MQM-PPP Sindh coalition govt in danger

KARACHI: MQM Parliamentarians asked the party’s Coordination Committee (Rabita Committee) for permission to abandon the coalition government in Sindh and sit on the opposition benches.
In a statement issued by the party, it says despite repeated calls by the MQM the federal and provincial governments have failed to take concrete measures to crackdown on target killings in the Karachi.
The statement also says that some elements in the Sindh Government were protecting gangs in Lyari, who are allegedly involved in the target killings of MQM workers.
Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah admitted that there were differences between the MQM and the PPP over the local bodies system and said that he was working to keep the coalition intact.