Party Name | Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan |
Founder | Altaf Hussain and Azeem Ahmed Tariq |
Date/Year Founded | 18th March 1984 (as Muhajir Qaumi Movement)
* Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan was taken over by Farooq Sattar, who split it from from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s founder and leader Altaf Hussain on 23 August 2016. |
Geographic Focus | Urdu speaking districts of Sindh, though it has set up units in the rest of the country as well. |
Flag/ Colours
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Past Party Heads | Altaf Hussain Farooq Sattar |
Office bearers:
1. Party Head 2. General Secretary
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Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui (Convener) N/A |
Stance
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Primarily representing the urban middle class, MQM professes liberal and progressive policies. It is strongly anti extremism and condemns religious fanaticism. It opposes feudalism and demands land reforms in country. It supports the alliance with the US and the West and considers talibanisation as a clear and present threat to Pakistan. |
Slogan/Punch line | Empowering People |
Issues in Focus | Elected Local Governments
Land Reform Fighting Extremism |
Participation in Elections | 1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2013 |
Representation in Parliament- From 1970-2013
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1990, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2013 |
Manifesto:
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http://www.mqmpakistan.org/manifesto-2018/#sthash.pxf32aWJ.dpbs |
Election Symbol for 2018
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Website:
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http://www.mqmpakistan.org |
Contact:
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Head Office MQM Pakistan 184/Z-A Block 3 Bahadurabad Off. Bahadurabad Club, Karachi. +92 (21) 34129995 |
Prominent Personalities
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Nasreen Jaleel
Faisal Sabzwari Khushbakht Shujat Waseem Akhtar Aamir Khan |