GB court sentences Altaf to 81 years imprisonment

GILGIT: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) on Monday awarded 81-years imprisonment to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain. The court also issued orders to confiscate the MQM chief’s property over his anti-state speeches.
Announcing the verdict, ATC Judge Raja Shahbaz Khan directed the MQM chief to submit a fine of Rs2.4 million in the court, ordering the Sindh Inspector General of Police to produce Altaf before the court.
In July, Altaf had made inflammatory remarks against law enforcement agencies. The MQM chief’s controversial remarks against the law enforcement agencies had sparked a countrywide outrage, with the national and provincial assemblies passing condemnation resolutions against the UK-based leader of the party.
Further, numerous FIRs had also been filed against him at various police stations across the country, demanding the arrest of the MQM leader, who has been living in a self-imposed exile in London for more than two decades. —INP
Online adds: Earlier, the court declared Altaf a proclaimed offender and issued his non-bailable arrest warrant. The ATC judge announced the verdict after Altaf failed to appear in the court.