Muttahida Qaumi Movement

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Urdu متحدہ قومی موومنٹ
Muttaḥidah Qọ̄mī Mūwmaṅṫ
Muttahida Qaumi movement
Party logo of the MQM
Party leader Altaf Hussain
founding March 18, 1984
Headquarters Karachi
Alignment Interests of muhajir ,
liberalism ,
secularism ,
nationalism
Colours) red, green, white
Parliament seats Senate :
8/104

National Assembly :
24/342
Website mqm.org

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement ( Urdu متحدہ قومی موومنٹ Muttaḥidah Qọ̄mī Mūwmaṅṫ (MQM) , German 'United People's Movement' ) is a liberal party in Pakistan and at the same time represents the interests of the Muhajir minority .

history

founding

The party was founded in 1984 by Altaf Hussain and Imran Farooq . The MQM has significant influence in Karachi . The murder of one of their party leaders in August 2010 led to riots in the city, which resulted in 45 deaths.

On March 20 and 21, 2011, after the murder of an MQM member, fighting broke out between MQM members and members of the Pashtun minority in Karachi. There were at least 16 deaths within 24 hours.

Government under Yousaf Raza Gilani

After the parliamentary elections in 2008 , the MQM joined a coalition government made up of the Pakistani People's Party (PPP), Muslim League (PML-N) and other small parties under Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani . This started work in spring 2008.

On January 2, 2011, the MQM resigned from the Pakistani government under Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani. The reasons given were poor government performance, a lack of success in the fight against violent Islamists, high inflation and corruption. The 9 percent price increases on petrol and kerosene at the beginning of the year are cited as the ultimate trigger. Five days later, on January 7, the MQM announced that it would rejoin the government. The price increases had previously been withdrawn.

Elections 2013

In the 2013 parliamentary elections , the MQM lost 2 seats (from 25 to 23) and 2 percent of the vote (from 7.4 to 5.4).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ London: Pakistani politician in exile murdered. In: ORF . September 17, 2010, accessed March 21, 2011 .
  2. ↑ At least 16 dead in riots in Karachi. In: ORF. March 21, 2011, accessed March 21, 2011 .
  3. ^ Coalition broken up in Pakistan. In: ORF. January 2, 2011, accessed March 21, 2011 .
  4. ↑ Sascha Zastiral: government without a majority. In: the daily newspaper . January 3, 2011, accessed January 7, 2011 .
  5. ↑ Pakistan's government again with a parliamentary majority. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . January 7, 2011, accessed January 7, 2011 .
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