ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman has been successful in the first phase of getting Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) round to withdrawing resignations of its lawmakers.
On the one hand, the JUI-F chief meets success in wooing MQM to come to the dialogue table without any strings attached while on the other persuaded the federal government to set up
ByOCTOPUS
August 16, 2015
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman has been successful in the first phase of getting Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) round to withdrawing resignations of its lawmakers.
On the one hand, the JUI-F chief meets success in wooing MQM to come to the dialogue table without any strings attached while on the other persuaded the federal government to set up a monitoring committee to keep tabs on the ongoing crackdown on criminal elements in Karachi.
After being assigned the task to play his role as a go-between, Maulana Fazl got active without wasting a moment. He called MQM Chief Altaf Hussain up and convinced him to engage in an unconditional dialogue which is expected to get into gear in the next couple of days.
The JUI-F chief also emerged triumphant in getting the government’s nod for the formation of a monitoring committee tasked to oversee the Karachi operation.
According to sources, the committee will comprise retired judges, retired police officials of good reputation, impartial journalists, and members of civil society.
Meanwhile, speaking to Geo News, Altaf Hussain said he would put the matter of returning to the parliament before MQM’s Rabita (coordination) Committee.
It is also pertinent to note here that Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has decided to meet each resigning member of the MQM separately while the legal wing of the lower house is also set to forward its opinion on the issue to the speaker within a day or two.
