The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) have agreed to give legal cover to the Sindh Local Government System, 2011, which is set to be presented in the Sindh Assembly.
The two parties met at the Chief Minister’s House on Thursday to discuss the bill and said the new system would be according to the expectations of the people.
The members of the meeting decided to hold further meetings to discuss all proposals and finalise the agreement. The participants of the meeting from the PPP included Senior Education Minister Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq, Sindh Local Government Minister Agha Siraj Durrani, Sindh Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Muhammad Ayaz Soomro, Sindh Archives and Special Development Minister Engineer Rafique.
The MQM representatives were Provincial Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed, Sindh Health Minister Dr Sagheer Ahmed, former Hyderabad district nazim Kanwar Naveed Jameel and MQM Rabita Committee Member Wasey Jaleel and MNA Wasim Akhtar.