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.

The making of Sindhi as an equal language to Urdu for official purposes frustrated the elite of the Muhajir community as it disfavored their hegemony over the region.

The official MQM website states that "Acceptance of reality with an open heart is Realism, a concept based upon the philosophy of its Founder and Leader Mr. Altaf Hussain.

This conference was organized with the aim of bringing out the talents of Pakistani students and to give them an environment conducive for a better future.

Shams further stated that APMSO organized this exhibition in keeping with its past traditions and it would continue to hold such constructive programs for the betterment of the student community.

He was accompanied by vice chairman Abdul Wahab, Secretary General Shabbir Babar Ali, Ahsan Ghouri and Isra Tufail.

The exhibition was opened by member of the Co-ordination Committee Nasrin Jalil and Provincial Minister for Industries Rauf Siddiqui.

Member Co-ordination Committee Wasay Jalil, Kunwar Khalid Yunus, Qasim Ali Raza, Salim Tajik, Sagheer Ahmed, vice-chancellor Karachi University Pirzada Qasim, Siddiqui office-bearers of AMPSO and a large number of other dignitaries from industry were also present on the occasion.

[11] On 8 June 2011, the Founder and Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain appreciated the efforts of the central committee of All Pakistan Muttahida Students Organization (APMSO) and Academic and Social Circle for successfully holding the "Re-engineering Pakistan" exhibition at the Karachi Expo Centre.

[citation needed] Hussain appealed to the teaching community and the scientists to visit the exhibition guide the students in making their work fruitful for the country.

[citation needed] Meanwhile, Deputy Convener of Co-ordination Committee and Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Farooq Sattar visited the expo centre and gave a press briefing about the exhibition.

[12] On 9 June 2011, the Founder and Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain addressed a large gathering of students, young professionals, educationists, scientists, economists, representatives of corporate sector and others belonging to different walks of life at the closing ceremony of the "Re-engineering Pakistan" exhibition held by Academic and Social Circle, a social wing of All Pakistan Muttahida Students Organizations.

Today parents "fearfully raise their children to mind their own business, study to build careers, not ideologies and lead safe, peaceful lives in sheltered cocoons.

Despite constant condemnation by university administration, media and even the general student body, these parties maintain that they still have a role to play in society.