Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) holds a press conference against the Sindh Assembly resolution on February 22, 2026. Photo: Express
KARACHI:
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan President Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Sunday took strong exception to the imprisonment of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder.
“What kind of justice is it that the one who won 170 seats is in jail, while the one who won 80 seats is in the government?” stated the head of the MQM-P, referring to the result of the last general elections.
Siddiqui termed the resolution against creation of new provinces tabled in the Sindh Assembly as unconstitutional, unethical and undemocratic, calling it an open challenge to the federation of Pakistan.
He aimed all his guns at the PPP, PML-N, Jamaat-e-Islami and also the PTI for their alleged anti-Karachi policies.
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Bahadurabad along with senior leaders Mustafa Kamal, Farooq Sattar, Anees Qaimkhani, Aminul Haque and Faisal Sabzwari, Siddiqui questioned whether any province had the authority to pass a resolution that contradicted the Constitution.
Implementation of Article 140-A is not just about Karachi, it is a matter of survival of Pakistan.
Dr Siddiqui said the resolution was not just a piece of paper but an open challenge to the federation of Pakistan. “Does any province have the right to pass a resolution that contradicts the Constitution of Pakistan? If not, under what fear or agenda was this audacity carried out?” asked.
Criticizing the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), he said the group that has ruled Sindh for 17 years is shirking responsibility for its worst governance, corruption and incompetence and has therefore resorted to sowing hatred and division.
Dr Siddiqui stressed that none of the demands of the MQM fall outside the ambit of the Constitution and the law. “
He recalled that in 1971, when the country was bankrupt, all provinces accepted Urdu as the national language except Sindh, because the reason was different, now stated.
He demanded a transparent census under military supervision, saying that “in one fell swoop, the false numerical majority in Sindh will be exposed.” Citing evidence, he claimed that Karachi’s population has already crossed 40 million. “Karachi is no longer a mini-Pakistan, it is Pakistan itself,” he said.
Dr. Siddiqui recalled that Bhutto’s own Constitution allows the creation of new provinces. “If demanding a province is treason, then what is creating districts for linguistic reasons: patriotism?” asked.
He noted that in 2008 Karachi was among the fastest growing cities, but 17 years of PPP rule pushed it to the list of the world’s worst cities. He emphasized that implementation of Article 140-A is not just a matter of Karachi but a matter of survival of Pakistan.
Siddiqui, addressing the Prime Minister directly, said: “implementation of the Constitution is your responsibility, and the Constitution of Pakistan also allows referendums.”
He questioned: “What justice is this, that the one who has 170 seats is in jail while the one who has 80 seats is in the government?”
Dr Siddiqui accused Hafiz Naeemur Rehman of being part of conspiracies against Karachi and said greed for a single seat led to betrayal. He also heavily criticized Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), alleging that it sided with the PPP and joined in with “unconstitutional” politics. “Do not try to scare us with the threat of riots. This resolution is illegal, unethical and undemocratic. Ramadan will be spent in prayer, but afterwards there will be a decisive fight in defense of the Constitution, the people and Pakistan. If a transparent census is carried out, the demand for a new province will arise from somewhere else, not from Karachi.”
