Govt to withdraw report on 'Muhajir Republican Army': Nisar

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Govt to withdraw report on 'Muhajir Republican Army': Nisar

Dawn.com Published August 30, 2013

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to withdraw a statement mentioning the existence of a previously unknown militant outfit, the 'Muhajir Republican Army', from the report submitted to the Supreme Court on Thursday.

Attorney General Munir A. Malik had presented the report to the apex court when asked about the federal government's stance on providing assistance to the Sindh government in normalising the law and order situation in Karachi.

During the National Assembly session on Friday, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that the government was retracting the mention of the militant group in the report. He claimed that the report was submitted to the Supreme Court without his permission and that he would apologise to the court for it.

However, Nisar clarified that he did not mean to say that the report regarding the Muhajir Republican Army was erronous. He said that the report submitted to the SC was an administrative report and that such reports should not be presented in the apex court.

The interior minister acknowledged that there was mention of the shadowy outfit in an administrative meeting, but claimed that the report was presented to the Supreme Court without his permission.

Nisar said that he had written to the Supreme Court for the report to be withdrawn.

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kamran

Aug 30, 2013 05:56pm

nisar ali khan ,a true patriotic politician.

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Uza Syed

Aug 30, 2013 06:43pm

Well, if someone's imagination can create a 'Jinnahpur' then of course you'd think one would need an army, too. So, you call it 'Muhajir Republican Army', and you did. You created this fiction assuming it to be a whip to lash those considered easiest to be made an example of, so you go public. Who could do this job better than Munir A. Malik and what could be the better stage, then SC for this drama. Munir A. Malik! Hmm. Isn't he that law 'genius', the soberest of all who earned himself a name for everything proper, legal and constitutional and yes he is from Karachi, so if he says that we the Muhajirs are bad boys playing such games which are improper, illegal and unconstitutional than he ought to be right. Remember he is from Karachi, an insider, with access to inside of our notorious minds, so to speak. Mr Home Minister, your Prime Minister has chosen wrong time and wrong man and wrong theme to discredit a people. Shame on you, all and everyone of you!

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Akber

Aug 30, 2013 07:32pm

Baseless and fabricated like the Jinnahpur maps.

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Gul Khan

Aug 30, 2013 07:34pm

what a joke

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Khan

Aug 30, 2013 07:50pm

So you all do not care what real out laws and out fit in Karachi and beyond? But rather targetting Muhajir who is asking for their rights for being first class citizen.

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Indusonian

Aug 30, 2013 08:14pm

Without his approval, when are we going to start talking sane and our institutions keep putting us to shame ?

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Guest63

Aug 30, 2013 08:50pm

No Clue what the right hand is doing while the left hand sleeps , Any surprise , if he had approved it or not , what does it matters , it looks through his remarks candidly saying , the report infront of the highest court from the Govt side , would always be doctored one , no wonder in many SCP cases , the reports from Govt agencies ( police, intelegence, interior ) are not trusted upon by the countries highest court and with this statement from Nisar , the nation now knows , why the SCP does that very often , the judges know the true from doctored reports , who should blame them ........

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Ahmer

Aug 30, 2013 08:54pm

What is the point in withdrawing now when immense damage has already been done.

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afrooz

Aug 30, 2013 08:54pm

Can someone explain to me what is meant by an administrative report? Does such a report contain too many "uncomfortable facts" that it can't be exposed to the public? Is this new mohajir republican army the infamous naamaloom afraad that we always here of? So many questions....

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Akhter Husain

Aug 30, 2013 09:57pm

@kamran: You mean the rest are not "True Patriotic Politicians".

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Nasser

Aug 30, 2013 10:02pm

' Nisar clarified that he did not mean to say that the report regarding the Muhajir Republican Army was erronous' Even a double talk has some limits. Choudhry Nisar needs further schooling in the art of confusing public.

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Pakistani

Aug 30, 2013 10:44pm

Nisar Ali Khan is a pathetic politician. This person has no credibility nor qualification to run this ministry. Should resign right away on making such racist claims. No wonder Pakistan is going through such a terrible time because of these types of people.

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Gerry D'Cunha

Aug 30, 2013 11:24pm

OMG - is this the way any democratic govt. runs? the federal interior minister saying 'He claimed that the report was submitted to the Supreme Court without his permission and that he would apologise to the court for it. - how can a country run in this condition - its like children playing in classroom

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Aug 31, 2013 02:59am

Mr. Bean should take full responsibility for this fiasco and resign. But, alas, he has no ethical standards to guide him.

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malikk

Aug 31, 2013 07:52am

It seems & is a prioved fact that the interior minister CNAK is not being fed properly by the ministry thats why he is coming up with statements with no Home work.This statement of some Muhajir army & before that Sikandar story were merely lack of govt control & that too even in Islamabad.what to say CNAK shud read first before giving statements then there Info minister the cool head famous for counting chairs Pervaiz Rasheed would come to protect the minister.

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malikk

Aug 31, 2013 07:53am

@kamran: the entire family has a blue passport so where do you see his patriotism???

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Tariq

Aug 31, 2013 01:25pm

It requires courage to call spade a spade. If even 5% of the missing containers were dished out to the followers of ex shipping minister, you can easily raise an Army of 40-50000. I have no doubt that a good proportion of these containers must have gone to the ilk of BLA, TTP etc who are working in tandem for the same cause and for the same masters.

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SYED WASIM HAIDER

Aug 31, 2013 01:52pm

Withdrawal of any statement shows the incompetency on part of Mr. Nisar. This was a very sensitive issue and without confirmation he mentioned it. Please show maturity.

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Aug 31, 2013 04:25pm

@Uza Syed: The MQM motto is deny everything & every-time 1.altaf hussain does not own any property............fact he own two Letter to UK prime minister....................................admitted by British Govoernment there are 100 others facts g.khan

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Aug 31, 2013 04:24pm

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Khan

Sep 01, 2013 05:07am

You mean equivalent of something like MUKTI BAHINI,if I am not wrong in understanding.If it is like that then one more bloodshed is not far away

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khanm

Sep 01, 2013 05:14pm

My sincere advice to Chaudry Nisar

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ali ahmed

Sep 02, 2013 04:32pm

Interior minister has lost his credibility. It has, in fact, enabled MQM to take aggressive stance against any possibility of 1990s style of state operation. MQM seems to play its card very smartly. They have already won the propaganda war. Being a Karachiite I can convincingly state that no such group exists. It is only and only MQM that enjoys political superiority in Karachi, and they are heavily armed of course.

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