Will not apologise to MQM founder again, says Amir Khan

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan leader Amir Khan on Tuesday said that he would not apologise to the party founder again and would quit politics if Altaf Hussain regains control of the party.

Speaking on Geo News' program 'Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath', Amir Khan lamented that the MQM – prior to the London and Pakistan divide – did not issue any statement for a week after his arrest during a raid at the party's Nine Zero headquarters in Karachi last year.

"Had I facilitated that raid and was arrested out of my own will, then what about the cases lodged against me?" he questioned, taking up a sarcastic tone.

"Did I myself get those cases registered against me? What about the three-month detention that I underwent? Was the 24-hour grilling while being blindfolded under custody of the law enforcement also held as per my wishes?"

People will decide on whether it all happened out of my will, the MQM Pakistan leader added.

When asked if he complained to the party or its founder about all this, Khan said he was not of the view to bemoan such things, adding that he accepted everything considering it was God's will.