PM assures MQM-P over LG legislation

Says will resolve this issue with mutual understanding

ISLAMABAD:

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reaffirmed his government's commitment to resolving the matter of the MQM-Pakistan's proposed amendment concerning local bodies through consultation and consensus among coalition partners.

The prime minister, addressing the National Assembly, said that the MQM-Pakistan's proposed amendment regarding the empowerment of local governments was fully supported by the federal government, but due to certain procedural and technical reasons, it could not be included in the constitutional amendment recently passed by Parliament.

"I had assured our coalition partner MQM-Pakistan that, after due consultations with all allied parties, including PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and other coalition leaders, we will resolve this issue with mutual understanding and consensus," the prime minister added.