Mustafa Kamal Addresses Gathering as Azam Basti’s Pashtun Community Backs New Administrative Units

A gathering of the Pashtun community was held in Azam Basti, in Karachi's PS-104 constituency, where MQM-Pakistan senior leader and Federal Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal addressed the participants.

The Pashtun community of Azam Basti announced strong support for establishing new administrative units and promised a large turnout at the gathering planned on Shahrah-e-Faisal in support of the initiative. Community elders and participants expressed support for the proposed units and repeated their commitment to take an active part in the gathering.

MQM-P senior leader Anis Kaimkhani, Central Committee member and Coordination Committee in-charge Furqan Atayab, and PS-104 member of the Sindh Assembly Muhammad Daniyal were also present.

MQM-P has been pressing for new administrative units in urban Sindh. The Express Tribune reported on 12 September that party leaders were calling for new provinces on administrative grounds, a public referendum and a rally on Shahrah-e-Faisal, while Nisar Ahmed Khuhro of the Pakistan Peoples Party, which governs Sindh, said only the provincial assembly can consent to a split.

This report was expanded on 1 November 2026. The turnout and the support described above are as stated by the party and the participants; we have not independently counted them.