KARACHI: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Opposition Leader in National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah contacted MQM leader Farooq Sattar Saturday, persuading him to reconsider his party’s decision to cancel talks on the issue of MQM’s resignations from Parliament, according to a statement from the MQM.

Sattar expressed his party’s reservations over Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s attitude during his visit to Karachi. According to the party, all three leaders assured Sattar that MQM’s grievances will be addressed.

The statement says Sattar conveyed to Khursheed Shah his party’s concerns over the role of Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, who has not responded positively to MQM’s demand for a committee to monitor the Karachi operation.

MQM says Khursheed Shah also later talked to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over telephone and apprised him about his talk with Farooq Sattar.

Maulana Fazlur Rehman urged Farooq Sattar to continue the dialogue process on the matter of MQM’s resignations, saying the government had given him complete mandate for talks on the matter.

The JUI-F chief told MQM he had discussed the matter with the prime minister.

At this, Sattar lamented the government’s non-seriousness on MQM’s resignations, adding that the premier had entirely neglected the issue.

“If the prime minister was serious, he would have called MQM leaders and heard their concerns,” Sattar added.

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The MQM leader said his party had decided to abandon talks after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to the megapolis, which was a disappointment for his party.

Listening to Sattar’s arguments, Maulana assured him of discussing all points with the premier and vowed to play his role in addressing MQM’s reservations.

MQM lawmakers had simultaneously submitted their resignations in the National Assembly, Senate and the Sindh Assembly on Wednesday August 12, 2015 due to reservations over the Rangers-led operation in Karachi.

Read: MQM lawmakers tender resignations.

The MQM legislators had accused the law enforcement agencies of discriminatory action against MQM, forced disappearances and extra judicial killings.

In response, the government remained reluctant to accept the resignations and tasked JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman with the assignment of persuading MQM to withdraw the resignations.

Maulana visited the MQM headquarters earlier this week but the mission remained inconclusive in the wake of an attempt on the life of Muttahida MNA Rashid Godil. However the two sides had agreed to put the talks on hold for a while and start the process again in a couple of days in Islamabad.

But before the next round of talks could begin, MQM in a statement said its members’ resignations from all three legislative floors were final, adding that it would not partake in dialogue over the matter anymore.

Also read: MQM says no more talks, resignations final.

The party said it had made the decision after the government's apathy towards its grievances, which was clearly visible when the premier visited Karachi but did not establish any contact with the party.

MQM in its statement went on to say that the government had “not valued Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam – F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s role” as a mediator to reconcile differences between the party and the government.