The meeting ended inconclusively, sources said. Photo screen grab
Karachi: People’s Party has held an important meeting with MQM leaders to stop the sit-in in Shahr Quaid.
According to Express News, People’s Party started efforts to stop MQM’s sit-in at Fawara Chowk in Shahr Quaid on Sunday. In which various issues were discussed.
Sources say that PPP leaders asked for time on the demands of MQM, MQM Pakistan Senior Deputy Convenor Mustafa Kamal, Farooq Sattar, Aminul Haq and Khawaja Izharul Hasan were present in the meeting. Wazir Nasir Hussain Shah, Murtaza Wahab and Saeed Ghani were present.
During the meeting, MQM expressed reservations about adding 53 UCs in Karachi and adding rural areas to urban areas in Hyderabad. And said that 53 UCs should be added and the UCs of rural areas should be abolished from Hyderabad.
Sources say that the PPP has asked the MQM leadership for a response till tomorrow. The PPP will respond to the demand of Muttahida tomorrow by informing its top leadership, while the MQM Pakistan has so far given its response on Sunday. Stands by the decision to sit down but the meeting ended without any result.
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