After intense pressure from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah said on Thursday that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had nothing to do with Zulfiqar Mirza’s acts.
In bid to disassociate the PPP from Mirza’s move against the MQM, the Sindh chief minister announced the suspension of MPA Imdad Pitafi from the party, saying it was “a message for friends”.
Shah told reporters here that Sharjeel Memon was immediately called back from London and President Asif Ali Zardari had summoned him for questioning. He said the president would decide Memon’s political future, adding that it was a clear message for the MQM that the PPP would continue its alliance with them at any cost.
Memon distances himself from Mirza
Distancing himself from former Sindh home minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza’s move against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement leadership, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said on Thursday that he had come to London on a private visit and was not accompanying Mirza.
Speaking to reporters on his arrival at Karachi airport, Memon said it was a coincidence that Mirza was also traveling on the same plane. The minister said he came back immediately on the chief minister’s call as his visit was perceived the wrong way. He said he was only answerable to his party leadership.