*ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Foreign Minister** Shah Mehmood Qureshi unveilsgovernment stance over invoking Article 149 in Karachi.*
* Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the government does notplan on invoking Article 149 in Karachi. *
Speaking during the National Assembly session on Friday, the ministeraddressed MNAs from Sindh and said Sindh is an important part of thecountry. It played its role in the past and we all acknowledge that, hesaid.
He urged the members from Sindh not to worry and said they have always andwill always respect the law. Qureshi said there is no threat to theirprovincial autonomy and that the federal government is not going to invokeArticle 149, which grants it greater powers in a province.
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Politicians from Sindh reacted strongly to a statement made by Federal LawMinister Farogh Naseem on invoking the article. Qureshi said the ministerhad issued a statement on the matter and denied that he said the federalgovernment planned to invoke the article. His words were twisted anddistorted, he said.
He said their concerns should have been dispelled by his statement but ifthey aren’t he was clearing them up himself.
