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Monday, April 15, 2013
MQM, PML-Q to support each otherKARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) on Sunday reiterated their support for each other on national issues.
Addressing a joint news conference after meeting with a PML-Q delegation in Karachi‚ Deputy Convener of MQM Rabita Committee Dr Farooq Sattar said that both parties had reiterated their support for each other. He said the parties would remain in contact on national issues to steer the country out of the ongoing crises. He said the MQM had informed the PML-Q delegation about the threats received by it from terrorists.
Sattar said the manifestos of the MQM and the PML-Q were similar. He quoted Altaf Hussain as saying that an across-the-board operation against terrorist elements should be launched in Karachi.
He urged the voters to come out of their homes on the polling day and cast their votes without any fear. He said the MQM would follow the code of conduct laid down by the Election Commission of Pakistan and hoped that all other political parties would follow the same. dnaCourtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk