LAHORE: While addressing a press conference, Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM) leader Kanwar Naveed Jameel declared that it will contest 201
8 general elections under its own party symbol and manifesto.
The alliance was made between MQM-P’s Pakistan faction and Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) a day earlier (on Wednesday).
The leaders of both the parties decided to let go bitter rivalry and emerge as a greater poli
tical force on Wednesday. However, in Thursday’s press conference Jameel made it clear that they would not change their manifesto and electoral sym
bol regardless of the poli
tical coalition with PSP.
He maintained that party leaders in a
meeting expressed abso
lute trust on Dr. Farooq Sattar. He further added that party worker must not get confused with statements issued by ‘poli
tical personalities and TV persons.