Nadeem Nusrat

Nadeem Nusrat (Urdu: ندیم نصرت) is a Pakistani-American politician who had been former convener and leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement London.

Nadeem Nusrat
Convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement London
In office 16 October 2015 – 2017
Preceded by	Imran Farooq
Succeeded by	Nadeem Ehsan[1]
Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani, American[citation needed]
Political party	Muttahida Qaumi Movement London (until 2017)
Movement	Voice of Karachi

Political career

Convener MQM London (MQM-L)

Nadeem Nusrat became acting convener of MQM-L on 16 October 2015 filling the office held prior by deceased MQM leader Imran Farooq. The post was left vacant after the death of Imran Farooq. Nadeem Nusrat was primarily responsible for running the MQM International Secretariat.^[2]

Responsibilities post 22 August 2016 event

After defection of many MQM leaders in Pakistan, Altaf Hussain made Nadeem Nusrat second in command to head of all the affairs of the party in London.^[3][4]

End of role as MQM London convener

In 2017, it was reported that Nusrat has parted ways with MQM London which was later confirmed in May 2018 by MQM's London based leadership.^[5][1]

Rift from MQM-London

He later launched his own political movement named Free Karachi which was later renamed Voice of Karachi, changing its mission from a voice against the state atrocities against Mohajirs in Pakistan to becoming a critic of former MQM and its leader Altaf Hussain. In 2021 Nusrat claimed an attack on his life in Houston, United States, which was later refuted by the police and the "suspect" was released. His close aide Wasay Jaleel parted ways from VOK soon after and remains inactive until this day.^[1][6]