Pak Sarzameen Party

Pak Sarzameen Party
President Anis Kaimkhani
Spokesperson Iftikhar Alam
Senior Vice Chairman Anis Khan
Senior Vice President Aftkhar Akbar Randhawa
Founder Syed Mustafa Kamal
Founded 23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)
Split from Muttahida Qaumi Movement
Headquarters House no. 44 L Razi Road Block 6, PECHS, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi
Colors Green, White
Slogan Azm-e-Pakistan
Arz-e-Pakistan
Election symbol
Dolphin
Website
psp.org.pk

Pak Sarzameen Party (Urdu: پاک سر زمین پارٹی‬‎) is a Pakistani political party founded by Syed Mustafa Kamal (former mayor of Karachi) on 23 March 2016.

Background

On 3 March 2016, the party founder, Syed Mustafa Kamal conducted a press conference with Anis Kaimkhani, party president, after they flew back into Karachi from Dubai earlier that day. He criticized his ex-political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement and its leader Altaf Hussain by claiming that, in the past, he had links with Indian spy agency Research and Analysis Wing. He also announced his new political party without revealing the new name of the party.[1] Later the party was joined by former MQM members Raza Haroon, Dr. Sagheer Ahmed, Waseem Aftab, Anees Khan Advocate, Aftkhar Randhawa and Iftikhar Alam and many other MNA's and MPA's.[2]

Syed Mustafa Kamal founded the party on Pakistan Day 2016 at a press conference in Clifton, Karachi which was also attended by its other members.[3] The party is currently led by Syed Mustafa Kamal along with other members Anees Ahmed Qaimkhani (party president), Raza Haroon (secretary-general of the party), Dr. Sagheer Ahmed (senior vice-chairperson), Aftkhar Randhawa (Vice Chairman), Waseem Aftab, Anees Khan Advocate and Iftikhar Alam (party spokesman) who all were former members of MQM.[4]

Controversy

MQM has alleged PakSarzameen Party is financed by ISI, Pakistan Army, Sindh Rangers, and Bahria Town.[5] MQM has also accused the party for working under the patronage of Sindh Rangers in order to threaten MQM workers to join PSP or face arrest.[6][7][8]

PSP's founder Mustafa Kamal has stated that he has recovered MQM's missing persons but MQM alleges that those missing persons were arrested by paramilitary forces of Sindh Rangers.[9]

In a video leak, Minhaj Qazi who was arrested for the murder of Shahid Hamid (KESC MD) announced joining PSP in jail[10]

Former MQM MPA Ashfaq Mangi who was alleged to have RAW connections through the news aired by ARY also joined PSP in a ceremony.[11]

The PSP leader Anees Qaimkhani was arrested by Law enforcement in connection to Baldia Factory fire case,[12] he was later released on bail. PSP's founder Mutafa Kamal has also publicly declared support to Hammad Siddiqui who is also wanted in the case of Baldia Fire more over, Rehman Bhola who is currently under investigation for the incident also had joined PSP before his arrest[13]

Tahir Lamba an MQM worker, who was arrested for suspected facilitation of Indian spy agency RAW is suspected to have joined PSP to get himself released from jail[14]

References

  1. ↑ Ali, Rabia (3 March 2016). "Mustafa Kamal launches political party after no-holds-barred tirade against Altaf Hussain". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Anees Khan Advocate joins Kamal's band of MQM dissidents". GEO TV. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mustafa Kamal names new political movement 'Pak Sarzameen Party'". The Express Tribune. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mustafa Kamal's 'Pak Sarzameen Party' launched". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Waseem Akhtar reacts to PSP's jalsa | SAMAA TV". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  6. ↑ "MQM protest over 'threats' to change workers' loyalties". DAWN.COM. 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  7. ↑ "'Crackdown' on MQM-L workers continues". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  8. ↑ "MQM factions causing uncertainty". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  9. ↑ "Over 125 missing MQM workers recovered; join PSP | SAMAA TV". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  10. ↑ "Former Nine Zero security in-charge Minhaj Qazi joins PSP from jail". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  11. ↑ "Former Nine Zero security in-charge Minhaj Qazi joins PSP from jail". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  12. ↑ "Non-bailable arrest warrant issued for Anees Qaimkhani | SAMAA TV". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  13. ↑ "Abdul Rehman alias Bhola is PSP member: Report | SAMAA TV". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  14. ↑ "Three suspected RAW agents acquitted for lack of evidence". DAWN.COM. 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2017-01-02.

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