HYDERABAD, May 21: Sindh Minister for Industry and Commerce Rauf Siddiqui has said that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has submitted proposals to the federal and provincial governments to allocate maximum funds in the forthcoming budget for development schemes and job opportunities.

Speaking to reporters after inaugurating a three-day industrial exhibition at the Expo Centre in Paretabad here on Friday,  he said he had also given a proposal to the federal government to formulate a industrial policy by taking all the stakeholders on board.

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