Kamal says confusion will end after MQM-P, PSP merger

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairman Mustafa Kamal said on Sunday that all those people who are confused about the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and PSP merger, their confusion will end only after the parties merge.

Kamal, while speaking to the media, said that the PSP, which was created 1.5 years ago, had become a threat for parties which had been in politics for 40 years or so. He added that his party does not want to fight all those opposing it, adding that PSP also wanted to fight for the rights of all those who didn’t support it.

Listing the problems in the country, he said that PSP wants to work towards improving the health of the people. “About 0.3 million people die of malnutrition in the country, we want to change that,” he added and said that there is no concept of justice here.

When asked about the former president Pervaiz Musharraf’s alliance, he said that he didn’t want to comment on the matter. He also remarked that politicians should refrain from involving their mothers into politics.

“Everyone shares a close bond with their mother and I think Sattar was unfair to his mother. Mothers shouldn’t be involved in politics,” he said.

He also added that Sattar requested establishment to bring PSP to the table.

On Saturday, Mustafa Kamal had said that he met with MQM-P Chairman Farooq Sattar because the latter had requested the establishment to bring the two to the table.

The PSP chairman criticised the media and others for creating a perception that Sattar was abducted and forced into conducting a joint press conference. “The conference took place in front of everyone and the media. Yet such a perception was created. Governor Sindh also claimed Sattar was abducted and forced to give the press conference,” he said.

Kamal added that Farooq Sattar has been giving the impression that whatever decisions PSP takes is at the behest of the establishment. “Sattar has been meeting us through the establishment since eight months,” he said, adding that the developments are not just 48 hours long.

The PSP chief admitted that he is in contact with the establishment but said he is not establishment’s agent. He added that everyone in the country, including politicians and businessmen, are in contact with the establishment.