LAHORE - Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of the Lahore High Court Friday sent a petition seeking high treason case against MQM Chief Altaf Hussain and others, to the chief justice to constitute a larger bench to hear the matter.
Advocate Aftab Virk had filed the petition stating that MQM chief and other eight leaders including Babar Ghauri, Farooq Sattar and Waseem Akhtar used to speak against integrity of the country and the army in their speeches and at different talk shows on different TVs while the interior and information ministries have failed to take action against them. He said their speeches were tantamount to treason and they should be tried under the treason act. The petitioner pleaded the court to issue directives to the executive to lodge treason cases against the MQM chief and other leaders.
He said before coming to the court, he also filed an application to the Prime Minister and interior ministry for action against MQM leaders but received no response.
After hearing the arguments, Justice Naqvi declared the matter as sensitive and a larger bench should hold its proceedings. The judge sent the file to LHC Chief Justice Manzoor Malik to form a larger bench.
The court also issued notices to the interior ministry and the prime minister’s principal secretary.