Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Mustafa Kamal and MQM Bahali Committee of Farooq Sattar have officially merged with Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) ahead of local government (LG) elections in Karachi and Hyderabad.
At a press conference at the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) headquarters in Bahadurabad, Karachi, Mustafa Kamal, Farooq Sattar, Amir Khan, Waseem Akhtar, Anis Kaimkhani, and Nasreen Jalil announced the development.
Mustafa Kamal and Dr. Farooq Sattar joined the Mutahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). After disagreements with the party, Sattar formed the MQM-P Bahali Committee in 2018.
MQM-P Convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui began the press conference by saying the “graveness” of Sindh’s urban situation requires everyone to work together.
Khalid Maqbool said Sindh’s urban areas were in a political crisis over the census, constituency delimitation, voter lists, and employment.
“It is important that under the circumstances, the people, whose families laid down their lives for Pakistan’s formations, should come together for a historic struggle,” he added.
Siddiqui also promised that the reunited MQM-P would fulfill the dreams of the masses and develop urban cities.
The former Karachi mayor said the PSP would “merge with the MQM-P” and work under MQM convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui.
Kamal said Karachi residents would have to “leave their comfort zones” due to the political vacuum.
Karachi feeds the nation. He added that Karachi and Sindh would soon see the effects of today’s announcement.
Dr. Farooq Sattar, MQM Bahali Committee Chairman, announced they would join the MQPM-P and present a united MQM.
Political maturity was needed, he said. He said they were reforming and rebranding MQM.
He said the MQM had changed its image to become part of intellectuals and educated people.
He said Karachi should be “given one chance” as the country became more polarised. Farooq Sattar also criticized Karachi and Hyderabad local government elections. “MQM will stage the biggest Shahrah-e-Faisal dharna. “We’ll see how Jan 15 elections go,” he added.