MQM-P playing important role in coalition govt, says Tareen.

Byline: MUHAMMAD SABIH

KARACHI -- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Jahangir Khan Tareen Tuesday called on top leadership of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) and asserted to go further in the centre.

Earlier in the day, the PTI delegation led by Tareen visited the MQM-P's temporary headquarter in Bahadurabad where it held a meeting with the latter's Convener and the Federal Minister for Information Technology and Communication Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddqui and other Rabita Committee members.

Talking to media after the meeting, Tareen expressed gratitude to the MQM-P for 'supporting and voting' for the PTI whenever it needed. He said the MQM-P was playing an important role in the coalition government progress to resolve issues of the masses. Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly, Firdous Shamim Naqvi, MPA Khurram Sher Khan and others were also amongst the delegation.

Taking a jibe at the Pakistan People's Party-led Sindh government, the PTI leader said: 'We held detailed discussion on the issues being faced by the people of Sindh and felt sorry when we see the citizens' miseries are still there despite the fact that PPP has been ruling the province for last 12 years. On the one hand, the Centre is ready to cooperate with the provincial government in resolving the water shortage issue but Sindh government seemed least bothered in this regard.'

He added that Sindh province was getting water even more than it its requirement but 'Waderas' and influential persons belonged to the PPP had stopped water and kept it out of reach of the poor growers.

Tareen asked the PPP and Sindh Irrigation Department to ensure fair distribution of water, which he termed the right of the people of Sindh. 'Except Sindh government, every other provincial government was ready to cooperate with the federal government in the Agriculture Emergency Programme which is the biggest agriculture programme in the country's history,' he added.

Tareen stated that the PTI central leadership was well aware of the province's issue and wanted to resolve it along with Sindh government-led by the PPP as it was...