KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairman Mustafa Kamal on Sunday said that he is willing to make seat adjustment with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Awami National Party (ANP) if the two parties are honest in what they have to offer.
The PSP chief expressed his views during a meeting with party district central candidates saying that PSP is okay with the idea of seat adjustment with MQM and ANP, but it depends on their honesty. He added that PSP aims to promote an atmosphere of brotherhood in the city and work with other parties for Karachi’s sake.
Kamal said that people were migrating from rural to urban areas because they want to get rid of the prevailing feudal system and aristocracy. He said that the population of Karachi was shown below 70 lakhs and accordingly new constituencies were also established.
He went on to say the migration from rural to urban areas is a trend of under developed countries because of which new cities are formed in the world. The PSP chief said that 20 percent of the population was inhabited in urban areas whereas 80 percent in rural areas previously, but now the population of urban areas has soared due to migrations.
Moreover, Kamal claimed that one of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senators produced the population data, in accordance with NADRA, showing the population of Karachi as 2 crore 14 lakhs.
The PSP chief concluded that the general elections 2018 will decide the fate of the future generations. He also urged the people of Karachi to create a strong bond of brotherhood among one another despite the difference.
At the occasion, candidates contesting for National Assembly representing district central, in their respective constituencies NA 254, 252, 255, 256 including Arshad Vohra, Iftikhar Randhawa, Jamil Rathore and Adil Siddiqui were present along with the candidates contesting for provincial assembly from the same district including Iftikhar Alam, Shiekh Abdullah, Taha Ahmed Khan, Naila Muneer, Anwar Hussain Raza and Habeeb Khilji.