Qadri should not be arrested on political basis: Altaf

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri should not be arrested on political basis. Altaf Hussain’s remarks came after the Punjab government had filed an FIR against Qadri for inciting violence. Addressing his party workers in Karachi via telephone on Wednesday, he said that “under the law and the constitution, everyone has the right to protest,” adding that “the incumbent government itself had taken part in long marches in the past.” “The use of state power will be harmful for the country.” In regards to solving matters, he said “the government should use dialogue rather than flex state power.”