- ISLAMABAD: Karachi's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Tuesday submitted a Land Reforms bill to the National Assembly Secretariat which promises to provide land to landless peasants.
The MQM, a partner in PPP-led coalition, changed its stance following unprecedented flooding which resulted in the dislocation of some 20 million people, mostly peasants, in Pakistan.
The bill, tabled by MQM deputy convenor Farooq Sattar and other party legislators, is aimed at ending feudalism in Pakistan.
The bill suggests that ownership of agricultural land should be restricted to 36 acres and holding of rain-fed land should be limited to a maximum of 54 acres.
