LAHORE: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) lawmaker Ali Raza Abidi on Wednesday announced to quit his party and his seat in the National Assembly as protest against merger with the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) saying this was not what he believed in and stood for.
The lawmaker took to Twitter and wrote “Ladies n Gentlemen from the Holy land of Karbala, I announce to quit MQMP n resign from NA251 as this is not what I believed in n stood for.”
Ladies n Gentlemen from the Holy land of Karbala, I announce to quit MQMP n resign from NA251 as this is not what I believed in n stood for.
— Syed Ali Raza Abidi (@abidifactor) November 8, 2017
Earlier, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) on Wednesday announced to set aside differences to form a united political force after merging both the parties.
MQM’s Dr Farooq Sattar and PSP’s Mustafa Kamal addressed a joint press conference in which they stated the modalities and operational framework of the new party. They announced that the new party’s name will not be MQM or PSP and that they will come up with a new name, electoral symbol and manifesto which will be representative of the welfare of the Muhajir community.