Talking to the media at a reception in the Circuit House, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) nominee for the position of president of the southern Punjab chapter said that after the joint parliamentary session, President Zardari is likely to arrive in Multan to discuss the grievances of all parties in the area.
“Given the area of Punjab, it is the right decision by the president to bifurcate PPP's Punjab chapter. It will strengthen the PPP in the region.”
The minister added that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was their coalition partner but they had a different agenda and that they had nothing to do with the MQM resolution.
“We will put our own resolution before the parliament about a Seraiki province. We have nothing to do with MQM’s policy regarding new provinces and I do not know on whose directions the MQM is acting. We have completed our resolution and it will be presented in a joint session of the parliament.”
Shahabuddin will meet nationalist leaders, demanding a Seraiki province, while he visits districts in southern Punjab and will convey their grievances to the president.
He added that we have taken all parties of the region for Seraiki province into confidence and the province will be formed soon because it was the voice of the people in the region and their destiny.
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