The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Thursday assured the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) of accepting its demands in return for support in the opposition’s no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, according to a media report.
A delegation of the MQM-P met the PPP leadership including its chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and former president Asif Ali Zardari at a luncheon hosted by the latter in Islamabad.
The MQM-P delegation included convenor Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Aamir Khan, Aminul Haq, Wasim Akhtar and Javed Hanif.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and other PPP ministers and office-bearers including Nasir Hussain Shah, Saeed Ghani, Murtaza Wahab and Rukhsana Bangash were also present at the occasion.
The meeting took place in a “very pleasant” atmosphere. Both the parties discussed the prevailing political situation in the country and agreed to form a joint committee for the implementation of the MQM-P’s demands.
“Members of both the parties will sit down and work out a roadmap for progress and action on the MQM-P’s points,” the news outlet quoted its sources as saying.
On the other hand, MQM-P leader Aminul Haq, while talking to a news channel, said consultations are still ongoing with the government and the opposition.
He said that MQM-P is a separate party and makes its own decisions when asked if all the allies would announce a final decision together.
In a statement, MQM-P’s Aamir Khan said that the consultation is underway and no decision has been taken thus far regarding parting ways with the PTI-led coalition government.
He said all decisions will be taken keeping in view the interests of Karachi and its people.
