MQM confirms support to PTI in exchange for federal package for Karachi

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MQM confirms support to PTI in exchange for federal package for Karachi
Fahad ChaudhryUpdated August 03, 2018
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MQM delegation meets PTI members to sign the Memorandum of Understanding. —PTI media wing



The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Friday inked an agreement with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), promising to extend its support to the latter for the formation of government in the Centre, DawnNewsTV reported.

In exchange for MQM-P’s support for the upcoming federal government, PTI promised that a special federal package will be announced for Karachi, with an emphasis on the provision of water for its residents.

Additionally, the PTI agreed that Sindh police reforms will be implemented, a university will be established in Hyderabad, and constituencies identified by MQM-P will also be audited, read the memorandum of understanding.

The MoU signed between members of both parties. —Photo provided by the author


“The agreement was a constitutional and democratic necessity,” said MQM leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui.

Earlier on Wednesday, the MQM-P had announced its decision to support the PTI for the formation of the upcoming federal government. The party has won six National Assembly (NA) seats in the July 25 election.

Other parties that won NA seats and have declared their support for PTI include Pakistan Muslim League-Q with four seats; Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) with two; Balochistan Awami Party with four; Awami Muslim League and Jamhoori Watan Party with one seat each.

GDA’s head Pir Sibghatullah Rashidi, also known as Pir Sahab Pagara, also telephoned Jahangir Tareen to declare his support for Imran Khan.

Moreover, nine independents have joined PTI so far. Their names are Sanaullah Musti Khel, Basit Bukhari, Saleh Muhammad Khan, Fakhar Imam, Muhammad Amjad Farooq, Abdul Ghafar Wattoo, Asim Nazir Shabbir Qureshi, and Ali Mohammad Mehr.

The PTI won 115 NA seats, but due to an error which the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) admitted on Friday, the party's tally for elected members stands at 116.

Issuing a statement of clarification, the commission said that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaniyat did not win a seat in the National Assembly and it actually belongs to PTI, thereby bringing its initial tally to 116. "We made a mistake in reporting the data," the commission stated.

With the support of independents and other parties, PTI will have a coalition of 143 seats in the Centre.

Jahangir Tareen during a media conference said, "Out of the 13 independent candidates for the National Assembly, nine have joined PTI."

"We are in touch with Ali Nawaz Shah from Sindh as well as Shahzain Bugti. Also, talks are underway with Akhtar Mengal," he added.

 

[Path-Finder]

In-Ter-Esting

I hope they know what they are doing.

 

[M.AsfandYar]

In-Ter-Esting

I hope they know what they are doing.

I dont find anything wrong with those demands. Looks good.

 

[Ghareeb_Da_Baal]

Makes total sense. Karachi and Balochistan both need massive support.
MQM is looking out for the interest of its voters and there is nothing wrong with that.

 

[Chakar The Great]

Expected, MQM is like a fish , that needs water to survive .

 

[!eon]

Nothing new. They always worship the rising sun.

 

[PradoTLC]

seems reasonable hope they dont have a alternative agenda

 

[Safriz]

Finally MQM made a legitimate demand

 

[Super Falcon]

They want chunk of package in their personal account they have no sympthy with anone

Pti is doing big mistake sitting with MQM will harm pti long term

 

[H!TchHiker]

Lol...Whoever put this from PTI is intelligent...MQM ko choona laga dya...Police reforms is provincial subject...So do local bodies and operation in Karachi-ranger needs provincial authority to do this..
They will only get money as a package which they will put in there pockets

 

[Nilgiri]

@Hell hound your favourite altafji is making pals with Imran Khan hehe

@django @Zibago

 

[Arham_]

The majority of the Karachites rejected the mandate of MQM and voted for PTI.This is a bitter pill to swallow but compromises must be made.

 

[H!TchHiker]

Lol

 

[Rank]

People who raised concerns about the PTI collation with the MQM and PMLQ, before your chawalain please read the law especially how to make and break the governments, importance of seats and how to do legislation and pass bills in the national assembly and senate. If PTI govt doesn't have majority (2 dehaye aksaryat) they can not pass any bill or do legislation alone. They need at least 172 seats to do this despite of opposition hurdles.

PMLN, PPP, Fazlo and all these cronies are now unified against PTI Govt. 90% of the bills passed in the tenure of PMLN and Zardari regime was mostly in the favor of politicians and bureaucrats instead for the people (like Cyber Act law, hide their wealth, offshore investments, controlling NAB etc).

The opposition core agenda is to create hurdles in NA & Senate if PTI try to pass any bill or do any kind of legislation. This is the only way they could stop PTI govt to do anything for the betterment of this country. And after 2 - 4 years, these cartoons start convincing their supporters and voters about how PTI govt failed in deliver anything on ground (just to prove their point).

Hope you understand why PTI need independents, MQM & PMLQ just to make 172 numbers so that they can fully implement their agenda and policies to achieve their goals and deliver on ground instead of doing dramas which PMLN and PPP did in their tenures.

 

[Nilgiri]

Lol

Waaaah what talent!

This has all the makings of a classic @Hell hound thread