President Asif Ali Zardari. — Photo by Reuters

ISLAMABAD: Following Zulfikar Mirza's serious allegations against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Interior Minister Rehman Malik in a press conference on Sunday, President Asif Ali Zardari summoned a meeting in Islamabad of certain senior ministers of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) from Sindh, reports said.

The meeting is to be held today in the Presidency and would be attended by the party’s stalwarts like Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Sindh Home Minetr Manzoor Wasan, Pir Mazharul Haq, Syed Khursheed Shah and other federal ministers from Sindh.

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