Political analysts discuss MQM’s internal decline

Updated: 8:41 AM PKT — June 2, 2026

Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) will hold its intra-party elections in the first week of October, according to central leader Amin-ul-Haque. He stated that the Rabita Committee or the Central Committee will be elected first, and this body will subsequently decide on the positions of convener and deputy convener.

Updated: 5:07 AM PKT — June 2, 2026

Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has accused the MQM-P of unnecessarily politicizing issues such as utility shortages in an attempt to revive what he termed its “dead politics.” Memon asserted that the MQM-P was incorrectly blaming the Sindh government for gas shortages, which are a federal responsibility, and for issues with K-Electric, which is not under provincial administrative control. He clarified that the Pakistan People’s Party is not an ally of the MQM and only supports the federal government to ensure the continuation of the democratic process.

The minister further alleged that Karachi’s decline began with the rise of ethnic and linguistic politics, accusing past MQM-led local governments of encroaching on public spaces and recruiting individuals later accused of serious crimes into municipal institutions. Regarding water scarcity, Memon stated the entire province is facing a 22 percent shortage, which has been officially communicated to IRSA, inevitably impacting Karachi as the last recipient in the distribution system.