Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has proclaimed that Prime Minister Imran Khan is unlikely to remain in power following the current political turmoil, even if the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) survives.
Siddiqui said during an interview on a private news channel that the PTI would need to tread carefully in navigating the current political upheaval.
“If the advisers are correct, a decision can be made to save democracy and Pakistan. The PTI government may survive, but the prime minister is unlikely to”, he was quoted as saying by the Tribune.
On Monday, a delegation of the MQM-P reached an agreement with leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), including party chairmen Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, to work together for the ‘greater interest of the county’.
Previously, the MQM-P reportedly presented a list of demands to Asif Ali Zardari in exchange for the party’s support in the opposition’s no-confidence motion, including a 40 per cent quota in government jobs in urban Sindh and the formation of a provincial finance commission.
The PTI once counted on MQM as a major ally. However, during a recent visit to Karachi, the prime minister was reportedly given the ‘cold shoulder‘ from former allies, including MQM-P leaders.
Even within his own party, PM Imran appears to be losing support, as 24 PTI MNAs reportedly indicated that they would not contest the no-confidence motion against the prime minister. Furthermore, PTI’s Ramesh Kumar claimed that 33 members of the assembly, including three federal ministers, had left the ruling party.
