All Pakistan Muttahidda Students Organization
All Pakistan Muttahida Students Organization آل پاکستان متحدہ اسٹوڈنٹس آرگنائزیشن | |
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| Abbreviation | APMSO |
| Leaders | Altaf Hussain (L faction) Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui (P faction) |
| Founders | Altaf Hussain Azeem Ahmed Tariq |
| Founded | June 11, 1978 |
| Headquarters | Nine Zero, Karachi, Bahadurabad, |
| Slogan | Ilm Sab Ke Liye (Education for everyone) |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| Official website of P faction Official website of L faction | |
After the split within of MQM into MQM-L and MQM-P, APMSO also hits factionalism. Although, two main factions are currently headed by MQM founder Altaf Hussain and Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui namely APMSO-Pakistan and APMSO-London respectively. | |
The All Pakistan Muttahida Students Organization (APMSO; Urdu: (آل پاکستان متحدہ اسٹوڈنٹس آرگنائزیشن)) is a Pakistani student organization notable for creating a political party: the Muhajir Quami Movement, now called the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
APMSO was founded by Altaf Hussain along with other students including Azeem Ahmed Tariq, Dr. Imran Farooq on Sunday, 11 June 1978 at Karachi University. It was one of the founding members of the United Student Movement. Hussain also served as a 1st Chairman of organization while Azeem Ahmed Tariq served as 1st General Secretary of the organization.