Altaf Hussain. PHOTO: MQM
The petition was filed by Barrister Zafarullah of Watan Party after Altaf Hussain made controversial statements on television in a live address.
During the hearing the petitioner argued that Altaf Hussain had made comments against Pakistan to which the chief justice said that the court did not handle cases related to comments made in a speech.
Additionaly, the court ruled that Zafarullah did not have enough proof against his claim.
It was on May 22 that the petition came up for preliminary hearing but the bench restrained from issuing notices to Altaf Hussain and asked the petitioner to determine his lawful status. In his petition, Barrister Zafarullah had made Altaf Hussain, the MQM secretary general, ECP, law secretary and Pemra as respondents.
On May 12, during Altaf Hussain’s address to his party workers, he had threatened the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), establishment, media, workers of the political parties and politicians and also demanded that Karachi be detached from Pakistan, said the advocate in his petition.
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@Aysha M: MQM exists in Karachi but MQM is not Karachi....
Hain? No evidence? It was pretty apparent what he said on "LIVE" television!! Next level LOL!
@Aysha M: "The bond between Altaf bhai and people of Karachi is one similar to the bond between siblings, of love and well-being...."
Like between Yousuf and his brothers, like between emperor Aurangzeb and his brothers, like between Able and Cane....Right!!
@mrs ahmed: Hope you are able to make time to come in with your detailed comments
@just_someone: Couple of things in your comments, not sure what made you say 'you rich people', I am very much part of the 98% of Pakistan, MQM is devoted to, so please it is important to refrain from making such loft comments.
Secondly, MQM, may have problems in its ranks somewhere, it is not a divine set-up, but part of the society that we are today. What is important to realize is that MQM has the highest stakes in the city, they will never compromise the interests of Karachi and the people of Karachi, so bear with them and they will pull out of the current turmoil and hopefully emerge stronger like they always do whenever they are subjected to persecution. Karachites must support no other party but MQM
@Uza Syed: Brilliant ,solid logical argument
Barrister Zafarullah of Watan Party should have come up with better case that his statement on TV. There are lot of other cases/evidence against him literally lying on the streets of Karachi.
Besides, does this mean any dual national from Foreigners soil can threat Pakistanis on Pakistani Channels? Interesting!
Those who're bashing against the court; do you even know how the justice system works? This is not your street cricket where you the umpire gives a decision based on guesses and what 'seems' to be right. There are rules and regulations that the court has been strictly following despite other issues it's been facing. You need hard evidence to get qualified for such cases and then there is the jury to convince. It is not the court's fault that the case is not in, rather the person who submitted the petition- the case he made could be made by your ordinary bhangi
@Ashar Pervez: I guess either you did not read carefully what I said or failed to get my point. Would you, please, read it one more time and then threaten me from being silenced-------for good!
Listen my friend, countries are not created from nothing, history tells that they are always carved out of existing ones, like Pakistan out of India and Bangladesh out of Pakistan just to take example out of our own experience. You'd one common factor among al these examples and that's fear of persecution and hegemony of one people over other. In our case, it appears to hegemony of just 'one people-ofPakistan' over the 'rest-of-the-people-of-Pakistan'. Now, if this continues one hardly needs to be a political scientist or historian to anticipate the ultimate outcome and destiny of us all. One has to be a fool or foolishly living in fools paradise to be arrogant enough to over estimate the power of gun which has never silenced protesting people.
Don't worry, UK courts will not dismiss petitions againt him! Justice will be served by british court system.
@Uza Syed: If you think that you will be able to create a country of your own then you are badly mistaken. All talks of breaking Pakistan will be silenced for good.
@Aysha M: As a Karachiwalla, I would like to say to everyone non-Karachiwalla that this guy does NOT reflect the views of Karachi and most people in karachi dont even support MQM anymore. they won the elections through their patented brand of techniques.
And unlike you Aysha, I was born and raised in one of the strongest MQM areas, pure lower-middle and middle class, of the time and an area almost 100% populated with the children of immigrants. you rich people have no idea of what mqm is about since you never lived in their areas!
