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LAHORE: A writ petition filed in the Lahore High Court requests that names of three Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders be included in the Exit Control List (ECL).
Barrister Ali Gilani alleged in his petition that Dr Farooq Sattar, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and Khwaja Izharul Hassan endorsed anti-Pakistan statements of their party chief Altaf Hussain.
The lawyer stated the respondent leaders were also guilty of sedition by not openly disapproving the allegedly anti-state sentiments of their London-based leader.
He expressed apprehensions that the respondents could flee the country in the wake of government’s action against the MQM. Therefore, he asked the court to place the names of the leaders on ECL.
Published in Dawn, August 28th, 2016
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Aug 28, 2016 12:19pm
MQM should be banned. The Karachi has millions of Mohajirs who are very honest, educated and respectable Pakistanis. They should start new party.
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Aug 28, 2016 01:41pm
@Kamal Pasha. Though many muhajirs are very honest, educated and respectable citizen of Pakistan even though they voted same mayer elected by Altaf Hussain, interesting.
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Aug 28, 2016 05:49pm
@Kamal Pasha. Very honest and educated people ruined my beautiful city of light. Turned into dark hole.
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Aug 28, 2016 08:58pm
@Rafique Ahmed Khoso it is similar like sindhi electing Buhtoo family
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Aug 29, 2016 02:02am
There is ban in force of relaying Altaf Hussain speech.And that ban was imposed by LHC order. LHC may please also order for probe how the speech was allowed at Press Club of Aug 22, 2016, and all those who facilitated for relaying, that diatribe must be punished.
Barrister Ali Gillani petition carries weight and it would in national interest on keeping name of 3 leaders on ECL.Just yesterday Asif Hasnain has disclosed that Dr Farooq Sattar is staying at some hotel in Karachi and thereon still speaks via Skype to Altaf Hussain for his instructions .The LEAs must keep close watch.
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