Hitting back: SC should take notice of Qadri’s remarks, says Rehman Malik
Says MQI chief should hire a professional political adviser as he himself had no idea of what he was talking about.
A file photo of interior minister Rehman Malik during a press conference. PHOTO: PID / FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Interior Minister Rehman Malik called on the chief justice of Pakistan on Monday that Minhajul Quran International (MQI) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri’s claims of ‘averting’ the threat of a military take-over by not letting his followers create chaos during the Islamabad sit-in.
“Inviting martial law was an unconstitutional and unlawful act,” said Malik, while addressing the media on his return from London. He added that the MQI chief should hire a professional political adviser as he himself had no idea of what he was talking about.
Referring to the PML-N’s sit-in in front of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the interior minister said the opposition’s sit-in was completely different from Qadri’s.
“The government would support parliamentarians’ sit-in. They have the right
to hold any protest sit-in or rallies,” Malik said.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 5th, 2013.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik called on the chief justice of Pakistan on Monday that Minhajul Quran International (MQI) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri’s claims of ‘averting’ the threat of a military take-over by not letting his followers create chaos during the Islamabad sit-in.
“Inviting martial law was an unconstitutional and unlawful act,” said Malik, while addressing the media on his return from London. He added that the MQI chief should hire a professional political adviser as he himself had no idea of what he was talking about.
Referring to the PML-N’s sit-in in front of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the interior minister said the opposition’s sit-in was completely different from Qadri’s.
“The government would support parliamentarians’ sit-in. They have the right
to hold any protest sit-in or rallies,” Malik said.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 5th, 2013.