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Altaf Hussain arrested in London over money laundering charges.

Live updates: Altaf Hussain arrested in London, say MQM sources
By Web Desk
Published: June 3, 2014
Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain. PHOTO: MQM

LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain was arrested in London on the charges of money laundering, sources in MQM said on Tuesday.

The London Police had been investigating Hussain in this case for over several months now.

In a TV interview, Altaf had revealed that all his bank accounts in Britain had been frozen by the authorities. The MQM chief had admitted that the British authorities had conducted raids at his house and at his office.

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MQM Rabita Committee Aminul Haq says they will issue a statement regarding this and will inform everyone about the situation.

Karachi Stock Exchange dropped by 780 points as soon as the news of Hussain arrest broke out. The market is now recovering.

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Hussain was arrested from his house in London’s Edgware area.

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Javed Chaudhry, while speaking to Express News today, said London Police were investigating Hussain for three cases of money laundering, hate speech and Imran Farooq murder.

Background

In June last year, as part of their investigation into the Imran Farooq murder case, Scotland Yard had raided Altaf Hussain’s house in London. The search operation had continued for over 55 hours.

Later in July 2013, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police in London had told The Express Tribune that a significant amount of money was seized in the raid from the house of the MQM chief. However, the spokesperson did not disclose whether the politician is being questioned over it.

Another spokesperson had said that if a money laundering case is established, then it would be treated as a financial case, separate from the murder case of Dr Imran Farooq.

Farooq, 50, was a former leader of MQM and had lived in London in self-imposed exile from 1999. He was on his way back from work when he was attacked outside his home in Edgware, north London, in September 2010. A post-mortem gave the cause of death as multiple stab wounds and blunt trauma to the head. A kitchen knife and a house brick used in the attack were recovered at the scene.


very low by pakistani media, but seeing the current media wars, it can be expected PEMRA need to ban few channels temporary for few months, MQM has advocated for free media even after GEO attacks
 
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very low by pakistani media, but seeing the current media wars, it can be expected PEMRA need to ban few channels temporary for few months, MQM has advocated for free media even after GEO attacks
why is it low??
 
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Shops are now closing in many areas firing is also heard in many areas of Karachi and Hyderabad

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لندن میں گرفتاری، پولیس کا نام کی تصدیق سے انکار

لندن میں میٹروپولیٹن پولیس نے بی بی سی سے بات کرتے ہوئے تصدیق کی ہے کہ نارتھ ویسٹ لندن کے ایک گھر سے ایک ساٹھ سالہ شخص کو منی لانڈرنگ کے الزام میں گرفتار کر لیا گیا ہے۔

پاکستان میں مقامی میڈیا کا کہنا ہے کہ یہ شخص متحدہ قومی موومنٹ کے سربراہ الطاف حسین ہیں۔ تاہم لندن پولیس نے قانونی وجوہات کی بنا پر ملزم کے نام کی تصدیق کرنے سے انکار کیا ہے۔

لندن پولیس کا کہنا ہے کہ نارتھ ویسٹ لندن کی مجوزہ پراپرٹی میں ابھی بھی سرچ آپریشن جاری ہے اور یہ کارروائی پولیس کے سپیشلسٹ آپریشنز یونٹ نے کی۔

واضح رہے کہ الطاف حسین کی عمر ساٹھ سال ہے اور وہ کافی لمبے عرصے سے لندن کے
‮پاکستان‬ - ‭BBC Urdu‬ - ‮لندن میں گرفتاری، پولیس کا نام کی تصدیق سے انکار‬
 
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neither his statement was recorded in MQM intl secretariat in which he is witness to the case

come on guys show over, disperse now @Leader you had your ice cream?
Well as per Scotland yard statement, they have arrested a 60 yr old male, taking his statement.... Now do you have any other 60 yr old male of such importance that can put MQM panties in twist, apart from Altaf bhai????
 
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shan you are just insulting punjabis here with your countless acounts and racial abuses

seems like punjabis are very ethnic inclined and have no decency in talking
Boy hold your horses, I am no shan and I stated a fact, no need to get emotional, if you can't see it then you are BLIND.
 
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He has been arrested by Counter Terrorism Squad..



@Akheilos ???

Stop talking bs please. He has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering. Not by counter terrorism squad. In UK we have Police to handle situations like this, in extreme cases there are armed Police units. But there was no armed unit so far I have heard.
 
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Well as per Scotland yard statement, they have detained a 60 yr old male, taking his statement.... Now do you have any other 60 yr old male of such importance that can put MQM panties in twist, apart from Altaf bhai????

where is the SLY statement?, you guys earlier said, he got arrested

truth is he is not even in police station
 
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Boy hold your horses, I am no shan and I stated a fact, no need to get emotional, if you can't see it then you are BLIND.

i can abuse racial slurs a lot, but im a level above, you are just insulting punjabis here, u should behave in a way that people think you are from well civilised background not some village, i hope u got my point?
 
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