Summary Altaf Hussain said a five-member committee should be formed to hold referendum.
LONDON (Dunya News) – As Rangers’ special powers in Sindh are due to expire tonight, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain has demanded to hold public referendum on Rangers’ ongoing operation in Karachi.
In a statement issued from London, Altaf Hussain said that a five-member committee comprising judges of the high courts and Supreme Court should be formed to hold a referendum on Rangers authority in Karachi.
He also termed the statement of former lieutenant general Abdul Qadir Baloch, a federal governmentrepresentative, as baseless and contrary to the facts.
Abdul Qadir Baloch had stated that majority of people in Karachi support Rangers` operation and the action is being taken as per aspirations of Karachiites.
Referring to this, Altaf Hussain remarked that a five-member committee comprising HC and SC judges should be formed to hold a referendum to know exactly what people of Karachi actually want.
Referendum will decide who is truthful and who is liar, he added.
It may be mentioned here that the duration of special powers granted to Rangers has been extended multiple times in the past.
The targeted operation in Karachi started late in 2013, when the crime rate soared.
