PML-N, MQM-P announced electoral alliance for February 8 general elections

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) announced an electoral alliance on Tuesday for the February 8 general elections.

Today,an MQM-P delegation led by Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Farooq Sattar and Syed Mustafa Kamal with the PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif in Lahore at the party’s Model Town secretariat.

Both parties agreed to adopt a joint strategy to put an end to the public’s woes and redirect the country towards the path of development.

The parties also decided to a constitute a six-member committee to prepare a comprehensive charter, which they said would address the problems in Sindh and its urban areas. “It will present the final proposals for cooperation between the two parties to the leadership within 10 days,” the joint statement added.

Syed Mustafa Kamal said that no personal talks were held with the PML-N leadership, only people’s concerns were discussed.Kamal said that it was the parties’ political, moral and constitutional responsibility to understand the issues of the country, stressing that Pakistan has to be taken out of crises with strong leadership.

Dr. Farooq Sattar said that no party is in a position to steer the country out of the crisis singlehandedly.There is a need for broader understanding and cooperation and therefore a joint strategy will be adopted in the elections.

The port city generates 60% of the revenue. “National consensus has to be reached for the solution of all the problems in Karachi,” Sattar added.