Karachi (April 11, 2018): Another MQM-P lawmaker Syed Anwar Raza on Wednesday announced to join Pak Sarzameen Party.
He announced to join the Pak Sarzameen Party in a press conference at PSP Headquarters in Karachi, Pakistan House, along with PSP Chairman Mustafa Kamal today.
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Syed Anwar Raza, an elected provincial lawmaker from PS-102, announced jumping into the ship of the PSP from Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P).
Raza is the latest politician to switch sides before the upcoming general elections.
On Sunday, MQM-P NA-242 lawmaker Mehboob Alam and MPAs Saifuddin Khalid and Muhammad Kamran joined PSP.
On April 8, three Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan lawmakers on Sunday announced to join Pak Sarzameen Party.
Those who joined included Member National Assembly Mehboob Alam, provincial assembly lawmakers Saifuddin Khalid and Kamran Farouqi.
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Speaking on the occasion, PSP Chief Mustafa Kamal said that within few days 4 MNA’s and 4 MPA’s have announced their inclusion in his party.
We never abused anyone and we were sure that many people will join us as we have continued our struggle for better Pakistan, he added.
These defections are part of the ongoing defections from MQM-P which had occurred in the last more than a week due to the ongoing rifts among the party factions led by Farooq Sattar and Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui.
Earlier, on April 4, MQM-P MNA Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi, who belonged to the Farooq Sattar-led faction of MQM-P, joined PSP.
Qureshi was elected member of the National Assembly MNA from NA-253. He was also elected member Sindh Assembly in 2008.
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.
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On March 29, MQM-P’s federal legislator Dr Fauzia switched loyalties and announced on Thursday to join the Mustafa Kamal-led Pakistan Sarzameen Party at the party’s central office, Pakistan House.
two former members of the MQM-P announced their joining in the Kamal-led party.
Naheed Begum who is a member of the provincial assembly (MPA) of Sindh from the constituency PSW-153 and Naila Munir, an MPA on a reserved seat for women RSW-155, announced they were joining Kamal’s party during a press conference held in Karachi.
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