MQM chief Altaf Hussain. PHOTO: APP/FILE
Addressing the Rabta Committee , Hyderabad’s Zonal Committee and other departments, he said that government should retract the ordinance so that no human rights violations can occur under it.
The MQM chief said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had been requested in 1998 that special courts should not be formed, but he didn't pay heed. Eventually, Nawaz himself was sentenced under such special courts.
Under the ordinance, people can be detained for up to 90 days.
Even though the ordinance has been passed by the President, Altaf asked who will be responsible if people lose their lives after becoming victims of violence during the investigations?
He appealed to the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to declare the Ordinance as illegal.
The MQM chief condemned the arrest of MQM Surjani Town’s Sector in-charge Islamul-Haq and said that MQM which had been making efforts for peace and order in the country was being targeted while people who consider terrorists to be martyrs were allowed to stage protests.
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Pakistan is so deep into ethnic hatred that some people are ready to justify draconian laws just because MQM is against it.
Which constitution?... the UK's or Pakistan's?
Such laws have been tried in other countries without any success and only brought criticism and shame to the government which often finally got rid of such laws.
No human rights violation! ! look whos talking. ..
A large herd of pink pigs was seen flying over London. It was quite a sight according to the spectators who had the opportunity to witness this historic event! They refuted reports that they had been drinking night before!
Says the man who always encouraged army intervention against the constitution.
Off course it doesn't apply to TTP warriors and in K-P .They are all above temporal laws.
everybody should realize who na maloom afraad are now. whats he afraid of? that NMA aka MQM criminals - which constitutes the entire party really - won't go free now?
What about his rtole as the authoritarian, unconstitutional, undemocratic head of the MQM?
given the reputation of our police, i think altaf is right!