PM seeks to allay MQM-P’s census concerns

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to resolve the issues raised by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and removal of their apprehensions regarding the ongoing consensus.

A delegation of MQM-P comprising convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and Minister for IT Syed Aminul Haque called on the premier.

Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq was also present on the occasion, PM Office Media Wing said in a statement.

The delegation congratulated the premier on the passing of Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill by the National Assembly.

They also apprised the prime minister of the issues of Karachi.

On Sunday, the MQM-P’s Rabita (Coordination) Committee announced that if there were errors in the statistics of the ongoing 7th Population and Housing Census in the country, the party would conduct its own head count.

During a huddle of the MQM-P’s Rabita Committee, presided over by Siddiqui, sources said the participants discussed a range of issues including the country’s political situation, census and local government by-elections.

The party expressed its grave concerns over the process of the country’s first digital census, observing that its reservations over the exercise were coming true.

It was pointed out that the census staff had failed to reach several areas.

With input from APP