If Bhutto and Nawaz could be arrested, why can't Altaf Hussain: Defence minister
Khwaja Asif says no one is above the law when it comes to national security
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif questioned on Wednesday why Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain couldn't be arrested if former prime ministers Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif had been in the past, Express News reported.
The defence ministers statements come just days after convicted Muttahida Qaumi Movement target killer Saulat Mirza’s confessional video surfaced, in which he revealed that he killed the former MD of KESC on the MQM chief orders.
“If Bhutto could be arrested and there could be a decision against him, which is still questionable; if Nawaz Sharif can stay in jail for 14 months … why not others?” said Khwaja Asif, during an appearance on Express News' Kal Tak, in response to a question on whenever the MQM chief could be arrested.
The defence minister added that no one is above the law when it came to national security.
Talking about Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief, Asif said Imran Khan wanted to become the prime minister of Pakistan, and failing to do so, has been a grave psychological shock to him.
His full interview will be aired at 10pm Wednesday night on Express News.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif questioned on Wednesday why Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain couldn't be arrested if former prime ministers Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif had been in the past, Express News reported.
The defence ministers statements come just days after convicted Muttahida Qaumi Movement target killer Saulat Mirza’s confessional video surfaced, in which he revealed that he killed the former MD of KESC on the MQM chief orders.
“If Bhutto could be arrested and there could be a decision against him, which is still questionable; if Nawaz Sharif can stay in jail for 14 months … why not others?” said Khwaja Asif, during an appearance on Express News' Kal Tak, in response to a question on whenever the MQM chief could be arrested.
The defence minister added that no one is above the law when it came to national security.
Talking about Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief, Asif said Imran Khan wanted to become the prime minister of Pakistan, and failing to do so, has been a grave psychological shock to him.
His full interview will be aired at 10pm Wednesday night on Express News.