KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek Insaf’s Sindh Haqooq March led by vice chairman PTI and foreign minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Makhdoom Zain Hussain Qureshi, Leader of the opposition in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh, SAPM on Sindh Affairs Arbab Ghulam Rahim, MNA Lal Malhi and other PTI leaders, reached Mithi on Wednesday. On the sixth day Sindh Haqooq March resumed from Mirpurkhas and proceeded to Badin. A large number of people along with party workers warmly welcomed the Haqooq-e-Sindh March at various places en route by showering flowers, hoisting PTI flags and chanting slogans. Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi while addressing a mammoth public gathering in Mithi said that number of participants of PTI’s march was increasing with every passing day on the other hand the PPP’s ongoing march that is carried out on government resources is faltering. They are demanding accountability of three and a half years while on the other hand there is a issue of plunder of national resources for 15 years, he remarked. He said that PTI’s march will reach Karachi on March 6, but the sign of panic are visible even now as flags of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf are being removed from Karachi. Bilawal don’t get panicked as it is just beginning, he said. I will submit report of the march to Imran Khan and PTI will also announce the next phase of the movement on issues of Sindh after due consultation, Qureshi said. Earlier, Shah Mehmood Qureshi while addressing a press conference at Mirpurkhas at resumption of the march on Wednesday said that PTI’s Haqooq-e-Sindh March was proceeding ahead without using official machinery and government officers were not installing their flags and banners. FM Qureshi said that there was no grouping in PTI and it is only one group that is Imran Khan. We are confident that PTI MNAs are honorable and principled people and they will firmly stand with the party, he said adding that materialistic politics of Zardari wanted to acquire their support but PTI MNA’s will not trade their loyalty. He said that PML-Q has announced to fulfill its pledge with Imran Khan and bubble of no confidence has burst and parliament has full confidence in PM Imran Khan. The opposition already tried its worth in parliament during legislation regarding SBP, he added. FM Qureshi said that he had a telephonic conversation with vice president of European Union to discuss the Ukrainian situation. “I have presented Pakistan’s perspective and we agreed on the notion that way forward is through dialogue and diplomacy,” he said vowing that Pakistan is ready to play its role for peace in the region. Pakistan from the first day believed that war is not a solution to problems and conflicts as we have sacrificed more than 80 thousand lives, he said and added that if the war in Ukraine escalates, it will cast negative effects on the European economy. Shah Mehmood Qureshi further informed that he also had a conversation with Romanian counterpart and they discussed the issue of safe evacuation of Pakistani students from conflict hit area. Pakistani Embassy also helped Indian students and served them food as well, he said.
