The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Friday filed a petition in the Supreme Court to seek exemption for party chief Altaf Hussain from appearing in the apex court on January 7. The petition was submitted at the SC’s Karachi Registry by Qazi Khalid Ali and Farogh Nasem.
According to the petition, Altaf’s admirers believed his life would be at risk if he came to Pakistan and Dr Farooq Sattar wanted to appear before the apex court on Altaf’s behalf. The petition further states that the political leadership of the country had been at risk during the last five years which was evident from the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and Bashir Bilour. The apex court had issued a contempt of court notice to Altaf and his party’s deputy convener Dr Farooq Sattar on December 14 over the former’s derogatory remarks against the SC judges.
The notice was issued during the hearing of a case on Karachi’s law and order. The chief justice had stated that he had read the text of a speech made by the MQM chief and had found it to be offensive and threatening. The language used in the speech was tantamount to an attempt to obstruct justice, he had said.
MQM files petition seeking exemption for Altaf Hussain in contempt hearing
