Politics of Alliance in Pakistan: A Case Study of MQM (1985-1999)
The purpose of this study is to make a case study of alliance politics practiced by MQM, a major political party in Sindh, which always remained in coalition to become a part of the government. The politics of alliance formation has remained a regular feature of politics in Pakistan since its inception. Several political alliances were formed in order to achieve the goals of power politics. MQM is a political party whose political influence is limited to the urban-based population influencing Urdu speaking mohajir community. From1988 on-wards, MQM formed alliances with different political parties;however, it could not become a national-level political party. It is a qualitative based study conducted to achieve research purposes. The findings suggest that MQM's alliance politics met failure due to multiple factors such as the party's alleged involvement in violence,practicing the politics of ethnicity, and pursuing regional interests rather than national goals. Moreover, unrealistic demands from the partners, pursuance of personal agendas and dissent of the state to the party's activities However, it left deep impressions on the national political landscape.
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MQM, Alliance Formation, Political Parties, Government, Coalition
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(1) Rehana Iqbal
PhD Scholar, Department of History and Pakistan Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
(2) Muhammad Iqbal Chawla
Former Dean Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
(3) Naumana Kiran
Professor, Pakistani Study Centre, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Iqbal, R., Chawla, M. I., & Kiran, N. (2022). Politics of Alliance in Pakistan: A Case Study of MQM (1985-1999). Global Political Review, VII(I), 125-134. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-I).13
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CHICAGO : Iqbal, Rehana, Muhammad Iqbal Chawla, and Naumana Kiran. 2022. "Politics of Alliance in Pakistan: A Case Study of MQM (1985-1999)." Global Political Review, VII (I): 125-134 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-I).13
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HARVARD : IQBAL, R., CHAWLA, M. I. & KIRAN, N. 2022. Politics of Alliance in Pakistan: A Case Study of MQM (1985-1999). Global Political Review, VII, 125-134.
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MHRA : Iqbal, Rehana, Muhammad Iqbal Chawla, and Naumana Kiran. 2022. "Politics of Alliance in Pakistan: A Case Study of MQM (1985-1999)." Global Political Review, VII: 125-134
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MLA : Iqbal, Rehana, Muhammad Iqbal Chawla, and Naumana Kiran. "Politics of Alliance in Pakistan: A Case Study of MQM (1985-1999)." Global Political Review, VII.I (2022): 125-134 Print.
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OXFORD : Iqbal, Rehana, Chawla, Muhammad Iqbal, and Kiran, Naumana (2022), "Politics of Alliance in Pakistan: A Case Study of MQM (1985-1999)", Global Political Review, VII (I), 125-134
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TURABIAN : Iqbal, Rehana, Muhammad Iqbal Chawla, and Naumana Kiran. "Politics of Alliance in Pakistan: A Case Study of MQM (1985-1999)." Global Political Review VII, no. I (2022): 125-134. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-I).13