MQM-P, PTI make 'visible progress' after talks Khattak hopes consensus will develop soon; PTI urged to resolve Sindh's urban areas' problems.

KARACHI -- The Pakistan Tehreek-eInsaf (PTI) and the Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) said they made 'visible progress' as the government bolstered efforts to woo its disgruntled ally a few days after MQM-P convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui resigned from the federal cabinet. 'MQM-P has not left the government, and it won't leave our side in the near future,' said Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, speaking to media after negotiations. The PTI leader said there were rumours of the MQM-P withdrawing support for the government when that was not the case. He said that the MQM-P had left the federal cabinet but was still supporting the PTI government. 'We have discussed the problems, and a consensus will be developed soon,' the defence minister said. Khattak said when the PTI had taken reins of the country in 2018, Pakistanwas faced with numerous problems. He said Prime Minister Imran Khan will lead the country out of the economic crisis it was in at the moment and take Pakistan forward. He also informed that both parties would meet again soon in Islamabad to further discuss MQM-P's reservations. 'We will spend the rest of the tenure together,' Khattak said confidently. 'The PTI knew about these problems before we joined hands to form the federal government,' Siddiqui said , saying that the MQMP had given the ruling party 'unconditional support' during its time of need. 'We joined the PTI government without vested interests,'

he said, saying that the MQM-P was fighting the case of the common man. He said that the MQMP had been waiting for a long time for the government to resolve their issues. 'The PTI is a witness to the demands we put forward before them and even you...