Altaf demands ‘public referendum’ on Karachi operation

KARACHI: 

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain demanded a public referendum on Wednesday, claiming that it should be held on the ongoing Rangers operation in Karachi.

According to a local media outlet, the chief spoke to media over the phone from his residence in London, claiming that it is crucial to take public sentiments into account.

The MQM chief advised that a five-member committee be constituted, comprising Supreme Court and High Court judges, to organise the referendum.

Altaf’s statements come after the recent debacle the federal and Sindh governments seem to be involved in after the provincial chief executive hinted at withdrawing policing powers from the paramilitary Rangers force, which has been deployed in Karachi since the 90s.