Asfandyar wants MQM to admit Karachi belongs to all

PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) Chief Asfandyar Wali Wednesday said many issues have already been resolved except for the issue of law and order, adding Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) would have to admit the fact that Karachi belongs to all (Pakistanis).

“It is our contention that war cannot be a solution to any problem and I am ready to hold talks with anyone only if they accept writ of the government and condemn terrorism,” he said while addressing a program on the occasion of death anniversary of Khan Abdul Ghafar and Abdul Wali Khan.

He urged MQM to admit the fact that Karachi belongs to all (Pakistanis). “Pakhtoons are a reality which must be recognized,” he added.

Asfandyar Wali said the (law and order) problem of Karachi would have to be resolved only through negotiations.

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