*ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has proposed earlygeneral elections in the country after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tookthe party’s Convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui into confidence over decisionsmade during PML-N huddle in London. *
According to sources privy to the matter, the MQM-P strictly opposed theidea of raising fuel prices with Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui saying that theyhad to sacrifice their politics for the sake of the interest of the state.
“We should prefer state’s interest rather than our politics in ongoingtesting times,” the MQM-P leader said during the meeting and suggested thatelectoral reforms could be carried out during a week.
Holding general elections is the only way forward for resolving issues ofthe masses, they said.
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It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)supremo Nawaz Sharif has taskedlinkMinister Shehbaz Sharif to form a consensus among allies for a freshelection to deal with economic woes.
According to sources privy to the matter, the three-time prime ministerasked Shehbaz Sharif to tell allies that they needed a fresh mandate tostabilize the economy.
