KARACHI: Former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said on Sunday that the country’s capital was forcibly moved to Islamabad from Karachi.

He said this while talking to newsmen after meeting a delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan.

The MQM-P delegation led by its convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui visited the Gulshan-i-Iqbal residence of former prime minister Jamali in Karachi and discussed matters pertaining to the overall political situation in the country as well as of mutual interest.

The MQM-P delegation also comprised senior leader Amir Khan, MNA Kishwar Zehra and Abdul Wasim.

Recently, the MQM-P had appreciated the stance taken by the former PM in a TV interview in which he had stressed the need for the creation of more provinces in the country as well as demanded that Karachi be made capital of Pakistan again.

Mr Jamali and the MQM delegation spoke to the media after the meeting.

The former PM said that the capital of Pakistan was forcibly moved from Karachi to Islamabad. He said that Karachi was far better than the city of today.

Dr Siddiqui said on the occasion that the MQM-P had a great respect for Mr Jamali and his services for the country. He said that he was thankful to him for meeting the MQM-P delegation despite his illness.

Published in Dawn, March 16th, 2020