ISLAMABAD: Following the statement of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain, the party has demanded in the National Assembly and Senate to handover Karachi to the army for the restoration of peace in the metropolitan city. During a National Assembly session, Parliamentary Leader of MQM, Farooq Sattar expressed concerns over the situation in Karachi and demanded that article 245 should be invoked for protection of lives and properties of the people in the metropolis. However, Leader of the Opposition Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah termed MQM's demand for handing over Karachi to army as undemocratic. He said MQM is also part of the Sindh government and it should not have made such a demand. Khurshid Shah said solution of Karachi situation should be found through negotiations. Meanwhile, Deputy Parliamentary Leader of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Shah Mahmood Qureshi asked the government to take the House into confidence over the law and order situation in Karachi. Minister of Sate for Parliamentary Affairs Shaikh Aftab Ahmad has rejected MQM's demand for handing over of Karachi to army. Speaking in the National Assembly today‚ he called upon all the political parties to sit together to find a solution to Karachi's deteriorating situation. On the other hand, Senator Tahir Mashadi in the Senate session said that the Sindh government has failed to maintain peace in the city, demanding to handover Karachi to the military.