Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has introduced to finish its sit-in after profitable talks with the Sindh authorities over a controversial native authorities (LG) legislation.
The announcement to finish 29-day lengthy sit-in was made by JI Karachi chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman within the wee hours of Friday evening after profitable talks with a delegation of the Sindh authorities.
A delegation of the Pakistan Folks’s Celebration (PPP) was led by Sindh Minister for Native Authorities Nasir Shah comprising Dr Asim and Waqar Mehdi arrived on the JI sit-in camp for talks with JI management.
Chatting with newsmen, Nasir Hussain Shah mentioned that PPP and Jamaat-e-Islami have agreed to empower the mayor of Karachi.
The 2 sides additionally reached an settlement, in accordance with which the mayor will head the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board whereas academic establishments and hospitals can be handed over to the Native Our bodies. Shah requested the JI management to finish the sit-in as their calls for have been met by the provincial authorities.
He added nearly all of the calls for are met with consensus and negotiations will proceed on the opposite issues to succeed in consensus.
Addressing the sit-in, Hajif Naeemur Rehman congratulated the members for his or her motion for empowering Karachi and added they took to the streets for fundamental rights, not for point-scoring.
He additionally introduced to finish the sit-in and added there can be no highway blockage at the moment.
The 2-day ultimatum given by JI Karachi chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman got here to an finish on Thursday midnight during which he requested the Sindh authorities to just accept the calls for of the protestors, in any other case, the sit-ins could be expanded to different elements of the metropolis.