Pakistan

Gilgit court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for Altaf Hussain

ATC-1 Gilgit becomes the first court in the country to issue the warrants for MQM chief's arrest

Shabbir Mir July 29, 2015

The MQM chief has recently come under fire after he caste doubts on the efficacy of the Rangers operation in Karachi. PHOTO MQM

GILGIT: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) issued on Wednesday 'non-bailable arrest warrants' for Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain over claims of using derogatory language against the armed forces and Rangers.

The decision was announced by the Justice Raja Shahbab of ATC-1 during the hearing of cases filed against the MQM chief at various police stations in Gilgit-Baltistan.

ATC-1 Gilgit became the first court in the country to issue the non-bailable warrants for the arrest of Altaf, who currently resides in the UK.

Read: LHC forms full bench to hear treason case against MQM chief

The development came just two days after Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court Manzoor Ahmed Malik formed a three-member full bench to take up a petition seeking trial of the MQM chief under treason charges.

Headed by Justice Mazhar Ali Akbar Naqvi, the bench comprises Justice Irum Sajjad Gul and Justice Mazhar Iqbal Sidhu.

Read: Altaf criticises Rangers’ role in Karachi

The MQM chief has recently come under fire after he caste doubts on the efficacy of the Rangers operation in Karachi, likening the conduct of the paramilitary force to the Indian army’s treatment of people in Indian Kashmir.

COMMENTS (9)

Syedpk | 9 years ago | Reply @Pakistani, Let me set the record straight, majority of the killings occured in Liyari in gangwar, the whole operation started cause of that. the fact that I dont even remember hearing the word target killing from 2000-2008 should be evidence enough that who is after this and whz police isnt stopping this. secondly about the crime rate offcourse the crime rate went down, but not cause thez were caught but because they got scared and took a break from the crime, I support catching criminals from MQM, but with the same intensity and press coverage the rangers should go after other parties and unaffiliated criminals too. Thirdly more than 70% of the black money/ money laundering was done by PPP (even Rangers said that). It is said that incomplete knowledge is a dangerous thing. think about it.

Pakistani | 9 years ago | Reply @Syedpk: From 2008-2015 ,8000 innocent people lost their lives in target killings, rupees 230 billion black money being sent from Karachi annually yet some quarters of society want to live blind. You call this freedom of speech. lol!

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Pakistani | 9 years ago | Reply After operation in Karachi, Target killing reduced by 95%, Bhatta khori reduced by 70%, Bank robbery reduced by 95%, Kidnapping for Ransom reduced by 76%, Mobile Snatching reduced by 70%.

Pakistani | 9 years ago | Reply @OBSERVER: Target killers, bhatta khorz can't live forever, example is Hitler. No body was more powerful than him yet he faced permanent demise. Its called Karma.

Pakistani | 9 years ago | Reply @Syedpk: From 2008-2015 , 8000 innocent people lost their lives in target killings, rupees 230 billion black money being sent from Karachi annually yet some quarters of society want to live blind.

Ahmed | 9 years ago | Reply Any one keeping the count of his arrest warrants and FIRs ?

IKE | 9 years ago | Reply Please remove word Justice from the names of these three individual, Mazhar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Irum Sajjad Gul and Mazhar Iqbal Sidhu. These people do not deserve to be called Justices. Call them anything but Justices.

OBSERVER | 9 years ago | Reply Nobody has the courage in Pakistan to issue such warrant against Zardari,Khawaja Asif ...

Syedpk | 9 years ago | Reply Freedom of speech RIP.

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