MQM-P calls for national dialogue on creating new provinces across Pakistan
- By Muhammad Abuzar Usama -
- Aug 16, 2026
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Chairman Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddique suggested that all political parties set aside their personal interests and initiate a dialogue with each other to form new provinces in the country, ARY News reported.
Holding a press conference at the party’s Bahadurabad headquarters alongside leaders Syed Mustafa Kamal, Farooq Sattar, and Anis Kaimkhani, the Federal Minister for Education Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddique stated that new provinces should be created based on national need.
Dr. Siddique noted that various political parties are beginning to align with MQM-P’s demand and suggestions.
He urged political parties to engage in discussions regarding the critical demand for new provinces, leaving their personal and political interests behind.
Emphasizing the need for a national dialogue to establish new provinces, the MQM-P Chairman added that the case for a new province is strongest in Sindh.
He clarified that this decision is not just for Karachi, but for all cities and regions across the country.
The demand for new provinces is not an organizational or political necessity, but a necessity for the whole of Pakistan, he said.
He highlighted that while the population has grown at a rapid pace, no new provinces have been created to keep up with this expansion.
He presented a proposed framework and formal demand for creating new administrative units and provinces across the country.
Additionally, he stated that the party had only participated in passing the 18th Amendment to make Article 140-A more effective.
Syed Mustafa Kamal stated that the party wants an effective system of government that serves the people, adding that establishing new administrative units will empower farmers as well.
He said those who hold the power to run the country know that creating new administrative units is the only viable solution for governance.
He further said that Sindh as a whole has received a whopping 22 trillion rupees (22,000 billion rupees) over the last 18 years, yet the ruling government has turned Karachi into one of the worst cities to live in.
He added that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), due to its stubbornness, is unwilling to accept constitutional amendments regarding local bodies.
He noted that since the PPP refuses to accept these constitutional amendments, MQM-P is now advocating for new administrative units.
Meanwhile, Dr. Farooq Sattar stated that Karachi has deteriorated into one of the worst-managed cities during 17 years of corrupt PPP rule.
He expressed a message to the people of Sindh, warning that feudal lords and landlords are their true enemies.
He clarified that creating new administrative units does not mean dividing Sindh, but rather dividing the province’s administrative load. Under this proposal, regions like Sukkur, Larkana, and Mirpurkhas would become new administrative units, where local residents and officers would govern and manage their own areas.
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He emphasized that MQM-P seeks to liberate the poor people of Sindh from feudal oppression.
Finally, he urged feudal lords and landlords not to mislead the Sindhi people for their own political gains.