| Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan) | |
| Abbreviation: | MQM-P |
| Predecessor: | MQM-L |
| Position: | Centre-left[1] |
| Headquarters: | Bahadurabad, Karachi |
| National: | PDM |
| Wing1 Title: | Charity Wing |
| Wing1: | Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation[2] |
| Student Wing: | All Pakistan Muttahidda Students Organization [3] [4] |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Founder: | Farooq Sattar |
| Native Name: | United National Movement (Pakistan) |
| Leader1 Title: | Leader |
| Leader1 Name: | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui[5] |
| Leader2 Title: | Deputy Convener(s) |
| Leader2 Name: | Syed Mustafa Kamal[6] Farooq Sattar Nasreen Jalil Amir Khan |
| Slogan: | Empowering People |
| Split: | MQM-L |
| Wing2 Title: | Youth Wing |
| Wing2: | Mohajir Youth Movement |
| Wing3 Title: | Women Wing |
| Wing3: | Mohajir Women Movement |
| Colors: | Red, green and white |
| Seats1 Title: | Senate of Pakistan |
| Seats2 Title: | National Assembly of Pakistan |
| Seats6 Title: | Provincial Assembly of Sindh |
| Symbol: | Kite |
| Flag: | Flag of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.svg |
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan) (MQM-P) is a Pakistani political party with a liberal political position and a Muhajir nationalist ideology.[7] 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.[8] The party aims to represent the human rights of Muhajirs in Pakistan through peaceful and democratic struggle.[9] The Party is a splinter faction of MQM-L.[10]
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.
MQM-P participated in two major by-elections since its formation, but was defeated in both.[11] [12]
| Election | Leader | Seats | Position | Resulting Coalition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ± | ||||||
| 2018 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | 1 | 5th | |||
| 2021 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | 2 | 6th | |||
| 2024 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | 2 | 6th | |||
| Election | Leader | Votes | Seats | Position | Resulting Coalition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ± | |||||||
| 2018 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | 733,245 | 1.38 | 17 | 8th | |||
| 2024 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | 1,119,962 | 1.89 | 14 | 8th | |||
| Election | Leader | Votes | Seats | Position | Resulting Coalition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ± | |||||||
| 2018 | Khawaja Izharul Hassan | 766,789 | 7.65 | 30 | 3rd | |||
| 2024 | Ali Khursheedi | 905,896 | 7.99 | 15 | 2nd | |||
On 8 November 2017, MQM Pakistan and Pak Sarzameen Party announced an "establishment-sponsored"[13] [14] merger.[15] [16] [17] 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.[18] [19] [20]
Many MQM lawmakers left the Sattar faction in the past, including deputy mayor Arshad Vohra.[21] [22] [23] [24] [25]
MQM-Pakistan was further divided into the Farooq Sattar (PIB) and Bahadurabad factions.[26]
