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No breakthrough as MQM meets PTI for roundtable moot
LAHORE - A delegation of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) comprising of Dr Farooq Sattar, Raza Haroon, Wasay Jalil and Iftikhar Randhawam, met the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) delegation comprising Vice Chairman PTI Shah Mahmood Qureshi, President Javed Hashmi and Information Secretary PTI Punjab Andleeb Abbas at PTI’s office in Lahore.
Both the delegations exchanged views on the current situation in the country in a frank, open and candid manner. Dr Sattar conveyed the message of their leader concerning the internal and external dangers confronting the country and the need for all parties to sit together and find solutions that can save the country from this quagmire. He expressed his special concerns on the conditions of the economy, energy and Balochistan.
Javed Hashmi from PTI stated that dialogue with all political parties was an essential part of the democratic process and it must continue with parties within and outside the parliament. Shah Mahmood Qureshi also welcomed this process of reaching out to all parties for a national agenda but expressed serious reservations on the key issues in the country and government’s sincerity in solving them. He said that he was glad to know MQM had expressed those very concerns that PTI Chairman Imran Khan had been voicing for many years. He particularly pointed out the grave situation of missing persons, Hazara killings in Balochistan and asked the MQM delegation to put pressure on the government to take it seriously.
Other issues under discussion were the independence of judiciary and the highly defamatory remarks of Faisal Raza Abidi. Qureshi also pointed out the recent remarks of Raza Rabbani on the rollback of 18th amendment as an alarming disrespect of constitution by the present government. The PTI delegation requested the MQM delegation to ensure participation of all parties in the selection of the caretaker government to ensure free and fair election.
The PTI delegation concluded the meeting by saying they would convey the discussions to their apex decision making body.
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Stop the violence and we can talk.
Most MQM supporters are highly educated and logical people. However, the down fall for MQM is that it is based on violence politics in Karachi, based on 'altaf bhai' and whatever he say over thr telephone form London, and that it strictly based on urdu speaking ethnic back ground.
My suggestions to MQM supporters that it is time thst you evolve this party into something that is nationally acccepted in Pakistan. You ideals and vision should be as attracted to all other ethnicities. And please choose a better leader to represent you other then altaf hussian, he doesn't live in pakistan. My expectation is from the young MQM supporters who will chellenge the old guard with their old and retired mentality.
And most importantly you need to completely leave politics of violence and putting fear into people. Karachi is what it is.
As for the compatability of MQM and PTI, I think at this point it is unlikely will make a good match, as PTI appeals to most Pakistanis and it doesn't carry weapons. But they both can coporate in the biggest single issue of pakistan that is corruption.
pakistan zindabad.
These very educated and civilised people who are in the MQM are fully aware of the militant and thuggish activities of Altaf Hussain and yet their conscience does not exist. These very people are responsible for what is happening in Karachi by giving support to the fascist party. By being educated does not necessarily make these people any better than any other criminals.
MQM IS VERY SMART AND OPPORTUNIST,WHAT THEY COULD NOT GET FROM PPP,NOW TRYING TO GET FROM PTI.START OF `BANDER BAANT`THE NATION MUST BE ALERT AS ANTI-PAKISTAN ALLIGNMENT STARTS .PLEASE GET STRONG THE HANDS OF PML NAWAZ .
Yani MQM aur PTI me muk muka ki koshishain. Another U turn
sahi h