Altaf says he has applied for Pakistan passport, can return 'anytime'
MQM chief says that if his request for passport is rejected, people can protest peacefully.
Altaf said, “Pakistan was my home, is my home and will always remain my home. I can come back to Pakistan any day.” PHOTO: PID/FILE
KARACHI:
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on Saturday that he has applied for a Pakistani passport as well as for his Pakistani identity card, adding that he can come to Pakistan at anytime.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony of Nazeer Hussain University in FB Area of Karachi via a signature telephonic address, Altaf said, “Pakistan was my home, is my home and will always remain my home. I can come back to Pakistan any day.”
The MQM chief further revealed that he had filed his request for a new Pakistani passport and NIC on April 4, since the existing passport and NIC had expired.
In the event he is not issued a passport or his request is denied, Altaf said people can decide what to do next, but he cautioned that any decision must be peaceful.
“People can protest peacefully. Our legal team will also approach the court.”
Addressing the launch of the university, which has been named after Altaf’s late father, the MQM chief strongly spoke in favor of former president Pervez Musharraf. He asked why was Musharraf the only one to be implicated under Article 6 of the Constitution.
“Those who have charged Musharraf only under Article 6 are also violators of the Constitution,” he asserted before asking why was the former president the only one being kept in jail.
“People talk bad about Musharraf but they forget about Ziaul Haq.”
Altaf said that those who had arrested Nawaz Sharif before Musharraf’s plane had even landed should also be implicated.
The MQM chief said that if he was in a bad situation, no one should take advantage of it. “Anyone can have a bad day or night,” before clarifying he was not threatening anyone.
Speaking about the university, which offers courses in business studies, engineering and architecture, he said that it was an answer to terrorism and violence. “They can keep accusing us of violence but we will keep on buildings schools and universities.”
MQM’s chief said that he had envisioned opening up a university decades ago, and now it had become a reality. He said that the university will offer education to people belonging from every ethnic background and on merit basis.
Altaf said that there was corruption in different institutions, and said that the criminals go scot free while the innocent are implicated. “When people complain against extortion, the extortionists come to their homes.”
He said that for a criminal free society, education is necessary. “Everyone should be treated equally, and everyone should get equal opportunities of education.”
The MQM chief said that he had never spoken about dividing Sindh, but said that society was divided on lack of awareness and education. He said that there was injustice and corruption in the society because of illiteracy.
Altaf said that there were only two percent in the country which were misusing the religion and carrying out terrorism in the name of Islam, while the rest were firm believers of peace and tolerance.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on Saturday that he has applied for a Pakistani passport as well as for his Pakistani identity card, adding that he can come to Pakistan at anytime.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony of Nazeer Hussain University in FB Area of Karachi via a signature telephonic address, Altaf said, “Pakistan was my home, is my home and will always remain my home. I can come back to Pakistan any day.”
The MQM chief further revealed that he had filed his request for a new Pakistani passport and NIC on April 4, since the existing passport and NIC had expired.
In the event he is not issued a passport or his request is denied, Altaf said people can decide what to do next, but he cautioned that any decision must be peaceful.
“People can protest peacefully. Our legal team will also approach the court.”
Addressing the launch of the university, which has been named after Altaf’s late father, the MQM chief strongly spoke in favor of former president Pervez Musharraf. He asked why was Musharraf the only one to be implicated under Article 6 of the Constitution.
“Those who have charged Musharraf only under Article 6 are also violators of the Constitution,” he asserted before asking why was the former president the only one being kept in jail.
“People talk bad about Musharraf but they forget about Ziaul Haq.”
Altaf said that those who had arrested Nawaz Sharif before Musharraf’s plane had even landed should also be implicated.
The MQM chief said that if he was in a bad situation, no one should take advantage of it. “Anyone can have a bad day or night,” before clarifying he was not threatening anyone.
Speaking about the university, which offers courses in business studies, engineering and architecture, he said that it was an answer to terrorism and violence. “They can keep accusing us of violence but we will keep on buildings schools and universities.”
MQM’s chief said that he had envisioned opening up a university decades ago, and now it had become a reality. He said that the university will offer education to people belonging from every ethnic background and on merit basis.
Altaf said that there was corruption in different institutions, and said that the criminals go scot free while the innocent are implicated. “When people complain against extortion, the extortionists come to their homes.”
He said that for a criminal free society, education is necessary. “Everyone should be treated equally, and everyone should get equal opportunities of education.”
The MQM chief said that he had never spoken about dividing Sindh, but said that society was divided on lack of awareness and education. He said that there was injustice and corruption in the society because of illiteracy.
Altaf said that there were only two percent in the country which were misusing the religion and carrying out terrorism in the name of Islam, while the rest were firm believers of peace and tolerance.