ISLAMABAD, July 1: Some members of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League’s central executive committee (CEC) on Saturday criticised the role of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and held it responsible for the worsening law and order situation in Sindh, specially in Karachi.

The party expressed solidarity with its NWFP president Amir Muqam, strongly condemned the ‘negative’ role played by Chief Minister Akram Durrani in the Peshawar Press Club-PML workers clash case and subsequent registration of FIR against party’s provincial leadership, sources said.

The party’s CEC decided to take disciplinary action against MPs who had instigated writing of a letter to the prime minister.

Some 56 PML MNAs had written to the prime minister during National Assembly’s budget session complaining they had not been allowed to take part in the budget debate and had been ignored.

It was decided in order to minimise internal differences smaller number of consensus candidates should be fielded for various offices in the party elections. The party was facing serious differences on nomination of candidates in districts and at the central level.

Senator Nisar A. Memon informed the CEC, which was presided over by PML president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and attended by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, that the MQM had not been able to arrest the deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi.

PML vice-president Syed Kabir Ali Wasti pointed out that the MQM was trying to spread its political influence in other parts of the country with the help of government machinery.

He said there was nothing wrong if the ethnic group succeeds in gaining popularity through its efforts and good work but trying to gain ground under official patronage was not good for the country.