KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Friday that Karachi does not “belong” to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) but to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), as the latter gained more votes from the metropolis in the general elections of 2018 than any other party. “We [the PTI] are working for the people of Karachi with MQM as a partner,” he said while talking to reporters. After an earlier meeting with MQM-Pakistan leaders, Asad Umar had claimed that progress had been made in talks with the key ally. The ruling PTI is making hectic efforts to persuade the disgruntled MQM-P to rejoin the federal cabinet. “The IMF team emphasised on entirely utilising the federal development budget,” said Umar.

Source: Pakistan Today February 07, 2020 14:26 UTC