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Shamim Siddiqui Announces To Leave MQM After Baber Ghauri

Karachi (December 10, 2017): After Baber Ghauri, another MQM Leader Shamim Siddiqui has also announced to leave the party on Sunday. 

According to the details, former federal minister Shamim Siddiqui has announced on Sunday that he will no longer be associated with the party (MQM).

Siddiqui, presently based in Houston, has remained the federal minister of communication from 2004 to 2007.

Siddiqui reportedly said he has resigned from the party for personal reasons.

Earlier, Baber Ghauri said in his statement that he is leaving MQM and the reasons for leaving the party are purely personal, adding that he will not be joining any political party and group for now.Ghauri has remained as the federal minister for ports and shipping, as well as a lawmaker in the provincial and national assemblies, and the Senate.

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The MQM split into two factions after a controversial speech by its London-based founder in August 2016.

Moreover, the Pakistan-based MQM recently announced a short-lived ‘alliance’ with PSP, which was formed by former MQM leaders Mustafa Kamal and Anis Kaimkhani in 2016 and has been pulling serving and former MQM members into the party ever since.

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