Summary Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui says no one can deprive Altaf Hussain of his Pakistani identity.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Thursday held country wide demonstrations against delay in issuing giving NICOP to Altaf Hussain.
The demonstrations were held in different parts of the country outside NADRA offices including Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, Hyderabad, Ghotki, Sukkur, Larkana, Nawabshah, Khairpur, Badin, Thatta, Multan, Sukkur and other cities.
Speaking at a protest demonstration outside NADRA office at Shahra-e-Faisal in Karachi, Deputy Convener of MQM’s Rabita Committee Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said that Altaf Hussain applied for NICOP on April 4 but it has not been issued yet.
He said some people were afraid of the return of Altaf Hussain as he was the only hope of people to fight for their rights.
Addressing the gathering, member of MQM Rabita Committee leader Haider Abbas Rizvi said that the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, during his Karachi visit had, directed Interior Minister to resolve the issue immediately. He said if the government should give the concrete reason if it does not want to issue NICOP.
The MQM leaders demanded to expose those creating hurdles in the process of issuing NICOP to Altaf Hussain.
On the other hand, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said the government had no objection to issuance of an identity card to MQM chief Altaf Hussain. He said that MQM is only trying to complicate Altaf Hussain’s identity card issue through agitations.
