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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

President Zardari directs PM, CM to not accept MQM minister’s resignations

President Asif Ali Zardari directed Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah to not accept the resignations of MQM ministers and granted responsibility to senior leaders of Pakistan People’s Party to bring back the MQM.

After the MQM, splits from government PPP and its coalition partner PML-Q started their efforts for the reconciliation and President Zardari directed PM and CM Sindh to not accept the MQM resignations till 48 hours.
A private TV channel quoted PPP sources saying that President Zardari directed PM Gilani, Federal Minister Dr Asim Hussain, Rehman Malik and Secretary General of the Party Jahinger Badar to contact common friends of both parties to bring back the MQM in the Sindh and federal governments. SANA