MQM-P shares grievances on census with PM Shehbaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) delegation shared their grievances with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the census, ARY News reported on Thursday.

As per details, the MQM-P delegation called on the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The MQM delegation comprised of Amin Ulhaq, Farooq Sattar and Javed Hanif, while Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ayaz Sadiq also participated in the meeting.

The prevailing political crisis and the census was discussed in the meeting.

Despite the PM Shehbaz Sharif’s assurances the correction orders in the census were not implemented, Farooq Sattar added. The MQM leader Farooq Sattar gave a detailed briefing to the PM on loopholes in the census.

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Farooq Sattar said there is no staff in some places to conduct census and the residents of several buildings are counted as one. If the census is not done properly in Karachi then the metropolis will not get the resources it needs.

Earlier today, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) advised the coalition govt to avoid a ‘clash’ with the judiciary.

“We should not take any step that creates ‘clash’ with the apex court,” MQM-P ministers were quoted as saying during the meeting.

“MQM-P is advising not to confront but not telling the way out,” PDM leaders said as per sources and added there may be differences of opinion on the matter but MQM-P is a coalition party.