Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan

Pakistani political party

Not to be confused with Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London or Mohajir Qaumi Movement Pakistan.

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan)

متحدہ قومی موومنٹ(پاکستان)
United National Movement (Pakistan)

Abbreviation| MQM-P
Leader| 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]
Founder| Farooq Sattar
Founded| 23 August 2016; 8 years ago (2016-08-23)
Split from| MQM-L
Preceded by| MQM-L
Headquarters| Bahadurabad, Karachi
Student wing| All Pakistan Muttahidda Students Organization
[3][4]
Charity Wing| Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation[5]
Youth Wing| Mohajir Youth Movement
Women Wing| Mohajir Women Movement
Ideology| Pakistani nationalism[3]
Muhajir nationalism[6]
Social liberalism
Liberal socialism[7]
Secularism[8]
Political position| Centre-left[7]
National affiliation| PDM
Colors| Red, green and white

Slogan| Empowering People
Senate of Pakistan|

4 / 100

National Assembly of Pakistan|

22 / 336

Provincial Assembly of Sindh|

40 / 168

Election symbol
Kite

Party flag
Website
mqmpakistan.net

* Politics of Pakistan
* Political parties
* Elections

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 MQM-L.[6]

## History

[edit]

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.[6]

## Election campaigns

[edit]

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

### Senate of Pakistan

[edit]

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
2024 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui |

1 / 100

|  2  | 6th  | Coalition Government

### National Assembly

[edit]

Election  | Leader  | Votes  | Seats  | Position  | Resulting Coalition

|
|
|
|
|

#  | %  | #  | ±
2018 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | 733,245  | 1.38  |

7 / 342

|  17  | 8th  | PDM Coalition (2018 - 2022)

PDM Coalition (2022 - 2024)

2024 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | 1,119,962  | 1.89  |

21 / 336

|  14  | 8th  | Coalition Government

### Sindh Assembly

[edit]

Election  | Leader  | Votes  | Seats  | Position  | Resulting Coalition

|
|
|
|
|

#  | %  | #  | ±
2018 | Khawaja Izharul Hassan | 766,789  | 7.65  |

21 / 168

|  30  | 3rd  | Opposition Coalition
2024 | Ali Khursheedi | 905,896  | 7.99  |

36 / 168

|  15  | 2nd  | Coalition Government

## Merger with PSP

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

## PIB vs Bahadurabad faction

[edit]

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

## See also

[edit]

* Mohajir Qaumi Movement Pakistan
* Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London
* MQM militancy
* MQM violence (1994–2016)
* Pak Sarzameen Party

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Leadership". mqmpakistan.net. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
2. ^ a b c d e "Kamal, Sattar get new roles in unified MQM-P". Dawn (newspaper). 3 February 2023.
3. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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

[edit]

* MQM Pakistan – Official website

* v
* t
* e

Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan

People|

* Farooq Sattar
* Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui
* Amir Khan
* Syed Aminul Haque

Wings|

* APMSO
* Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation

See also|

* Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London
* Altaf Hussain
* Pak Sarzameen Party
* Mohajir Qaumi Movement Pakistan

Category:Muttahida Qaumi Movement

* v
* t
* e

Political parties in Pakistan

National Assembly|

* PML–N (114)
* PTI (93)
* PPP (73)
* MQM–P (22)
* JUI–F (9)
* PML–Q (4)
* IPP (4)
* BNP–M (2)
* BAP (1)
* PML–Z (1)
* NP–P (1)
* PKMAP (1)
* PKNAP (1)
* MWM (1)
* Independent (8)

Senate|

* PML–N (33)
* PPP (20)
* PTI (18)
* BAP (8)
* MQM–P (5)
* NP–P (5)
* JUI–F (4)
* PKMAP (3)
* IND (FATA) (2)
* JIP (2)
* BNP–M (1)
* PML–F (1)
* ANP (1)

Unrepresented|

* Awaam Pakistan
* Sunni Ittehad Council
* Sunni Tehreek
* Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan
* Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party
* Pakistan Green Party
* Communist Party of Pakistan
* Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
* Pakistan Peoples Party Workers
* Pakistan Christian Congress
* Mohajir Qaumi Movement Pakistan
* Jamhoori Wattan Party
* Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party
* Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz
* Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz
* Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party
* Sindh United Party
* Tehreek-e-Jafaria (Pakistan)
* Islami Tehreek Pakistan
* Jamiat Ahle Hadith
* Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan
* Awami Tahreek (Sindh)
* Pakistan Awami Tehreek
* Hazara Democratic Party
* Bahawalpur National Awami Party
* Jamote Qaumi Movement
* Qaumi Watan Party
* Mazdoor Kisan Party
* National Democratic Movement
* Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians
* Haq Do Tehreek Balochistan
* Haqooq-e-Khalq Party
* Awami Workers Party

* List of political parties
* Politics of Pakistan

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template