KARACHI:An anti-terrorism court on Monday acquitted Dr Farooq Sattar and other Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders in two cases pertaining to hate speeches.
The ATC acquitted Dr Sattar, former mayor Wasim Akhtar, Rauf Siddiqui and Qamar Mansoor in two cases. The accused had filed petitions in the court seeking their acquittal in two cases, which were approved by the court.
Sohrab Goth police had filed cases against the accused in year 2015. The police had informed the court in a hearing last year in March that there was no evidence against the accused and requested for A-Class status for the two cases.