SHC adjourns petition against Afaq's detention

08 Dec, 2011

A division bench of Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday adjourned till Friday (tomorrow), a petition against detention of Afaq Ahmed, chief of Muhajiar Qoumi Movement (MQM-H) under Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).
The bench comprising Chief Justice Musheer Alam and Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhir was hearing identical petitions, moved under Article 199 of the constitution of Pakistan by Amjad Shafqat, brother of Afaq Ahmed and representative of Human Rights Commission, South Asia Iqbal Kazmi, against the detention of Afaq Ahmed. The hearing was adjourned as comments from State side are awaited.

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