KARACHI: The recent wave of desertions from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) to the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) continue with NA-242 lawmaker Mehboob Alam expected to jump ship today.
Sources said the move will be announced at a press conference Pakistan House later today.
Earlier, on April 4, MQM-P MNA Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi PSP.
Qureshi belonged to the Farooq Sattar-led faction of MQM-P.
Speaking about his decision, Qureshi had said that he joined PSP as there is no scandal or pressure within the party. “We need to form a way to solve problems of the Urdu-speaking community.”
While speaking to the journalists, Qureshi requested the media to stop using terms such as ‘kites being cut’ and ‘wickets falling’ to refer to people leaving MQM-P.
“We are not kites or wickets. We are people who have made the decision on our own accord. We want to work for the betterment of the people,” he added.
On April 1, MQM-P MNA from Hyderabad, Waseem Hussain, announced joining the PSP whereas on March 29, MQM-P MNA Dr Fouzia Hameed announced the same.
Before them, on March 28, two women provincial lawmakers of MQM-P MPAs Naheed Begum and Naila Munir had jumped ship.
Former MQM leader and Karachi mayor, Mustafa Kamal, had in March 2016 announced his own party, PSP, along with former MQM leader Anis Qaimkhani. APP/AFP