Karachi violence: Premier calls cabinet meeting on September 3
Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah wants to take along Sharjeel Memon.
Army can also be deploy at the request of the provincial government. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
KARACHI:
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called a meeting of federal cabinet on the law and order situation in Karachi on September 3, the Express News reported.
According to the sources, federal government would not directly intervene in what is a provincial matter, rather it would ask the PPP-led Sindh government to conduct targeted operation to curb the ongoing violence in the financial hub of the country.
Federal government would provide the intelligence support to the Sindh government. Army could also be deployed at the request of the provincial government.
Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Director General Intelligence Bureau (IB) is expected to attend the meeting.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar has also been invited to attend the meeting.
Nawaz would also chair a meeting on September 2, in Islamabad on overall law and order situation in the country.
Earlier, the prime minister had taken notice of the deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi on Wednesday.
The notice came after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) demanded that the army be deployed in Karachi.
PPP in a quandary
The Pakistan People's Party found itself in a dilemma as Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah was deemed not a strong enough representative for the provincial government at the Cabinet meeting.
The chief minister himself has requested that Sharjeel Inam Memon be permitted to accompany him in the meeting to bolster the representation and the case for the provincial government in the meeting.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called a meeting of federal cabinet on the law and order situation in Karachi on September 3, the Express News reported.
According to the sources, federal government would not directly intervene in what is a provincial matter, rather it would ask the PPP-led Sindh government to conduct targeted operation to curb the ongoing violence in the financial hub of the country.
Federal government would provide the intelligence support to the Sindh government. Army could also be deployed at the request of the provincial government.
Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Director General Intelligence Bureau (IB) is expected to attend the meeting.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar has also been invited to attend the meeting.
Nawaz would also chair a meeting on September 2, in Islamabad on overall law and order situation in the country.
Earlier, the prime minister had taken notice of the deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi on Wednesday.
The notice came after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) demanded that the army be deployed in Karachi.
PPP in a quandary
The Pakistan People's Party found itself in a dilemma as Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah was deemed not a strong enough representative for the provincial government at the Cabinet meeting.
The chief minister himself has requested that Sharjeel Inam Memon be permitted to accompany him in the meeting to bolster the representation and the case for the provincial government in the meeting.