PPP, MQM agree on magistracy system

Tribune

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement have agreed on revival of magistracy system in Sindh province. The two parities reached the consensus in a meeting held at Chief Minister House here on Sunday. The PPP was represented by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and provincial ministers Pir Mazharul Haq and Muhammad Ayaz Soomro while Deputy Convener of the MQM Coordination Committee Dr Farooq Sattar and provincial minister Sardar Ahmed represented MQM.

According to the sources, important and decisive dialogue took place between the coalition parties about the revival of the magistrate system. MQM insisted its point of view that the powers should be given in magistrate system to elected representatives and local body officers instead of concentrating them in a single person’s hands. The local body officers can effectively use these powers in checking overpricing.

The meeting agreed that Syed Sardar Ahmed will prepare a consensus summary in coordination with law minister Muhammad Ayaz Soomro and Secretary Law that will be presented to Chief Minister Sindh who will approve it and send it to the federal government.

Syed Sardar Ahmed told journalists that the two parties have reached a consensus on revival of magistrate system under the Sindh Local Bodies Ordinance.

KESC agrees to restore sacked employees

SAMAA


KARACHI: The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has agreed on conditional restoration of sacked employees during a meeting at Governor House here on Friday.

The KESC administration agreed to restore more than 4000 sacked employees if the dues from government institutions are paid.

The administration said this in a meeting with Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad, MQM leader Farooq Sattar and Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah’s four member committee.

The meeting decided to restore sacked employees gradually and the decision will be announced in a press conference by KESC’s CEO Tabish Gauhar and a four member committee of the CM Sindh.

The MQM leaders termed sacking of 4000 employees as economic killing of people.

Fazl agrees to meet Zardari

Pak-Observer


Islamabad—Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik Saturday telephoned Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazl ur Rehman and assured him to address concerns of JUI (F) in line with President Asif Ali Zardri’s promise. 

Sources said that Rehman Malik who is currently on an official visit to Turkey with President Zardari to attend ECO moot in a telephonic conversation with JUI-F chief said that PPP leadership was looking into concerns of JUI-F and would its best to redress them at the earliest.

The Interior Minister told Maulana Fazl ur Rehman that President Zardari had taken note of his speech in National Assembly and directed him (Malik) to approach the JUI-F for conveying his sentiments.

The sources said, Maulana Fazlur Rahman on request of the President Zardari has agreed to hold detailed meeting with him to discuss the bilateral concerns after his return from Turkey.

Meanwhile, JUI-F former Minister for Housing and Works, Rehmatullah Kakar who stepped down from his position after JUI-F’s decision of parting ways with government was scheduled to hold meetings in Karachi with Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) leadership to discuss political issues.