Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan) (Urdu: متحدہ قومی موومنٹ (پاکستان) Muttahidah Qọ̄mī Mūvmaṅṫ Pākistān abbr. MQM-P) is a social liberal, Muhajir nationalist, and secularist political party. The leader of the party is Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui. The party's symbol is the kite. It is mostly active in Karachi where the majority of Muhajirs currently reside. The party aims to represent the Human rights of Mahajir (Pakistan) in Pakistan through peaceful and democratic struggle. The Party is a splinter faction of MQM-L.
History
The party came into existence due to a split within the MQM-L, 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.
Election campaigns
MQM-P participated in two major by-elections since its formation, but was defeated in both.
Senate of Pakistan
National Assembly
Sindh Assembly
Merger with PSP
On 8 November 2017, MQM-P and PSP announced an "establishment-sponsored" merger. However it took a long time before PSP merger was announced by Syed Mustafa Kamal during a MQM-P convention with Farooq Sattar and Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on 12 January 2023 before the 2023 local government elections in Sindh.
Party desertion
Many MQM lawmakers left the Sattar faction in the past, including deputy mayor Arshad Abdullah Vohra.
See also
- Muhajir Qaumi Movement – Haqiqi
- Pak Sarzameen Party
- Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London
References
External links
- MQM Pakistan – Official website
