Altaf slams govt for diverting Qadri's plane to Lahore
The MQM chief says the government should stop discrimination against Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT).
LONDON (Dunya News) - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has strongly condemned the government for not permitting landing of Dr Tahirul Qadri's plane at Islamabad airport and diverting it to Lahore.
In a statement, the MQM chief said that it is the political and democratic right of the workers of any political or religious party that they should be allowed to receive their leader.
He said thousands of PAT workers reached Islamabad to receive their leader but the way government sealed the federal capital and put barricades in their way and resorted to teargas and baton charge was condemnable.
Altaf Hussain urged the government to behave in a mature way and stop discrimination against workers of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT).
Earlier, flight EK612 carrying Dr Tahirul Qadri among other passengers was diverted from Islamabad towards Lahore. The government said that the plane was diverted to Lahore due to security situation in Islamabad.
