ECP removes MQM-P convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui from records
The party is one of 13 without a recognised head in the commission's records, and has been issued a show-cause notice for missing its intra-party election deadline.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has removed Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui's name as convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan from its website, leaving the party without a recognised head in the commission's records. The Express Tribune and Daily Times reported that the step follows the party's failure to hold an intra-party election.
MQM-P is one of 13 political parties now listed without a recognised head. The others include Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and Pakistan Sunni Tehreek. The remaining eight are smaller organisations with no representation in the national or provincial assemblies.
The commission has issued a show-cause notice to MQM-P over the missed requirement, and the party has submitted its response, according to The Express Tribune.
MQM-P last held intra-party elections on October 15, 2021. The commission sent several notices after that, and the party obtained extensions totalling one year at different stages. Daily Times reported that the latest extension expired on October 15, 2026.
Political parties are required to hold intra-party elections at intervals of no more than five years.
Several parties with seats in parliament are among those without a recognised head. The Express Tribune reported that PTI lost its recognised leadership status after a dispute over its intra-party elections and related electoral matters involving party founder Imran Khan.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan is also listed without a recognised head. According to The Express Tribune, its former chief Saad Rizvi has not been seen in public since a state crackdown that followed the party's violent long march last year, and speculation about his whereabouts has persisted, including the suggestion that he is in government custody. His detention has not been officially confirmed.
Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party's Mahmood Khan Achakzai no longer appears as the party's recognised head in the commission's records. Achakzai was elected as the party's only member of the National Assembly, and PkMAP holds no seat in any provincial assembly.
Pakistan Sunni Tehreek also appears on the list without a recognised head.
The commission's website, rather than any separate notification, carried the change for MQM-P, and the party's status in the records now rests on a reply to a show-cause notice rather than a completed election.
How the reports differ
The Express Tribune and Daily Times carried the same core report, including the list of 13 parties and the show-cause notice to MQM-P. Daily Times alone gave the date on which the latest extension expired, October 15, 2026. The Express Tribune alone explained why PTI lost its recognised leadership, citing a dispute over its intra-party elections and related electoral matters involving Imran Khan. Pakistan Today's headline reported the removal without further detail in the material available.
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