Scuffle and chaos mar MQM-P meeting as two groups clash at party's Bahadurabad office

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Key context: <p>KARACHI: At least one person was injured as a scuffle and chaos marred a meeting of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) at the party’s headquarters in Bahadurabad near Char Minar on Sunday evening.</p> <p>According to party officials, the scuffle broke out between supporters of two purported rival groups within the party, led by federal ministers Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and Mustafa Kamal.</p> <p>However, the cause of the conflict had not yet been confirmed.</p> <p>A police officer, who requested anonymity, told <em>Dawn</em> that one person had been injured in the incident. The officer confirmed that the victim had sustained a firearm injury. He added that police were present at the scene and the situation was under control.</p> <p>Another official told <em>Dawn</em> that the scuffle broke out during the party’s meeting and said authorities were investigating what had triggered the infighting.</p> <p>However, he said no one had been seriously injured in the incident.</p> <p>The official added that police contingents had rushed to the scene to prevent the situation from deteriorating further.</p> <p>“The situation is now under control,” the officer said, adding that, so far, no one had approached the New Town police to lodge a complaint.</p> <p>Following the scuffle, a press conference that was reportedly to be held by the party leadership was postponed.</p> <p>In a post on X, Sindh government spokesperson Sadia Javed said: “They set out to divide Sindh, but failed to keep their own house in order.”</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media-- media--embed media--uneven media--tweet' data-original-src='https://x.com/Sadiajavedppp/status/2083963408312049989?s=20'> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '><span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/Sadiajavedppp/status/2083963408312049989?s=20"></a> </blockquote> </span></div> </figure> <p>“Those who sought to divide others have themselves splintered into factions today. The people have once again given a fitting response to those who pursued the politics of hatred against Sindh’s unity,” Javed said.</p> <p>“Every dream of dividing Sindh was buried before, and it has been buried once again today. Sindh was united, Sindh is united and Sindh will remain united.”</p> This development from dawn.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.