LARKANA, Oct 12: The People’s Party Parliamentarian (PPP) should be allowed to form government in Sindh after its emergence as the majority party in the province, the PPP Sindh chief Nisar Ahmed Khuhro said on Saturday.

Talking to Dawn, Khuhro said that obstructing its path would lead to “acrimonious relations.”

Excluding the possibility of barring any party from opening dialogue on the matter, Nisar said: “We are open-minded and our party will hold talks with all the groups in the province to form the provincial government.”

Hinting at the formation of a coalition government, Nisar Khuhro said: “We are trying to muster support of the independent candidates,” adding that the PPP would be in a comfortable position with the support of the independents.

The PPP leader said that the PPP would soon hold a meeting in Karachi to decide about the future strategy in this regard.

“We may hold talks with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, the PML-F and even the PML-Q,” Khuhro said, adding that the PPP chairperson, Benazir Bhutto, had hinted at the same.

Khuhro did not believe any likelihood of a future alliance between the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Muttahida Majlis-e- Amal to form a coalition government in Sindh.

Accusing the government of local level rigging, Nisar said that the government had succeeded in giving birth to what he termed a hung parliament.

Referring to the PPP’s defeat on PS-35 (Larkana-I), he said that both the party candidates — Ghulam Serwar Siyal and Hizbullah Bughio — possessed proofs regarding use of fake National Identity Cards there.

Terming the delayed announcement of results last-minute manipulation, Khuhro rejected the explanation given by election commission in this regard.

Knowledgeable sources confirmed that the PPP’s top leadership was in touch with various groups to win their support for formation of Sindh gover ment.

They also confirmed that Nisar Khuhro had been asked to initiate contacts in this regard.

Khuhro, they said, would soon leave for Karachi to establish contacts with different political groups.