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PM Ashraf meets MQM delegation
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Thursday met with the nine-member delegation of MQM led by Dr Farooq Sattar at PM house here on Thursday.
Progress on various mega projects in Karachi including Lyari Express Way, Karachi Circular Railways, Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway, Karachi Water Supply projects and Karachi Mass Transit Schemes were discussed in detail.
During the meeting, Dr Farooq Sattar requested the Prime Minister to inaugurate Lyari Express Way in September this year which the Prime Minister accepted.
The prime minister assured that the federal government would extend all possible assistance to the projects in Karachi, since it considers development of the metropolis as vital for progress of Pakistan.
The Prime Minister said the leadership of MQM and Pakistan Peoples' Party enjoyed good relations and were working in close cooperation.
The meeting was attended by Senator Syeda Sughra Imam, Dr Nadeem Ehsan Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis and MNAs Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi, Syed Tayyab Hussain, Sufiyan Yousuf, Syed Asif Hasnain, Dr Abdul Qadir Khanzada, Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan and Khawaja Sohail Mansoor.
Courtesy www.geo.tv