The Politics of Karachi (Urdu: کراچی کی سیاست) takes place at the municipal, provincial and federal levels of the government.

He is known to be the person behind many development projects in karachi including new roads, flyovers, underpasses, bridges and some educational institutes such as the KMDC.

The success of the MQM has always been patronized by the fact that city's population is dominated by the Muhajir people who remain loyal to the party, which was originally created and led by Altaf Hussain as a means to fight for the community's rights.

[3] During the 2008 Pakistani general election, most of the seats in Karachi were won by the MQM followed by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

[10] The municipal elections were held in Karachi on December 5, 2015 and the most seats in the city were won by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).

[12] The elections were swept by Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf who won 13 out of Karachi's 21 seats in the National Assembly.