MQM restructures unit and sector system

To get rid of the bad image associated with its units and sectors, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has announced restructuring in its internal organisational structure, renaming various tiers.

According to a party statement after a General Workers Meeting on Sunday, units would now be called ‘union committees' whereas sectors have been renamed as ‘towns’.



Similarly, the 'sector in charges' will be known as 'town organisers', while 'sector committees' will be referred to as 'town organising committees'.

Moreover, while a 'unit in charge' will now be called a 'UC organiser', a 'unit committee' is now titled 'union organising committee'.

The move comes following directives by law enforcement agencies, who had shared their concerns about the party’s units and sectors, which are accused of running teams of militants involved in corruption and criminal activities.

During the ongoing Rangers operation, a large number of men heading these units and sectors have been arrested on charges of target killing, ‘china-cutting’, extortion and arson, such as the Baldia factory fire that claimed 259 lives.



The MQM has more than 200 units and 26 sectors in the city. Every unit will be equal to a union committee, which will report to the central executive committee.

The MQM’s organisational  system of unit and sectors, aimed at reaching people at the grass-roots level, goes back to the 1980s when it was formed as the Mohajir Qaumi Movement. These units and sectors reported to the Central Committee then, which was disbanded after the operation in the 1990s.