Tariq (22 February 2016). "Power of the establishment".
19. "Democracy versus 'the establishment' in Pakistan". lubpak.com.
20. "Farooq Sattar, Mustafa Kamal join ranks of MQM-P in bid to reinvigorate party". The Nation. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
21. "Sattar, Kamal likely to join MQM-P today". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
22. Dawn.com (12 January 2023). "MQM factions reunite ahead of local govt elections in Karachi, Hyderabad". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
23. "Another MQM lawmaker jumps ship to join Kamal-led PSP". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
24. "Ali Raza Abidi quits MQM-P". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
25. "MQM-P all set to seek ex-party MPs de-seating". The Nation. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
26. "MQM-Pakistan's Arshad Vohra joins Pak Sarzameen Party – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
27. "Several MQM-P members likely to join PPP – Pakistan – Dunya News". Dunya News. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
28. "Sattar, Amir lead separate MQM-P sessions after differences over Senate tickets". ARYNEWS. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

External links

• MQM Pakistan – Official website