From The Express Tribune · Abbas Naqvi · · 1m
ECP Strikes MQM-P's Khalid Maqbool from Leadership List
ECP removes MQM-P leader Khalid Maqbool from party leadership records after election failure.
In brief
ECP removes MQM-P leader Khalid Maqbool from party leadership records after election failure. ECP stripped MQM-P's Khalid Maqbool of leadership status due to failure to hold intra-party elections within five-year timeframe. Originally reported by The Express Tribune.
ECP removes MQM-P leader from leadership list
ECP has removed Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui from MQM-P's official leadership list.
MQM-P fails to hold intra-party elections
MQM-P last held intra-party elections on October 15, 2021, and failed to hold fresh elections within five-year timeframe.
ECP issues show-cause notice
ECP issued show-cause notice to MQM-P over failure to hold intra-party elections.
MQM-P's leadership status
MQM-P now among 13 political parties without recognised leadership in ECP records.
Other parties without leadership
PTI, TLP, PKMAP, and Pakistan Sunni Tehreek also lack recognised leadership in ECP records.
ECP extension deadline
ECP extension for MQM-P expired on October 15, 2026, after one year of extensions.
What to remember
ECP stripped MQM-P's Khalid Maqbool of leadership status due to failure to hold intra-party elections within five-year timeframe.
