WHY should the state allow an alien citizen, Dr Tahirul Qadri, to winter in Pakistan and foment trouble? Let him hibernate in Canada, his adopted mother country. Can a Pakistani go to Canada and address a public meeting inciting Canadians to rise against Justin Trudeau? Shouldn’t his name me be put on the exit control list and jailed for violating the immigration laws?

If not, let Altaf Hussain also come to Karachi to stir the metropolis that is now a garbage dump. These questions the prime minister could not respond to when asked.

Aslam Minhas
Karachi

Published in Dawn, January 21st, 2018