Altaf’s arrest: Imran expresses concern over Karachi’s situation
PTI chief says MQM needs to show patience and not punish people of Pakistan for actions taken by British govt.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairperson Imran Khan. PHOTO: INP
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has expressed concern over the situation in Karachi and other parts of Sindh after British police arrested Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Tuesday.
The PTI chief said the law would now take its course in the UK and the MQM leaders and workers needed to show patience and not punish the people of Pakistan for actions taken by the British government.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 5th, 2014.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has expressed concern over the situation in Karachi and other parts of Sindh after British police arrested Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Tuesday.
In a statement issued to the media on Wednesday, Imran said he fully understood the anguish of the MQM workers at this difficult time but thought that it was absolutely unjustified for the MQM to bring Karachi to a standstill.
“It is not justified to disrupt the lives of the people of this metropolis and financial centre of the country, when it is the British authorities, who have taken legal action against a British citizen on charges of money laundering,” he said.
The PTI chief said the law would now take its course in the UK and the MQM leaders and workers needed to show patience and not punish the people of Pakistan for actions taken by the British government.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 5th, 2014.