ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday expressed displeasure over the “uncalled for remarks” made by the senior provincial minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza and warned him to be careful in future.

The president had summoned Mirza on Thursday to seek his explanation over his controversial remarks.

Zardari said all Muhajirs, whether in Sindh, KPK, Punjab or any other part of the country, were Pakistanis and sons of the soil.

“Any suggestion to the contrary or any insinuation that tended to undermine their status as Pakistani nationals or patriotism is abhorrent,” a statement issued from the President House said.

The president said he also telephoned the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain early Friday morning to convey his regrets over the uncalled for and unacceptable remarks of Mirza.

He asked Mirza to be careful in making public statements and said that neither the party nor the government would condone offensive remarks.

Mirza had arrived Islamabad past midnight by a special plane from Karachi.