A delegation of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Monday met with the leadership of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) at Zardari House in Islamabad.
Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Amin-ul-Haque, convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, senior deputy convener Amir Khan, Wasim Akhtar, Khawaja Izhar-ul-Hasan and Javed Hanif were part of the MQM-P delegation.
After the meeting, a PPP spokesperson claimed that both parties have “reached an understanding” and decided to work together in the “greater interest of the country”.
The spokesperson did not say if their understanding also includes any support in the joint opposition’s no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The two parties discussed the current political situation in the country and PPP agreed to all of MQM-P’s points of concern, the spokesperson said.
On the other hand, the MQM-P, in a statement, acknowledged that the meeting with the PPP was in continuation of the series of political meetings it has held over the past few days but also said that it is still in the process of consultation on the no-trust move.
“A decision on the political situation, including the no-trust move, will be taken after considering the interests of our people. The party is still in the process of consultation on the issue,” an MQM-P spokesperson said.
The spokesperson, however, confirmed that the MQM-P and PPP have agreed to have a better relationship to resolve the problems of urban Sindh.
“An agreement was reached to resolve administrative and legal challenges through legislation.”
Allied parties to remain part of PTI’s alliance:
Earlier in the day, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said that the imminent failure of no-trust motion would definitely give a fatal blow to the opposition.
He said: “All the cards are with us and we will decide what might be the next move and whatever the next move should be, I assure you that it will be the last game of these ‘three jokers’ [three major oppositions leaders], who will simply vanish from political scene after failure of the no-trust motion.”
Flanked by PTI’s Additional Secretary General Aamer Mehmood Kiani, he said the opposition would feel remorse at its no-trust move as Prime Minister Imran Khan has devised a comprehensive strategy to foil it.
He said the entire ruling party stand by the prime minister and expressed optimism that all the allied parties, including Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM), Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid would remain part of the PTI’s alliance.
Options are open:
Last week, Prime Minister Imran Khan had held a meeting with the leadership of MQM-P in Karachi.
After the meeting, MQM-P leader Amir Khan had told media that no discussion took place on the no-confidence motion with the prime minister.
“It was a good gesture from the prime minister, who came to our office after a gap of three and a half years,” he had told journalists.
Responding to a question on whether the MQM-P is supporting the no-trust move, Khan had said that his party is an ally of the government “but our options are open”.
