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Talks on between PML(Q) and MMA to ensure stable govt
Islamabad, Nov 29: Talks between the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) and the main opposition Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) have gained momentum to ensure a stable government following the MQM`s withdrawal of support to the Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali-led coalition.
Islamabad, Nov 29: Talks between the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) and the main opposition Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) have gained momentum to ensure a stable government following the MQM's withdrawal of support to the Mir
Zafarullah Khan Jamali-led coalition.
Negotiator for the government Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain last night called on MMA leader Maulana Fazal-ur Rehman and exchanged views on the present political situation in the country. It is expected that follow-up talks between the parties will be resumed on Saturday. The MMA has around 60 seats in the 342-seat national assembly.
Talking to newspersons after the talks, leaders from both the parties sounded positive about getting in touch with other parties to ensure a stable democratic set-up. ''We don't want the government to collapse. We don't want the country to plunge into crisis,'' Rehman said after the talks.
Another MMA leader has said the Muttahida Qaumi Movement's (MQM) decision to sit on the opposition benches in the national assembly will not destabilize the government.
Talking to newspersons in Islamabad yesterday, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed said it was not unexpected. He said MMA has advised PML(Q) not to act in haste. The Sind government has indefinitely postponed the holding of its assembly session, which was due to be held yesterday. The MQM and other anti-PML(Q) members have alleged that the session has been postponed to enable the ruling party to win loyalty of some members.
The MQM, which had 16 seats, withdrew its support from the newly-formed government, accusing it of failing to back it in a row with a rival faction in the MQM stronghold of Karachi.
Bureau Report
Negotiator for the government Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain last night called on MMA leader Maulana Fazal-ur Rehman and exchanged views on the present political situation in the country. It is expected that follow-up talks between the parties will be resumed on Saturday. The MMA has around 60 seats in the 342-seat national assembly.
Talking to newspersons after the talks, leaders from both the parties sounded positive about getting in touch with other parties to ensure a stable democratic set-up. ''We don't want the government to collapse. We don't want the country to plunge into crisis,'' Rehman said after the talks.
Another MMA leader has said the Muttahida Qaumi Movement's (MQM) decision to sit on the opposition benches in the national assembly will not destabilize the government.
Talking to newspersons in Islamabad yesterday, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed said it was not unexpected. He said MMA has advised PML(Q) not to act in haste. The Sind government has indefinitely postponed the holding of its assembly session, which was due to be held yesterday. The MQM and other anti-PML(Q) members have alleged that the session has been postponed to enable the ruling party to win loyalty of some members.
The MQM, which had 16 seats, withdrew its support from the newly-formed government, accusing it of failing to back it in a row with a rival faction in the MQM stronghold of Karachi.
Bureau Report