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Pakistani political party
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.
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[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 up to 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
Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London .
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History
The party came into existence due to a split within the
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.
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Election campaigns
MQM-P participated in two major by-elections since its formation, but was defeated in both.
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Senate of Pakistan
National Assembly
Sindh Assembly
Merger with PSP
On 8 November 2017, MQM Pakistan and
Pak Sarzameen Party announced an "establishment-sponsored"
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[16] merger.
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[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 January 12, 2023 before 2023 local government elections in
Sindh .
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Party desertion
Many MQM lawmakers left the Sattar faction in the past, including deputy mayor
Arshad Vohra .
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PIB vs Bahadurabad faction
MQM-Pakistan was further divided into the Farooq Sattar (PIB) and Bahadurabad factions.
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See also
References
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"Leadership" . mqmpakistan.net . Retrieved 9 November 2023 .
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"Kamal, Sattar get new roles in unified MQM-P" . Dawn (newspaper) . 3 February 2023.
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"The all influential APMSO is now a shadow of its former self" . The News International (newspaper) . 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2021 .
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"MQM-P denies PPP's claim of several APMSO activists joining it" . The News International (newspaper) . 26 April 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021 .
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"MQM-P revives charity wing to help lockdown affectees" .
Geo News . 2 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021 .
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"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 .
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"Explainer: Pakistan's main political parties" .
Aljazeera.com . 6 May 2013.
^ Cohen, Stephen P. (2011). Pakistan: Arrival and Departure . The Brookings Institution. p. 22. The avowedly secular Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)...
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"List of Enlisted Political Parties" (PDF) . www.ecp.gov.pk .
Election Commission of Pakistan . Retrieved 21 January 2022 .
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"List of Enlisted Political Parties" (PDF) . www.ecp.gov.pk .
Election Commission of Pakistan . Retrieved 21 January 2022 .
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"Centralised state and ethnic discontent" . www.thenews.com.pk . Retrieved 15 August 2022 .
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"Born to run: The rise and leveling of the MQM" . DAWN.COM . Retrieved 15 August 2022 .
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"Clash erupts among MQM workers after PS-114 defeat – Pakistan – Dunya News" . dunyanews.tv . Retrieved 11 July 2017 .
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"PS-127: MQM Pakistan loses first battle after 'disconnect' from London" . www.geo.tv . Retrieved 11 July 2017 .
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"Establishment brokered MQM-PSP alliance meet at Sattar's request: Mustafa Kamal" . 11 November 2017.
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"MQM-P leaders, supporters pay respects at 'Martyrs' Monument' in Karachi" . 11 November 2017.
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" '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" .
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"Democracy versus 'the establishment' in Pakistan" . lubpak.com .
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"Farooq Sattar, Mustafa Kamal join ranks of MQM-P in bid to reinvigorate party" . The Nation . 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023 .
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"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 .
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"Another MQM lawmaker jumps ship to join Kamal-led PSP" . Daily Pakistan Global . Retrieved 9 November 2017 .
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"Ali Raza Abidi quits MQM-P" . www.geo.tv . Retrieved 9 November 2017 .
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"MQM-P all set to seek ex-party MPs de-seating" . The Nation . Retrieved 9 November 2017 .
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"MQM-Pakistan's Arshad Vohra joins Pak Sarzameen Party – The Express Tribune" . The Express Tribune . 29 October 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017 .
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"Several MQM-P members likely to join PPP – Pakistan – Dunya News" . Dunya News . Retrieved 9 November 2017 .
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"Sattar, Amir lead separate MQM-P sessions after differences over Senate tickets" . ARYNEWS . Retrieved 6 February 2018 .
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