Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan)[5] (Urdu: متحدہ قومی موومنٹ (پاکستان) Muttaḥidah Qọ̄mī Mūwmaṅṫ Pākistān abbr. MQM) is a political party in Pakistan. The leader of the party is Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui.[5]

Not to be confused with Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London.

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan)
متحدہ قومی موومنٹ(پاکستان)
United National Movement (Pakistan)
AbbreviationMQM-P
ConvenorKhalid Maqbool Siddiqui
FounderFarooq Sattar
Founded23 August 2016 (2016-08-23)
Split fromMuttahida Qaumi Movement – London
Preceded byMuttahida Qaumi Movement
HeadquartersBahadurabad, Karachi
Student wingAPMSO
(Pakistan faction)[1][2]
Charity WingKhidmat-e-Khalq Foundation[3]
IdeologyPakistani nationalism[1]
Muhajir interests[4]
Social democracy
Social liberalism
Secularism
Political positionCentre-left
ColorsRed, green and white
   
Senate
3 / 100
National Assembly
7 / 342
Sindh Assembly
21 / 168
Election symbol
Kite
Party flag
Website
www.mqmpakistan.org

History

It came into existence due to split within 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.[7][8]

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

Sindh Assembly
Election Leader Votes Seats Position Resulting Coalition
2018 Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui 773,951 -
21 / 165
 31 3rd Opposition coalition

Merger with PSP

On 8 November 2017, MQM Pakistan and Pak Sarzameen Party announced an "establishment-sponsored"[9][10] merger.[11][12][13]

Party desertion

Many MQM lawmakers left the Sattar faction, including deputy mayor Arshad Vohra.[14][15][16][17][18]

PIB vs Bahadurabad faction

MQM-Pakistan further divided into Farooq Sattar (PIB) and Bahadurabad factions.[19]

See also

References
  1. "The all influential APMSO is now a shadow of its former self". The News International (newspaper). 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. "MQM-P denies PPP's claim of several APMSO activists joining it". The News International (newspaper). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. "MQM-P revives charity wing to help lockdown affectees". Geo News. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "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.
  5. "LIST OF ENLISTED POLITICAL PARTIES" (PDF). www.ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 21 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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. "Clash erupts among MQM workers after PS-114 defeat - Pakistan - Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  8. "PS-127: MQM Pakistan loses first battle after 'disconnect' from London". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  9. Dawn.com (11 November 2017). "Establishment brokered MQM-PSP alliance meet at Sattar's request: Mustafa Kamal".
  10. Dawn.com (11 November 2017). "MQM-P leaders, supporters pay respects at 'Martyrs' Monument' in Karachi".
  11. Ali, Dawn.com | Imtiaz (8 November 2017). "'One manifesto, one symbol, one party': MQM, PSP announce plans for 2018 elections". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  12. Khosa, Tariq (22 February 2016). "Power of the establishment".
  13. "Democracy versus 'the establishment' in Pakistan".
  14. "Another MQM lawmaker jumps ship to join Kamal-led PSP". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  15. "Ali Raza Abidi quits MQM-P". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  16. "MQM-P all set to seek ex-party MPs de-seating". The Nation. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  17. "MQM-Pakistan's Arshad Vohra joins Pak Sarzameen Party - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  18. "Several MQM-P members likely to join PPP - Pakistan - Dunya News". Dunya News. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  19. "Sattar, Amir lead separate MQM-P sessions after differences over Senate tickets". ARYNEWS. Retrieved 6 February 2018.


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