Islamabad, August 29 (TNS): Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Tuesday rejecting recent census results submitted a resolution before National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq.
MQM-P in its resolution stated that the data released will “not facilitate” the fair distribution of funds in the provinces.
A delegation of the MQM, headed by Sheikh Salahuddin, submitted the resolution in the chambers of the NA speaker.
In the resolution, the party maintained that the statistics for Sindh ─ specifically Karachi ─ were “controversial”, observing that the provisional data, as it stood, would prevent the fair distribution of funds under the National Finance Commission award.
The party demanded the release of “clear figures” and asked that the matter regarding the results be presented for debate in the NA.
The MQM, along with the PPP, has aired its concerns over the preliminary results of the national census, questioning the authenticity of the figures released by the statistics division.
