Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain. MQM member Haider Abbas Rizvi said that no meeting has been scheduled between Altaf Hussain and President Asif Ali Zardari. – File Photo

ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) member Haider Abbas Rizvi on Thursday said that no meeting has been scheduled between MQM leader Altaf Hussain and President Asif Ali Zardari, DawnNews reported.

Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Rizvi said that along with other political parties, MQM will work together to strengthen the opposition.

Rizvi said that MQM had submitted the applications for seats on the opposition benches and that the party’s decision to do so was final.

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