The MMA's success in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and the city government of Karachi were the transient events, as seen in the alliance's split in the 2005 elections and official collapse in the 2008 elections.Intikhab Amir, "Double Standards," Herald, October 2005, 82–83Maqbool Ahmed "The Nationalists Strike Back," Herald February 2008, 78–79
