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MQM, Pakistan govt to discuss resignations

The JUI-F chief is coordinating with government in this regard and will inform the MQM after deciding a date with PML-N leaders, the sources added.

Karachi: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has agreed to hold talks with the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leaders to discuss resignations submitted by its lawmakers and its return to parliament, local media quoting party sources reported on Sunday.
Sources close to JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who is mediating between the MQM and the government, said the meeting is expected to take place in the next two or three days.
The JUI-F chief is coordinating with government in this regard and will inform the MQM after deciding a date with PML-N leaders, the sources added.
Moreover, a meeting of the MQM coordination committee will be held in London to discuss the matter, reports added.
MQM lawmakers had simultaneously submitted their resignations in the National Assembly, Senate and the Sindh Assembly on August 12 due to reservations over the Rangers-led operation in Karachi.