Pak Sarzameen Party

Pak Sarzameen Party

President	Anis Kaimkhani
Chairman	Syed Mustafa Kamal
Secretary-General	Raza Haroon
Spokesperson	Iftikhar Alam
Vice Chairman	Aftkhar Randhawa
Founded	March 23, 2016 (2016-03-23)
Headquarters	House no. 44 L, Razi Road, Block 6 P.E.C.H.S , Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi
Colors	Green, White
Slogan	Azm-e-Pakistan Arz-e-Pakistan
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 Pakistan Day 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.^[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]

References

↑ 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.
↑ "Anees Khan Advocate joins Kamal's band of MQM dissidents". GEO TV. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
↑ "Mustafa Kamal names new political movement 'Pak Sarzameen Party'". The Express Tribune. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
↑ "Mustafa Kamal's 'Pak Sarzameen Party' launched". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

Political parties in Pakistan

Recognised national parties	Pakistan Muslim League (N) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Pakistan Peoples Party

Recognised provincial parties	Awami National Party Balochistan National Party Balochistan National Party (Awami) Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Jamaat-e-Islami Muttahida Qaumi Movement National Party Pakhtun-khwa Milli Awami Party Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) Pakistan Muslim League (Q)

Other parties in parliament	All Pakistan Muslim League Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan Awami Muslim League National Peoples Party Pakistan Muslim League (Z) Qaumi Watan Party

Unrecognised parties or parties with limited presence	Awami Raaj Tahreek Sunni Ittehad Council Sunni Tehreek Green Party of Pakistan Communist Party of Pakistan Hizb ut-Tahrir Pakistan Peoples Party Workers Pakistan Christian Congress Muhajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi) Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party Sindh United Party Tehrik-e-Jafaria Jamiat Ahle Hadith Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan Justice and Development Party Pakistan Awami Tahreek (Sindh) Hazara Democratic Party Pakistan National Muslim League Bahawalpur National Awami Party Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Pak Sarzameen Party Mazdoor Kisan Party Pakistan Mazdoor Kissan Party Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party

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