President summons Dr Zulfiqar Mirza

KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned Sindh Senior Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza in Islamabad, Geo News reported.

Earlier during the meeting of Sindh cabinet, Zulfikar Mirza lost his temper at Interior Minister Rehman Malik telling him to stay in the center and leave Karachi to the provincial setup.

Mirza criticized the Interior Minister over his repeated trips to Karachi asking him to not return to the city for the next fifteen days. In reply Rehman Malik said that he would not come to the city if that's what Mirza wanted.

The senior provincial minister told Malik that it was the responsibility of the Sindh government to maintain law and order in Karachi and that he should not be interfering in provincial matters.

During the meeting Zulfiqar Mirza also hurled accusations at the MQM and accused the Interior Minister of being a spokesman for the party.

Later in the wee hours of Tuesday, President Zardari immediately summoned Dr Zulfiqar Mirza in Islamabad.