ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner to Pakistan Thomas Drew on Wednesday said that Pakistan has not provided substantial evidence to carry out legal action against Altaf Hussain in the reference dispatched to London.
“We need solid evidence from Islamabad against Altaf Hussain to take a legal action against him,” Drew told Opposition Leader Syed Khursheed Shah in a meeting.
Acknowledging the dossier dispatched by Islamabad, the high commissioner said that it did not carry enough material for taking any legal action against Altaf. Shah urged Drew to convince the British authorities to act against the MQM chief and said Altaf was causing problems for Pakistan while sitting in London.
“We demand an immediate and stern action against him (Altaf),” Shah said.
“The MQM chief’s derogatory remarks against Pakistan and anti-Pakistan slogans are totally unacceptable to each and every person here,” said the opposition leader.
The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday dispatched a reference against MQM’s dissociated chief to United Kingdom government, accusing the former of inciting people to violence in Pakistan.
It talked about Altaf’s speech and contained evidences related to inciting people to create chaos, read a statement issued by the ministry. The UK government was further asked to initiate legal action against those responsible for inciting people to violence in Pakistan.
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