Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to resolve the issue of MQM-Pakistan’s proposed amendment regarding local bodies through consultation and consensus among coalition partners. The Prime Minister, addressing the National Assembly, said that the amendment proposed by MQM-Pakistan regarding empowerment of local governments was fully supported by the federal government, but due to certain technical and procedural reasons, it could not be included in the constitutional amendment recently passed by Parliament.
"I had assured our coalition partner MQM-Pakistan that after due consultations with all allied parties including PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and other coalition leaders, we will resolve this issue with mutual understanding and consensus." added the prime minister.
