Summary The party has opted to remain neutral on the issue.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in a meeting in London Saturday decided not to support Sindh government regarding the issue of extension of Rangers’ special powers. The party has opted to remain neutral on the issue.
MQM also agreed on widening the operation throughout the Sindh province for the complete eradictation of corruption and various other crimes.
Decision was also reached on the question of Mayor for Karachi during the meeting and will be announced in a few days time.
On the other hand, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) severely criticized the Federal government’s statement that the Sindh government was creating hurdles in immediate extension of Rangers’ power for the sake of just one person, Dr. Asim Hussain.
PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira said that Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has threatened a smaller province. He said that the federal minister wants anarchy in thecountry and said that the party is ready for a fight if challenged.
Qamar Zaman Kaira exclusively told Dunya News that the federal government doesn’t have authority on the things happening in the provinces. He said that the federal government must give up on this ‘fascist’ thinking because the federation and the provinces have separate domains.
Read Further: Interior Minister wants anarchy in country says Kaira
Meanwhile, Sindh Information Adviser Moula Bakhsh Chandio on Saturday told Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar not to give threatens or scare the Sindh government of consequences.
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Opposition Leader in National Assembly Khurshid Shah also lashed out at the Federal Interior Minister by saying they aren’t wearing bangles if the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) wants to politick again.
Further Reading: Khurshid says we aren t wearing bangles
Federal Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar had earlier stated that Karachi operation is being detracked. He said that PPP should not make Karachi operation controversial over one person. Nisar warned that if allegations against Rangers were not stopped he would release the video of Dr. Asim Hussain s statement and evidence against him for all to see.
Further Reading: Don t make Karachi operation controversial over 1 person, Nisar tells PPP
