PPP, MQM, ANP reject Punjab CM’s proposal

KARACHI: The PPP, MQM and ANP have criticised Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif for demanding division of Sindh, saying they would not accept dismemberment of Sindh. Talking to media in Dera Ghazi Khan, Shahbaz said that PML-N would not oppose the creation of a Saraiki province in Punjab if more provinces were created in Pakistan, including Karachi as a separate province. A provincial minister of Sindh, belonging to PPP, Agha Siraj Durrani, said that his party would never allow break-up of the province, while an MQM spokesman said that the party would not let Sindh be divided under any circumstances. ANP Sindh chief said that Shahbaz’s statement had greatly disappointed people of the province. agencies