The withdrawal should not be misconstrued as some kind of a deal between the PPP and MQM-P, Nasir added.
The senate seat was vacated after PPP's Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar resigned.Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar's resignationLast month, the ex-senator announced his resignation in a statement on Twitter, saying he a senior party leader told him that the PPP leadership wasn’t happy with his political positions and wanted his resignation."I gladly agreed to resign."He said, "As a political worker, I cherish my right to express my opinions on matters of public interest. Thankful to the party leadership for giving me the senate seat from Sindh. Differences aside, It’s been a wonderful journey with them and wish them the best," he had added.Sources had told Geo News that PPP Senator Farooq H Naik informed Khokhar about the party's reservations.