Pakistan

Altaf assures Zardari that MQM is not quitting the coalition

Both leaders agree to continue supporting the democratic system for stability in the country.

Press Release January 03, 2013

Hussain and President Zardari agreed that both the parties would continue to support the democratic system for stability in the country.

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain assured President Asif Ali Zardari that his party was not going to quit the coalition government.

In a press release issued by the MQM, the two leaders had a telephonic conversation on Thursday evening and discussed the prevailing political situation in the country.

The MQM chief categorically stated that the MQM is an allied party and there was no truth to the rumours that it was seeking to part ways with the government. Altaf said that the MQM is a democratic political party that seeks continuation of democracy.

Both the leaders agreed that the co-operation between the two parties would continue for promoting democracy and bringing stability in the country.

On the other hand, the President’s spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar confirmed that both the leaders had discussed the current political situation of the country and vowed to continue supporting each other for democratic dispensation in Pakistan.