PML-Q, PML-F to handover three ministries to MQM

KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari has solved the issue regarding division of ministries among coalition partners in Sindh, Express 24/7 reported on Monday.

The Express 24/7 correspondent Sohail Chaudhry reported that the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) will hand over three ministries to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).

As reported earlier, the Sindh’s coalition came under pressure when the MQM rejoined the government and demanded its previous ministries back. Five of the ministries were handed back to them immediately.

The PML-F leaders refused to give up the ministries allotted to them after the MQM quit the government and suggested that the government should allot other departments to the MQM.

MQM currently has taken back:

Health

Bureau of Supply & Prices Control

Industries

Human Rights

Public health and Engineering

MQM further wants:

Sports (with PML-Q)

Environment (with PML-Q)

Rural Development (with PML-Q)

Auqaf (with PML-F)

Youth Affairs (with PML-F)

IT (with PML-F)