1984: Founded as the party of Urdu-speakers who migrated from India at the time of the 1947 partition, known as Muhajirs
1988: Wins all seats in Karachi, becoming Pakistan's third largest party
1992: Altaf Hussain leaves the country after an arrest warrant is issued in a murder case; army claims to have busted "torture cells" used by MQM activists to punish opponents
2009: Under a 2009 amnesty in Pakistan 72 cases are dropped against Altaf Hussain, including 31 allegations of murder
2015: MQM wins local government election with a huge margin in Karachi
2016: The party splits into two: a faction led by Altaf Hussain - the MQM-L - in London, and one in Pakistan - the MQM-P - which is opposed to him.
2018: The MQM-L faction boycotts the general election, citing what it calls the military's oppression of Muhajirs. The MQM-P wins seven seats and becomes a member of Pakistan's governing coalition
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