Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan)[2] (Urdu: متحدہ قومی موومنٹ (پاکستان) Muttahidah Qọ̄mī Mūvmaṅṫ Pākistān abbr. MQM-P) is a social liberal, Muhajir nationalist, and secularist political party.[3][4] The leader of the party is Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui.[2] The party's symbol is the kite. It is mostly active in Karachi where the majority of Muhajirs currently reside.[5] The party aims to represent the Human rights of Mahajir (Pakistan) in Pakistan through peaceful and democratic struggle.[6] The Party is a splinter faction of MQM-L.[7]
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.[7]
Election campaigns
[edit]MQM-P participated in two major by-elections since its formation, but was defeated in both.[8][9]
Senate of Pakistan
[edit]| Election | Leader | Seats | Position | Resulting Coalition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | ± | ||||
| 2018 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | 5 / 104
|
 1
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5th | Opposition Coalition |
| 2021 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | 3 / 100
|
 2
|
6th | Opposition Coalition |
| 2024 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | 1 / 100
|
2
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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 | PTI Coalition (2018 - 2022)
PDM Coalition (2022 - 2023) |
| 2024 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | 1,119,962 | 1.89 | 21 / 336
|
14
|
8th | PDM Coalition (2024-present) |
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-P and PSP announced an "establishment-sponsored"[10][11] merger.[12][13][14] 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.[15][16][17]
Party desertion
[edit]Many MQM lawmakers left the Sattar faction in the past, including deputy mayor Arshad Abdullah Vohra.[18][19][20][21][22]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Explainer: Pakistan's main political parties". Aljazeera.com. 6 May 2013.
- ^ a b "List of Enlisted Political Parties" (PDF). www.ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "List of Enlisted Political Parties" (PDF). www.ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "The all influential APMSO is now a shadow of its former self". The News International (newspaper). 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Centralised state and ethnic discontent". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Paracha, Nadeem F. (23 August 2018). "Born to run: The rise and leveling of the MQM". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Clash erupts among MQM workers after PS-114 defeat – Pakistan – Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "PS-127: MQM Pakistan loses first battle after 'disconnect' from London". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Establishment brokered MQM-PSP alliance meet at Sattar's request: Mustafa Kamal". 11 November 2017.
- ^ "MQM-P leaders, supporters pay respects at 'Martyrs' Monument' in Karachi". 11 November 2017.
- ^ "'One manifesto, one symbol, one party': MQM, PSP announce plans for 2018 elections". DAWN.COM. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ Khosa, Tariq (22 February 2016). "Power of the establishment".
- ^ "Democracy versus 'the establishment' in Pakistan". lubpak.com.
- ^ "Farooq Sattar, Mustafa Kamal join ranks of MQM-P in bid to reinvigorate party". The Nation. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Sattar, Kamal likely to join MQM-P today". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Dawn.com (12 January 2023). "MQM factions reunite ahead of local govt elections in Karachi, Hyderabad". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Another MQM lawmaker jumps ship to join Kamal-led PSP". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Ali Raza Abidi quits MQM-P". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "MQM-P all set to seek ex-party MPs de-seating". The Nation. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "MQM-Pakistan's Arshad Vohra joins Pak Sarzameen Party – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Several MQM-P members likely to join PPP – Pakistan – Dunya News". Dunya News. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- MQM Pakistan – Official website
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