Arshad Vohra ( ur, ; born July 17, 1958) is a vice Chairman of

Pak Sarzameen Party Pak Sarzameen Party commonly known as PSP ( ur, ) is a Pakistani political party founded by Syed Mustafa Kamal and Anis Kaimkhani on 23 March 2016. Ashfaq Mangi, Hassan Sabir, Iftikhar Alam and Shabbir Qaimkhani are senior members of the p ...

. He is a former deputy mayor of Karachi and ex parliamentarian of Sindh. He is a professional engineer with a doctorate and a businessman.

Personal life

Vohra was born on 17 July 1958 in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former ...

, Pakistan, to a Urdu-speaking

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Sunni Vohra Sunni Vahoras or Sunni Bohras ( ar, سنی بوہرہ; also Jafari Bohras or Patani Bohras), are a community from the state of Gujarat in India. Sharing many cultural similarities with the Dawoodi Bohras, they are often confused with that commu ...

family. Arshad was elected twice as the chairman of SITE Association, in 2001–02 and 2012–13. He also served as the chairman of All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) in 2005–2006.

Political career

Provincial Assembly of Sindh

He was elected Member Provincial Assembly of Sindh in May 2013, he resigned from his post after he was nominated deputy mayor of Karachi from MQM.

Deputy mayor of Karachi

He was elected deputy mayor of Karachi on August 24, 2016. He took oath in his office on August 30, 2016

Departure from MQM and joining PSP

In October 2017, Arshad Vohra left Muttahida Qaumi Movement and joined

. He told in a press conference, with Anis Kaimkhani, that MQM-P had no vision which was a major reason why he left MQM.

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