Altaf urges Gilani to exercise restrain

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Monday expressed his sympathies with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on being charged with contempt by the Supreme Court, FTNews reported.

According to a statement issued, Hussain said that he had repeatedly emphasised on the need for the state institutions to respect each other and avoid conflict.

“Now that the prime minister has been charged by the apex court, he should respect the court’s verdict and show patience,” said the party chief.

He further said that any action which could produce emotional reactions should be avoided because the country cannot afford the clash between its institutions.

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No moral justification left for Gilani to continue premiership: Imran Khan

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Monday posed a question to the Pakistan Peoples Party-led government – “What moral justification does Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani have after being indicted with contempt charges?“

Khan was speaking to the media at the induction of Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) Karachi division chief organiser Syed Hafeezuddin into his party.

The PTI chairman said that Gilani should resign from the premiership under the light of his indictment in the Supreme Court of Pakistan today.

“The Supreme Court is operating cautiously in all its proceedings, so rather than pressurising it, you [Gilani] should resign as there is no justification for you [Gilani] to continue as the prime minister of Pakistan.”

Khan said that democracy is governed by “morality, not force,” as force “remains with the armed forces.”

“Why was this contempt done?” Khan questioned. “Was this done to benefit or to serve the people of Pakistan? No. This was done only to guard the plundered money in President Asif Ali Zardari’s Swiss accounts.”

Khan said that Gilani will not be able to take any action against anybody who is facing contempt charges. “You set an example for the people to follow. If Gilani has been indicted with contempt charges, how can he in the future question somebody who is found in contempt to the court?”

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Body of missing BRP leader found near Turbat

QUETTA: The mutilated body of missing Baloch Republican Party (BRP) leader Sangat Sana was found dumped near Turbat on Monday.

Official sources said that Sana’s body was found near Murgab by the some passers-by, who informed the nearby Levies station. 

The body was shifted to the Turbat district headquarter hospital, where locals identified the deceased as Sangat Sana, a member of the central committee of the BRP.

Sources said that the body was mutilated and had bullet wounds.

According to Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), an organization working for the recovery of Baloch missing persons, Sana Sangat was whisked away from Kolpur area in Bolan on December 8th, 2008. He was also the former chairman of Baloch Student Organization (BSO-Azad).

His father is currently on hunger strike along with other relatives of Baloch Missing persons outside the Karachi Press Club.The VBMP has strongly condemned the killing.

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