ANP and MQM willing to end rifts

The time for rifts with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was over, a private news channel reported Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Ameer Haider Khan Hoti as saying on Thursday. The chief minister, who was speaking to reporters after a polio eradication drive, said it was time to work for the prosperity of the nation and peace in Karachi. Hoti added that spirit and passion was required to establish peace in Karachi and all stakeholders had to work together to achieve this goal. “Until we move forward from these rifts, things will not improve,” the KP CM said. Separately, the MQM’s Rabita Committee welcomed the statement made by Hoti and said the party would not attach any conditions to ending rifts with the Awami National Party (ANP).