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Monday, January 3, 2011

MQM to sit on opposition benches in center

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has finally decided to sit on opposition benches in the National Assembly and Senate, a move that could threaten the narrow parliamentary majority of Pakistan People's Party (PPP).

The party has 25 lawmakers in the national assembly but only two ministers in the federal cabinet -- Babar Ghauri for ports and shipping and Farooq Sattar for overseas Pakistanis, who later resigned from the cabinet.

The loss of its 25 lawmakers would leave the coalition in a parliamentary minority and could bring down the government.

However, the MQM has not taken any decision on leaving coalition in Sindh province.

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