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Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London
LeaderAltaf Hussain
Founded1984
HeadquartersKarachi, Pakistan
Website
[ www.dirtyrats.com]

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Template:Lang-ur) ( Muttahida Qaumi Movement) generally known as MQM or simply Muttahida, is a linguistic terrorist party of Indian Pakistanis. It was created for the economically motivated Indians. The Term Mohajir means a person who is an immigrant and to MQM Mohajir meant a person immigrating from a handful of cities in india during the 1947 partition. Like People migrating from delhi, Lucknow, Behar etc were all Mohajirs and those coming from the Punjab side of india were not treated as Mohajirs hence not eligible for MQM. It is quite recently that MQM changed its stance to cover all Pakistan. It's leader, Altaf Hussain, has been in the United Kingdom since March 1992.

MQM was the fourth-largest political party in the elected National Assembly of Pakistan in February 2008 general elections [1]. This was mainly because of heavy rigging. It is the second largest political party of Sindh province. It claims to be the strongest in Karachi where word strongest depicts many of MQM's party tactics including Torture and extortion, kidnapping and blackmailing are some of those.

MQM is a political party which grew out of a student organization on purely linguistic and regional grounds very similar to IRA in Northern Ireland or SNP in Scotland or ANP in N.W.F.P and Punjabi Student Association from punjab or Geay Sindh for sindhies. The students organization, All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organization (APMSO) started on 11 June 1978 at the University of Karachi by Altaf Hussain. Hussain remains its life long leader despite having a very controversial personality.[2] APMSO gave birth to Muhajir Qaumi Movement (MQM) on 18 March 1984, which by 1991 "established a virtual monopoly over representation of the Urdu-speaking community in urban Sindh." [3]

On July 26, 1997, MQM officially removed the term Muhajir from its name, and replaced it with Muttahida ("United").[4] to, "further enhance the programme of national development"."[5]

MQM occasionally claims to be making speedy inroads all over Pakistan with the help of General Musharraf.[6] At the February 2008 general election, the party won 25 seats in the National Assembly, and 52 seats in the Sindh Provincial Assembly.[7]

Key members of MQM Central

Politics for service

According to MQM's website, "Nation’s solidarity, integrity and security; progress and prosperity; improvement in common man’s quality of life; stability of democratic institutions; and the substantial reforms in the field of agriculture, trade and industry, education and health, finance and overall economy and judiciary are the cherished goals of Muttahida Qaumi Movement. MQM's Vision for an Egalitarian Order Through Local Government. In reality Political leaders of PML-N, PPP and PTI have always pursued the politics of racism and fascism against MQM.

Formation of APMSO

A group of Urdu-speaking students of University of Karachi, established a student organization in June 11, 1978, the All Pakistan Muhajir Student Organisation (APMSO) led by Altaf Hussain. The [(Pakistan)|Muhajir people]] are a Urdu-speaking linguistic group that migrated to Pakistan after its independence in 1947. Almost two million[citation needed] Muhajir men, women and children sacrificed their lives during this migration.

Making of MQM

In order to fill the political vacuum and bridge the gap between the Urdu-speaking faction and concerned authorities of government, APMSO restructured as "Muhajir Qaumi Movement" on March 18, 1984 [9]. .

1992 military operation

In Sindh, an operation was launched by the Pakistan Army on June 19, 1992 under the request of the Government of PPP who were fearing the collapse of law and order situation in Karachi. Altaf Hussain, the founder of MQM, fearing for his life fled for London he currently resides in exile, Mr. Hussain and several other MQM leaders and workers were accused of being involved in the kidnapping and torture of a Pakistan Army, Major in 1991. Other gang members fled to neighbouring india. Major Kaleem Case was the bedrock of many subsequent governmental and military operations against MQM [10]

1947-1997, published by Ministry of Information and Media, ISBN 969-507-000-0).

People of Karachi suffered a lot as a result of these crises.

Hidden Motos

Some people believe that MQM is on a mission to divide the country, by segregating Karachi to be a seperate country. Or atleast this is possible that they want The Karachi to be a separate State or province. They Reason it by saying that Karachi is the main Revenue Generator for the Country but this revenue is spent more on Punjab site, i.e. The karachi is not getting its proper share.


Recent trend

MQM, initially focused on only the Urdu-speaking people, who migrated to Pakistan after the independence in 1947. Since 1997, it has started to aim downtrodden masses at the national level, with a manifesto to improve low social and economic status of the Sindh. Although it has claimed to a national political party, working in all major cities of Pakistan, its representation in non-Urdu-speaking areas remains negligible. Altaf Hussein has not been welcomed outside Muhajirs for many controversial statements especially the one, declared 'division of India and creation of Pakistan the biggest blunder in history', during a speech in India.

MQM boycotted 2001 municipal elections but participated in 2002 national election and secured most of the urban areas seats in Sindh province.[10] Altaf Hussain supported, General Pervez Musharraf's U-turn on Afghan-policy after 9-11 attacks.

In August 2005, Haq Parast candidates, won the municipal elections in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Mirpur Khas and many other cities of Sindh. [11]

MQM supported former President Musharraf in federal government along with the very controversial PML-Q, but in the course of such support it has lost its own viewpoint on various issues including LFO, Kalabagh Dam and the NFC Award. [12]

MQM tried to change its policy which restrained it to Urdu-speaking people recently, opening offices in other provinces including the Punjab (formerly MQM was famous for anti-Punjab attitude) with no success. In an unsuccessful attempt to do so, Altaf Hussain has himself married a Sindi-Baloch Gabool.

It is said that MQM has been a [13] major help to the USA in its 'War Against Terrorism'. Although there are major allegations on the party for doing 'controlled state terrorism on it opponents. In Canada, MQM has been charged of holding terrorist activities.

On Monday April 28, 2008, the MQM announced that it reached a deal with the Pakistan Peoples Party on a power sharing deal, it is expected the eight ministers from the MQM party are expected to join the Sindh government and are expected to take oath of Friday. As expected, MQM managed to get shipping industry for some alleged hidden interest.

See also

References

  1. ^ Election Commission of Pakistan: Election 2008 Statistics
  2. ^ Mr. Altaf Hussain's Speech
  3. ^ Muhajir Qaumi Movement's Warp-Speed Takeoff
  4. ^ MQM's Journey From Muhajir to Muttahida
  5. ^ MQM's Official Website
  6. ^ MQM Supports Musharraf's Strategic Meetings with Political Parties Prior to 2007-2008 Elections
  7. ^ MQM Wins 19 in National and 39 in Provincial Assembly.
  8. ^ Imran Farooq named new MQM convener Dawn Newspaper, July 28, 2005
  9. ^ http://www.mqm.org/ah-int-edgaretimes-201198.htm
  10. ^ Newsline
  11. ^ The daily Dawn editorial
  12. ^ http://www.dawn.com/2005/12/19/top3.htm
  13. ^ [www.jasara.com]
MQM websites
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