PR No. 149
FEDERAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE HOLDS MEETING WITH MQM DELEGATION
Islamabad: November 20, 2019

A meeting of the Federal Coordination Committee was held today at the PM office to discuss coalition matters with MQM and issues related to the development of Sindh especially Karachi. The meeting was attended by members of Coordination Committee including Defence Minister, Mr. Pervez Khattak , Advisor to PM on Establishment, Mohammad Shehzad Arbab and Mr. Jahangir Khan Tareen (Coopted member). Prime Minister has constituted Coordination Committee with a purpose to establish an effective coordination mechanism and reach out to the coalition partners and alley their concerns on matters relating to the development projects. The MQM delegation comprised Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddique , Federal Minister for IT, Mr. Kanwar Naveed Jameel, Mr. Amir Khan and Syed Aminul Haq. The Committee assured the delegation that the government is committed to the development of Karachi and that all steps will be taken to alley the reservations of MQM and other stakeholders on federal development schemes in Sindh with focus on Karachi Package. The meeting also held threadbare discussion on the coalition matters and the 13 points agenda of MQM and decided to fast track the implementation on all points. The meeting decided to hold another meeting at the President House on coming Monday to be chaired by President Dr. Arif Alvi and attended by Governor Sindh, high officials from Ministry of Finance, Planning and Development, HEC and other relevant ministries and departments.
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