| Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan) | |
| Abbreviation: | MQM-P |
| Predecessor: | Muttahida Qaumi Movement |
| Leader: | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui |
| Position: | Centre-left |
| Headquarters: | Bahadurabad, Karachi |
| National: | Pakistan Democratic Movement |
| Wing1 Title: | Charity Wing |
| Wing1: | Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation[1] |
| Student Wing: | APMSO (Pakistan faction)[2] [3] |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Founders: | Altaf Hussain Azeem Ahmed Tariq (founded Muhajir Qaumi Movement) |
| Native Name: | United National Movement (Pakistan) |
| Leader1 Title: | Convener |
| Leader1 Name: | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui[4] |
| Leader2 Title: | Senior Deputy Convener(s) |
| Leader2 Name: | Syed Mustafa Kamal[5] Farooq Sattar Nasreen Jalil Amir Khan |
| Leader4 Title: | Deputy Convener(s) |
| Leader4 Name: | Anis Kaimkhani Waseem Akhtar Abdul Waseem Khawaja Izharul Hassan |
| Slogan: | Empowering People |
| Founded: | (original) (current) |
| Split: | Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London |
| Wing2 Title: | Youth Wing |
| Wing2: | Mohajir Youth Movement |
| Colors: | Red, green and white |
| Seats1 Title: | Senate |
| Seats2 Title: | National Assembly |
| Seats6 Title: | Sindh Assembly |
| Symbol: | Kite |
| Flag: | Flag of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.svg |
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan)[6] (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|متحدہ قومی موومنٹ (پاکستان) MQM-P) is a social liberal, Muhajir nationalist, and secularist political party.[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 Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London.[10]
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.
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 | |||
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]