Several sources report that the MQM is open to dialogue with the opposition parties, including the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) ( Gulf News 24 Oct. Similarly, Dawn reports that the PML adopted a resolution against the MQM, after which the MQM "urged the PML to recognise the MQM as its coalition partner" (8 Dec. In December 2006, MQM leader Altaf Hussain addressed a rally of MQM supporters and was quoted as saying that the PML would have to decide whether it considered the MQM its ally or its rival ( Dawn 6 Dec. However, a 4 August 2006 article in the Gulf News indicates that "ll issues including the resignations presented MQM federal and provincial ministers have been resolved," and that the MQM would remain in the ruling coalition. A subsequent BBC article notes that, following a conflict with the government, several MQM provincial cabinet ministers handed in their resignations in the province of Sindh (28 July 2006). An 8 January 2006 British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC) article reports that the MQM threatened to withdraw its support to government in Balochistan.
Other sources report that relations between the parties have deteriorated and that the MQM has opposed the ruling PML on several issues ( Dawn 6 Dec. Several sources report that the MQM is part of an alliance with the ruling coalition led by the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) ( BBC 15 Nov. However, since 1998, the MQM has reportedly "largely adopted peaceful means of protest" (SATP n.d.b). 2006)Īccording to the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP), the MQM is the "foremost among the ethnic based politico-terrorist formations in Pakistan" ( n.d.b). The MQM's militancy and reputation as an unreliable ally have frequently prevented it from capitalising on its potential as a power-broker, although it is currently a partner in the pro-Musharraf state government in Sindh. It is the third-largest political party, although its support base is largely confined to Urdu speakers in the main cities of Sindh, particularly Karachi and Hyderabad. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was originally formed to support Muslim refugees that emigrated to Pakistan from India during the partition. The EIU also provides the following information on the MQM:
The MQM leader, Altaf Hussain, has been in exile in London since 1992 as a result of threats to his person and his party (National MIPT 7 Nov. However, on their Web site, the MQM claims to be the "third largest political party of Pakistan and the second largest political party in the southern province of Sindh" ( n.d. The Economist Intelligence Unit ( EIU) states that the MQM held 17 of the 342 seats in the National Assembly in October 2002 and 18 in June 2006, behind the Pakistan Muslim League (PML), the Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) (9 Oct. aims to abolish the prevailing feudal political system and to establish democracy.
Represents the interests of Muslim, Urdu-speaking immigrants (from India) in Pakistan, seeks the designation of Mohajir as fifth nationality. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), also known as the Mutahida Qaumi Mahaz, the United National Movement ( Political Parties of the World 2005, 458), or the Muttahida Quomi Mahaz (SATP n.d.a),
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