Zardari meets Altaf Hussain, discusses Local Bodies System

Altaf Hussain congratulates Zardari over approval of Local Government System by Sindh Assembly.

President Asif Ali Zardari met Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain in London on Monday, where the two leaders discussed the local bodies system as well as other issues facing the country.

During the meeting, Hussain congratulated Zardari over the approval of the Sindh Peoples Local Government Ordinance, 2012, by the Sindh Assembly on Monday. Both the leaders also discussed local government issues, the upcoming elections and parliamentarians with dual nationalities.

According to a report by Radio Pakistan, Hussain also congratulated Zardari on his address to the UN General Assembly session and said that the president presented Pakistan’s stance to the UN in an appropriate manner.

Zardari was accompanied by Interior Minister Rehman Malik and other MQM leaders during the meeting.