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Violation of party discipline will not be tolerated: Zardari
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has asserted that violation of party discipline would not be tolerated, Geo News reported.The President was chairing a meeting at the Presidency. The was attended by Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Speaker Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq, Mir Nadir Magsi, Sharjeel Memon, Manzoor Hussain Wasan, Muhammad Ayaz Soomro, Agha Siraj Durrani and Abdul Qadir Patel.
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khursheed Shah, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Ms. Rukhsana Bangash and Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar were also present.
The meeting of the PPP leaders from Sindh was held in the Presidency to discuss the latest situation in Karachi in particular and Sindh in general.
In the meeting Pakistan People's Party (PPP) disowned the statement of former Home Minister Sindh Dr. Zulfikar Mirza and termed it an unacceptable violation of the party discipline and contrary to the well thought out policy of reconciliation.
According to sources, President Zardari directed PPP leaders not to contact Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza as he had violated party discipline. He said he had asked Mirza that this was not the way of doing politics, adding that Mirza was following someone else.
The sources added that the President scolded two ministers who tried to speak in favour of Dr. Mirza.
Courtesy www.geo.tv