Karachi: An antiterrorism court allowed on Saturday Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader Rauf Siddiqui, a co-accused in a case registered against Pakistan People’s Party leader Dr Asim Hussain related to providing treatment and shelter to alleged terrorists, to leave the country for performing Hajj. The ATC heard the case related to providing treatment to alleged terrorists. During the hearing, Siddiqui moved an application in the court seeking permission to allow him to proceed to Saudi Arabia for performing Hajj. The judge asked Siddiqui when he would go for Hajj and return the country. He told the court that he would be in Saudi Arabia from August 25th to October 10th for Hajj. The court while accepting the application allowed him to leave the country for Hajj against furnishing a surety bond of Rs20 lkh. Wasim Akhtar and Rauf Siddiqui of the MQM, Pakistan Peoples Party’s Qadir Patel, Pak Sarzameen Party’s Anis Kaimkhani, and Pasban-i-Pakistan’s Usman Moazzam – are also co-accused in the case. The case was registered under the Anti-Terrorism Act in November, 2015, at the North Nazimabad police station on the complaint of Rangers. All suspects have obtained bail from courts. Published in Daily Times, August 20th 2017.