MQM-P announces protest against Sindh govt over neglecting urban areas.

KARACHI -- Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Saturday announced to culminate its sit-in outside the Sindh Assembly over lack of funding for uplift projects in the provincial budget for Karachi, which contributed 95 percent in the Sindh's exchequer.

Addressing a presser on the third and last day of the sit-in, MQM-P Parliamentary Leader in the Sindh Assembly Kanwar Naveed Jamil said that they had apprised the PPP delegation that Karachi contributed 95 percent in the provincial exchequer and should get its due share in the uplift projects.

'We apprised the PPP delegation that we will not allow injustice with the people of Karachi and continue to raise their voice for urban centers of the province,' he said.

While announcing to culminate the ongoing sit-in, Kanwar Naveed said that they would be extending the sphere of the protest to other parts of the province especially in Karachi's neighbourhoods, once the pandemic is over.

'These protests will not only witnesses participation from MQM-P activists and leaders but masses from the urban centers will also be...