‘Ibad’s resignation not yet received’
Sindh Governor Ishratul Ebad. — File Photo
KARACHI, Feb 25: Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Monday that President Asif Ali Zardari had not yet received the resignation of Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad.
In reply to a question about Dr Ibad’s fate, he said: “Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan is still our Governor”.
However, he said that it was the Muttahida Qaumi Movement which had to decide about its governor.
Talking to newsmen after a meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, he praised the role of Dr Ibad for political harmony in the province and keeping Pakistan People’s Party and MQM partnership intact during the past five years.
He said that the MQM had a democratic right to contest the next general elections separately with its own manifesto.
He thanked MQM chief Altaf Hussain for his cooperation with the PPP during the past five years. Mr Hussain did a great job for democracy, for the country and for the good of the people, he added.
He hoped that the MQM leadership would extend cooperation to the government and support all its positive steps and policies.
“Altaf Bhai and President Zardari are still friends,” he remarked.—APP
urdu speaking people only want separate province
Ibad will stay a governor even in the next government
Rahman Malik you are right, Zardari and Altaf Bhai are still friends in committing the crime of destroying Pakistan .
The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique. wonder what is really unique and common between MQM and PPP.
Altaf Bhai and President Zardari are still friends,” he remarked. Mr. Rehman, give credit to yourself, for the glory of your boss and in the interest of democracy your numerous trips to London certainly bore fruit. To appease supremo & universal Bhai is not an easy task but you did it. Pearl of wisdom, that is what you are.
Mr. Rehman , you are a class by itself, a governor is constitutionally required to report to the president is listening to his master in London & he can’t decide for himself. In the meantime who performs the function of governor ? Keep on beating the drums of democracy.
PML(N) must now be happy as MQM has obliged them.PML(N) had demanded replacement of all four governors.Let the MQM sit on opposition benches and bargain for the care-taker chief minister.