Fazlur Rehman to hold talks with MQM leadership, assures grievances will be addressed

Rehman says he will visit Karachi soon and hold talks with MQM leaders

Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman will travel to Karachi and hold talks with the leadership of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to address their grievances and help pave the way for their return to assemblies, Express News reported. 

According to details, the JUI-F chief spoke with MQM chief Altaf Hussain via telephone on Saturday evening.

During the call, the Rehman assured Altaf that all genuine grievances of MQM will be addressed.

JUIf Ldr Mau FazlurRehman calls london & spoke2 #MQM #Pakistan F&L Mr #AltafHussain & had a discussion on MQMs Parliamentarians Resignations

— Wasay Jalil (@WasayJalil) August 15, 2015

Another MQM leader, Mustafa Azizabadi, said that Rehman will visit Karachi soon to initiate dialogue.

Moulana Fazlur Rehman will visit #Karachi for start dialogue with #MQM. Grievances of MQM will be addressed. Moulana Fazalur Rehman assured

— Mustafa Azizabadi (@azizabadi) August 15, 2015

The party's UK chapter said that Altaf had demanded that the government should fulfill the promises that it had made to the MQM.

حکومت ہم سے کیے گئے وعدے پورے کرے، الطاف حسین #MQMWantsJustice

— MQM United Kingdom (@MQM_UK) August 15, 2015

Earlier on august 12, MQM lawmakers had en masse submitted resignations in the National Assembly, the Senate and Sindh Assembly.

Read: Alleged victimisation: MQM lawmakers resign en bloc

Speaking on the floor of the House, MQM Parliamentary leader Farooq Sattar had said that his party’s decision to resign from all legislative bodies was taken after long deliberations.

He said the MQM chief was being singled out as in the past, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, JI leader Munawar Hassan and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif have all criticised the military and have expressed insulting remarks against them.

Read: Mqm resignations: Khuhro supports dialogue

Subsequently, a parliamentary committee led by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had tasked the JUI-F chief to hold talks with the MQM, and convince them to return to the assemblies.