MQM leader Babar Ghauri remanded in police custody till July 12 in hate speech case
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A Karachi anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday remanded MQM leader Babar Ghauri in police custody till July 12 in a 2015 case pertaining to alleged hate speech.
Ghauri, a former federal minister for ports and shipping, was arrested at Karachi airport on Monday upon his return to the country, ending his seven-year self-exile.
The investigating officer (IO) in the case produced him before the ATCs administrative judge today to seek his physical remand for interrogation.
The IO informed that Ghauri, along with other party leaders, was booked in a case pertaining to allegedly facilitating an incendiary speech by their London-based party chief Altaf Hussain, in 2015.
He added that a case was lodged at SITE Super Highway police station and requested the judge to grant Ghauri’s 14-day physical remand for interrogation and completion of other legal formalities.
Granting the request, the judge remanded him in police custody till July 12, directing the IO to produce him on the next date, along with an investigation report.
In October 2019, an accountability court had declared Ghauri as a proclaimed offender in a reference pertaining to the alleged illegal regularisation of 940 employees of the Karachi Port Trust, causing the exchequer losses worth Rs2.8 billion.
He is also facing a case pertaining to alleged money laundering and terror financing, lodged against him along with Hussain in 2017.
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Jul 05, 2022 09:51pm
Hate speech!!!!!! What about millions of dollars looted and stashed in Houston Tx.
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Jul 05, 2022 09:51pm
Why he come again, any one reavel this? Joke from People
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Jul 05, 2022 09:51pm
No one will be surprised when in a couple of days he will be released.
He wouldn't have come to Pakistan without a nod.
Only a couple of people left to come back to give reins of Pakistan totally in the hands of criminals.
Someone is bent upon turning the country into a rogue state!
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Jul 05, 2022 09:52pm
As you sow, so shall you reap.
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Jul 05, 2022 10:00pm
I can understand if BG was booked in a hundred other cases. But why in a "Hate Speech" case when he did not even utter a single word in the so-called "Hate Speech" ? He was just a part of the audience or an innocent bystander. And then, what about Freedom of Expression ?
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Jul 05, 2022 10:04pm
He will soon be freed, and a new assignment given.
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Jul 05, 2022 10:09pm
He came back because he had a deal with the neutrals. Now magically all the cases against him will dissappear. Neutrality of the neutrals has been completely exposed once again. Honestly neutrals has to change their script writer.
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Jul 05, 2022 10:11pm
After clearance certificate he would join politics. Called back for a hidden political cause and others to join SOOOON
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Jul 05, 2022 10:14pm
This is NRO all MQM coming back Altaf will be here soon,
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Jul 05, 2022 10:16pm
7 years he absconded; he is back, now claiming innocence of crime.
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Jul 05, 2022 10:19pm
Welcome by neutrals and send by David Lu.
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Jul 05, 2022 10:27pm
Discrimination against Mohajir as no repercussions of hate speech by Imran Khan and his coterie of sycophants
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Jul 05, 2022 10:28pm
Desperate attempt by the neutrals to deny space to PTI in Karachi. They don't care at what cost!
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Jul 05, 2022 10:29pm
Another pawn of neutrals for neutralizing PTI.
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Jul 05, 2022 10:36pm
Mukh mukha has taken place otherwise Ghauri wouldn't have returned.
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Jul 05, 2022 10:40pm
@Urooj,
Insecure cross-border trolls always spreading such Disinformation!
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Jul 05, 2022 10:48pm
Hw will be free as MQM is part of PDM .
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Jul 05, 2022 10:52pm
PUt him in jail in 3 months. Do not drag the case for decades and then nothing happens. Usual Pakistan justice system. Shame
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Jul 05, 2022 11:10pm
All the crooks are coming back. Soon he wiil be given a clean chit.
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Jul 05, 2022 11:12pm
Not self exile but luxurious life style In Houston Texas. Where he got all the money to invest in Houston properties, can anyone ask?
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Jul 05, 2022 11:33pm
Drama.
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Jul 06, 2022 12:07am
Hate speech of journalists should also be dealt with in the proper manner
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Jul 06, 2022 12:08am
corrupt to the core, should in jail for rest of his life . We see his life style in Houston .. living like lord.
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Jul 06, 2022 12:14am
Equal action should be taken against all political parties hate speechers. Don’t single him out. BTW the old sinners In PPP, PML(N( are getting relief daily one by one on their cases.
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Jul 06, 2022 12:24am
Some big deal is going on behind the scene.
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Jul 06, 2022 12:26am
Ghauri knows why he is arrested, no saints in mqm as we all know.
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Jul 06, 2022 12:52am
So MQM who was with PTI is being suppressed?
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Jul 06, 2022 01:54am
IKN demonstrates Hate Speech on a Daily basis. But he's Niazi, so he can't be arrested.
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Jul 06, 2022 02:26am
Something cooking
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Jul 06, 2022 02:49am
Don't know what this has to do with imran khan, it's Shehbaz Sharif who has ordered this.
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Jul 06, 2022 02:52am
MQM needs to leave imported government and let elections happen
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Jul 06, 2022 02:53am
@Urooj, Discrimination against Mohajir as no repercussions of hate speech by Imran Khan and his coterie of sycophants
What about hate speech of Nawaz sharif via satellite?
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Jul 06, 2022 02:56am
Another circus comes to town - distractions and manipulations of public continues. Fake arrests and illegal acts continue in today's Pakistan.
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Jul 06, 2022 02:57am
@Urooj, yes because we are not son of the soil and Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan also mentioned this in his interview
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Jul 06, 2022 03:55am
Next criminal sindh Governor?
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Jul 06, 2022 04:00am
@Urooj, comparison of these criminals with IK is unfair.
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Jul 06, 2022 04:11am
He will be released soon as he came back on a deal
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Jul 06, 2022 05:14am
@Zak,
Hate speech by NS, all PML-N laundered funds and other alleged crimes will be whitewashed by the end of the year. Guaranteed.
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Jul 06, 2022 06:17am
@Urooj, Discrimination against Mohajirs ! 3rd generation has grown up, still Mohajir.
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Jul 06, 2022 06:17am
MQM are you still Mohajir? Has UN given you status of refugee.
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Jul 06, 2022 06:25am
@Zak, Nawaz Sharif is Sharif in their books.
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Jul 06, 2022 07:30am
Games, the establishment play; it is ok to negotiate with TTP.
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Jul 06, 2022 07:37am
@Zak, Jamat e islami of 70s and 80s turned into MQM. They tried to run party with zakat money. Fools never learned how to become big shoots like Zardari Nawaz Sharif.
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Jul 06, 2022 07:37am
Reminds me of the legendary MJ song. "The Smooth criminal"
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Jul 06, 2022 08:04am
Babr Ghauri behind bars for hate speech and Mehmood Khan Achakzai who is unelected attending military briefing in parliament over TTP talks, contrast.
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Jul 06, 2022 08:20am
Topi drama. This is another way of exonerate a convict from crimes one by one to the court proceedings. At end of the day he will not be found guilty!
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Jul 06, 2022 08:37am
Criminals must be treated like criminals now
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