Goshhhhhh....joke of the century@Aysha M:
Sachchai Sar Char Kar Bolti Hai. So far the UK courts, well let them first settle down the gay rights issue.
@Aysha M: :) This is: Civilized way of Karachi vs. Cacophony of Jungle
@Uza Syed: Comprehensive and truly brilliant,
If some selfseeker as this man Barrister Zafarullah wishes to promote his career and use the Supreme Court as a marketing forum to seek free advertising files a pettition against a political party or a political leader then people of reason must condemn this as abuse of judiciary and litigation. Didn't this man petitioned and demanded the Supreme Court to do what it is not created to do, namely take away from citizens their right to 'Free Speech'. And the Supreme Court has said so here in this rejection of the pettition.
Altaf Husain never demanded "Karachi’s secession from the country", what he said was, and I must say I support his views, that if there were any issues with democratic rights of the people regarding who we, in Karachi, wish to represent them and who we decide to vote as our representative. All such elements in Pakistan might wish to part ways due to their unacceptability of democratic norms of rights of the people . Would it not be most democratic way of doing things, either you stay in a federation granting everyone his right and respect their mandate or go indepedent of all the federating units. Question is if there's any point in waiting for so long to decide that this posion becomes beyond endurance. Most suitable and civilized way of doings things would be this and it would be without hatred and fights and destruction and mayhem.
The awkward moment when courts say there is not enough evidence in the case against Altaf Hussain!!!
Judiciary appreciates the fact that statement made by Altaf Hassain was mild as compared to what Baluch and Sindh nationalists leaders are used to making
@Aysha M: Thanks for clarifying.
if altaf bhai is involv with crimnal so what should do at that time
Imran - source of your claims ?
Those who are showing their disappointment at this decision are clearly on the side of hatred and polarization, indeed, division of not just our point of views but frankly against our basic human rights as well as rights as citizens to have a free will and express it freely. If we in Karachi opt to vote and support MQM and Altaf Husain as our leader that we are exrcising our democratic rights and our arguments are within realm of political dialogues. If Altaf Husain questions the intent of those who shamelessly reject our mandate that we as citizens choose to give to a political party of our choice and at the same time if he questions the wisdom of living together if our hearts and minds to not accept eachother and if our rights are considered some kind of encroacment. His questions are common sensical, even if common sense is not so common around here. Such extreme rejection of a people, us the Karachi walas here, eventually would create and lead the people to believe that time is either there or approaching fast when we all must decide how we wish moving on with pursuance of a life and style of governance that would suit us better and in which environs. God forbid if that time does arrive we, all of us, would be better off going our ways without shedding blood and wasting lives. After all the difference here is merely political weltanschaueng and not deficient intellect or inferior races.
hahaha.. feels like "Josh-e-Khitabat" mistake by Ayesha M ;)
Selfless leader??????????? two properties worth 20 million pound each discovered recently. Still selfless??
@Omer: Totally agree with you, I find it repulsive too, more so because, I have not posted the above comment.
It is interesting to see that my ID is used in this manner time and again
@Aysha M: You only stop short of calling Altaf bhai a God-sent Angel on earth. Maybe you would in your next post now and we won't be surprised at all.
Altaf Altaf!
@Aysha M: I'm really curious, how you people issue statements without giving it a second thought? Don't you know that words have their own lethal impressions?
@ayesha..world does exist outside 90 also.. i think lots of ppl are killed everyday in karachi and that shows everything....
@Aysha M: I am an MQM supporter but you take it to a next level. Even i find it repulsive.
Hater gonna hate, but mark my words nothing gonna happen in UK.
@Aysha M: this is a serious topic, jokes are not welcomed at all
Altaf bhai don't expect the same from UK courts
No Evidence against MQM, same goes for No Evidence against Taliban and they are released. This judiciary system has no justice at all
The bond between Altaf bhai and people of Karachi is one similar to the bond between siblings, of love and well-being only. No one can possibly doubt the intentions of the man who has worked selflessly, tirelessly for the well-being of the common man. Glad to see common sense prevail.