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| UAE hands over MQM’s ex-leader Hammad Siddiqui to Pakistan |
| 2017-12-09 |
[DAWN] Former Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Hammad Siddiqui, who was tossed in the calabooseBook 'im, Mahmoud! in Dubai around two months ago, was handed over to Pakistain by UAE authorities, a private news channel claimed on Friday. Quoting unnamed sources, Geo News said that the "deportation" of Mr Siddiqui, a key suspect in the 2012 Baldia factory fire in which over 250 labourers were killed, was conducted not through standard operating procedures, but by mutual intelligence coordination between Pakistain and the UAE. It said that Interpol handed over Mr Siddiqui to a "Pak intelligence agency last night" and he was moved to Islamabad. However, death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate... Pak diplomatic officials in the UAE maintained silence on the development, it added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 M. Murcek, Wikipedia has this to say: Siddiqui is a family name or surname belonging to the descendants of Abu Bakr, a companion of Muhammad. The title "Siddiq" (Arabic: Veracious) was given to the first Muslim Caliph (one of the Rashidun, or "Rightly guided" Caliphs) Abu Bakr by Muhammad. Siddiqui means The Truthful in Arabic. The Siddiqui surname is found among a number of ethnic groups and communities after its spread from Middle East and Africa to Central Asia and South Asia.They are found mostly in Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan and northern India mostly in Uttar Pradesh and are known as Punjabi Shaikh. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-12-09 20:24 |
| #1 Is Siddiqui the muzz equivalent of Smith? Seems a common name. I'm reminded of Supermax guest-for-life Ape-ia Siddiqui |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-12-09 17:12 |