MQM-P not registered under Siddiqui's name, ECP clarifies
ECP has said that MQM-P is not registered under the name of Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – A spokesperson of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday refuted the claims of Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Bahadurabad faction and said that MQM-P is not registered under the name of Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui.
He also said that the ECP has not entertained any application regarding change of MQM-P leadership and added that the party retains its old status in the ECP.
The spokesperson further said that change in MQM-P leadership can be taken only after the new party elections. He also clarified that ECP’s Sindh returning officer decided to award Senate ticket as per the MQM-P constitution.
Earlier, with the ouster of Farooq Sattar from Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui of the Bahadurabad faction has emerged as the party’s new convener.
The faction claimed that MQM-P is registered under the name of Siddiqui who will preside over the Rabita Committee meetings from now on.
The party members also told that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has allotted them the Kite symbol which they will use in the upcoming elections in the parliament.
Farooq Naseem, MQM-P Bahadurabad group leader, said, “ECP allotted us Kite symbol.”
