NA committee calls for Altaf's anti-army remarks to be legally pursued
Members of NA standing committee on defence call for strict action to be taken against MQM chief
Altaf Hussain. PHOTO: TWITTER
ISLAMABAD:
The standing committee on defence decided on Tuesday to legally pursue Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain for using disparaging remarks against the military, Express News reported.
"Strict action should be taken against the MQM chief," members of the community said in the National Assembly today.
In his televised speech on May 1, the mercurial MQM leader criticised the military and said the party had always been discriminated against. The controversial speech drew sharp reaction from all quarters including the top brass of the Pakistan Army.
Read: Altaf’s speech: Khurshid Shah condemns statements against army
The committee, headed by Shaikh Rohail Asghar, strongly condemned Altaf's anti-Army comment in his televised speech and passed the resolution against him.
MQM's Sanjay Parwani argued that this was not the most suitable forum for passing the resolution to which Asghar retorted that it was.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Raheela Khadim Hussain tabled a resolution in Punjab Assembly condemning Altaf's remarks.
On May 4, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had also submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly but was disallowed to do the same in the Sindh Assembly.
Read: PTI submits resolution against Altaf in Punjab Assembly
Opposition leader of the Punjab Assembly Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed along with deputy parliamentary leader Sabtain Khan had submitted the resolution in the Punjab Assembly.
The standing committee on defence decided on Tuesday to legally pursue Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain for using disparaging remarks against the military, Express News reported.
"Strict action should be taken against the MQM chief," members of the community said in the National Assembly today.
In his televised speech on May 1, the mercurial MQM leader criticised the military and said the party had always been discriminated against. The controversial speech drew sharp reaction from all quarters including the top brass of the Pakistan Army.
Read: Altaf’s speech: Khurshid Shah condemns statements against army
The committee, headed by Shaikh Rohail Asghar, strongly condemned Altaf's anti-Army comment in his televised speech and passed the resolution against him.
MQM's Sanjay Parwani argued that this was not the most suitable forum for passing the resolution to which Asghar retorted that it was.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Raheela Khadim Hussain tabled a resolution in Punjab Assembly condemning Altaf's remarks.
On May 4, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had also submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly but was disallowed to do the same in the Sindh Assembly.
Read: PTI submits resolution against Altaf in Punjab Assembly
Opposition leader of the Punjab Assembly Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed along with deputy parliamentary leader Sabtain Khan had submitted the resolution in the Punjab Assembly.