MQM-P alliance to cost PTI Rs7bn.

The government has decided to include two Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) members in the federal cabinet and issue funds for Karachi and Hyderabad after the latter decided to keep its alliance intact with the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

According to a local media outlet, the party will rejoin the ruling coalition in April and its leaders, Aminul Haq and Faisal Sabzwari will likely be inducted into the cabinet as the IT minister and PM's special assistant on planning and development, respectively.

These names were shared with Sindh Governor Imran Ismail during his recent visit to MQM-P Headquarters in Bahadurabad on Monday.

The PTI government has decided to allocate Rs6 billion for Karachi and Rs1bn for Hyderabad in...

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