Muttahida Qaumi Movement

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Founder	Altaf Hussain and Azeem Ahmed Tariq
Date/Year Founded	18^th March 1984 (as Muhajir Qaumi Movement)
Geographic Focus	Urdu speaking districts of Sindh, though it has set up units in the rest of the country as well.
Flag/ Colours
Past Party Heads	Altaf Hussain
Office bearers: 1. Party Head 2. General Secretary	Altaf Hussain N.A.
Stance	Primarily representing the urban middle class, MQM professes liberal and progressive policies. It is strongly anti extremism and condemns religious fanaticism. It opposes feudalism and demands land reforms in country. It supports the alliance with the US and the West and considers talibanisation as a clear and present threat to Pakistan.
Slogan/Punch line	Empowering People
Issues in Focus	Elected Local Governments Land Reform Fighting Extremism
Participation in Elections	1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2013
Representation in Parliament- From 1970-2013
Manifesto:	http://www.mqm.org/englishnews/1793/manifesto2013
Election Symbol for 2013
Website:	www.mqm.org
Contact:	Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), Pakistan NINE ZERO, 494/8 Azizabad, Federal B. Area Karachi, Pakistan Phone: +92 21 3631 3690, +92 21 36329131, +92 21 36329900 Fax: +92 21 36329955
Prominent Personalities	Farooq Sattar Mustafa Kamal Faisal Sabzwari Nasreen Jaleel Raza Haroon Haider Abbas Rizvi Rauf Siddiqui Babar Ghauri Waseem Akhtar