Saturday, July 27, 2013

MQM announces support for PML-N’s candidate

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) announced unconditional support to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) candidate for the presidential election, on Friday.

This was stated by MQM Rabita Committee Deputy Convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqi while talking to media after a meeting with the PML-N delegation at his party’s headquarter Nine-Zero, Azizabad. Earlier, a delegation of the PML-N led by Federal Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar held a meeting with the MQM leaders. The N-League delegation which comprised Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervaiz Rasheed, Federal Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, PML-N’s candidate for presidential election Mamnoon Hussain, other PML leaders Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, Nihal Hashmi and Saleem Zia arrived at Nine-Zero. Speaking on the occasion, Senator Ishaq Dar said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced that corruption will not be allowed. He said the MQM leadership has agreed with the principles of the PML-N about eliminating corruption and putting Pakistan on the path of progress and making its future enlightened. The PML-N candidate for Presidency, Mamnoon Hussain, expressed gratitude to the MQM for announcing unconditional support to him in the presidential run. He said if he got elected as president of the country, he will not represent any single party, instead he will be the president of each and every countryman. He said he belongs to Karachi and he will also pay special attention to resolution of the problems of Sindh, especially Karachi. The PML-N delegation was accorded a very warm welcome by MQM leaders Abdul Rasheed Godial, Babar Khan Ghauri and others on its arrival at Nine-Zero. Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan was also present on the occasion. Talking to media, Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqi said the MQM has announced unconditional support for the presidential candidate of the PML-N and it expects that the present government will make all-out efforts to eliminate poverty and illiteracy and cope with the economic crisis. He said MQM chief Altaf Hussain has also made it clear that there should be zero tolerance on corruption. Dr Khalid Maqbool also prayed for continuity of democracy in the country. app

Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk

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