Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) chief Farooq Sattar Thursday announced a new province could be created as he withdrew his earlier decision to sever ties with the party.

Flanked by his mother and party leaders, including Amir Khan, outside his residence in Karachi, the MQM-P chief said it was his "mother's order" he take back his resignation from party and politics.

"My mother ordered me to work for the betterment of Pakistan and its citizens. I had to rethink about my earlier decision," he said.

"I have promised her that we all will work for the progress of this country, for this province, for this city."

Sattar had earlier announced his resignation from party and politics merely hours after forging an electoral alliance with Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP).

He had called an "urgent" press conference to "make an important announcement" after MQM-P leader Kanwar Naveed Jameel announced the party would contest the 2018 general elections under its own symbol and manifesto, and not with Mustafa Kamal's PSP.

"I have no desire to be the leader, will live and die with dignity," he said. MQM is here to stay, it isn't going anywhere," the MQM-P chief said at a press conference in Karachi.

He said Wednesday's joint press conference had left a distasteful impression in the minds of his party workers. "Your anger is directed towards the Muttahida founder, it shouldn't be towards party activists," he said referring to the remarks of Kamal.

Sattar, while recalling his party's November 5 rally, said MQM-P displayed political might in Karachi. "That was the biggest rally in the political history of the metropolis," he added.

The two offshoots of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) had a day earlier said they would contest the next general elections under “one name, one manifesto, one symbol and one party platform”.

“We have decided to form a political alliance because these testing times require us to do so... The modalities of this alliance will be decided in the days to come,” Sattar had said, explaining to the workers of both the parties that the move was aimed at preventing the city’s vote bank from splitting.

PSP chief Mustafa Kamal said on the occasion that the name to be adopted for the alliance would be anyone but MQM, as this tag could not be disassociated from Altaf Hussain.

Led by Altaf Hussain, MQM had been country’s fourth largest political party, ruling most of the urban Sindh for last 35 years. But the party has been facing serious challenges for last many months.

The party went deep into trouble when its London-based founder went wild in his speeches, condemning the state institutions, demanding separation of Mohajirs and inviting India to help him in the cause. All this forced Sattar-led MQM flock in the country to announce severance from Altaf-led group, though this public divorce has always been seen with suspicion.