Imran Farooq murder case: MQM’s London office raided, reports BBC

[HAIDER]

KARACHI: London’s Metropolitan Police has confirmed it raided the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s office located in Edgeware in connection with MQM leader Imran Farooq’s murder, the BBC reported on Saturday.

According to the report published on the BBC Urdu website, the Metropolitan Police’s press office told the BBC late on Friday that MQM chief Altaf Hussain’s business address was searched for a period of two days.

An officer of the Metropolitan Police, named only as Jonathan, told the BBC over the telephone that the office was raided on Thursday and a comprehensive search was completed by Friday evening, says the report.

The MQM is a member of Pakistan’s ruling coalition government and is the largest political party in the commercial hub of Karachi.

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement released late Friday that it would be premature and wrong to draw any conclusion about the raid.

“We are confident that the investigation would eventually help clear all misgivings about MQM which is not only a coalition partner but also represents secular forces in the country,” said the statement by the Foreign Office spokesman.

It was reported on Friday that the police had raided a business office in London with the MQM leader’s murder, and that some important documents had been taken into custody.

However, the BBC reported on Saturday that the Metropolitan Police officer did not give any details about any evidence recovered from the office.

An investigation regarding Imran Farooq’s murder is currently underway, the BBC reported the officer as saying.

It was also reported that several people were interrogated but no one was taken into custody.
dawn.com

 

[batmannow]

nothing will come against MQM, cause they need MQM?

 

[truthseer]

The truth will come out about our great party. However, idiots will take this opportunity to attack MQM and Mahajirs again

 

[batmannow]

The truth will come out about our great party. However, idiots will take this opportunity to attack MQM and Mahajirs again

i feel sympthy for you guys! & with IMRAN FAROOQ too!

 

[Saifullah Sani]

لندن کی میٹروپولیٹن پولیس سروس کی انسدادِ دہشت گردی کی ٹیم کا، جو متحدہ قومی موومنٹ کے سابق کنوینر ڈاکٹر عمران فاروق کے قتل کی تحقیقات کر رہی ہے، کہنا ہے کہ ڈاکٹر فاروق قتل سے چند ماہ پہلے اپنا ایک آزاد سیاسی ’پروفائل‘بنانے کی کوشش کر رہے تھے۔
پولیس کا کہنا ہے کہ ہو سکتا ہے ڈاکٹر فاروق اپنا سیاسی کیریئر از سرِ نو شروع کرنے کے متعلق سوچ رہے ہوں۔ اس وجہ سے پولیس ہر اس شخص سے بات کرنا چاہتی ہے جو ڈاکٹر فاروق سے سیاسی حوالے سے رابطے میں تھا۔
?BBC Urdu? - ????????? - ?’????? ????? ??????? ????? ??? ??? ?? ???? ?? ??? ???‘?

 

[xyxmt]

nothing will come against MQM, cause they need MQM?

MQM probably wasnt doing enough in Karachi that UK govt asked for and hence the raid, now expect more target shootings in Karachi

 

[Leader]

The truth will come out about our great party. However, idiots will take this opportunity to attack MQM and Mahajirs again

anything against MQM is not against Urdu speaking, nobody is against urdu speakings, they are peacefully coexisting in Punjab.

 

[Kompromat]

لندن کی میٹروپولیٹن پولیس سروس کی انسدادِ دہشت گردی کی ٹیم کا، جو متحدہ قومی موومنٹ کے سابق کنوینر ڈاکٹر عمران فاروق کے قتل کی تحقیقات کر رہی ہے، کہنا ہے کہ ڈاکٹر فاروق قتل سے چند ماہ پہلے اپنا ایک آزاد سیاسی ’پروفائل‘بنانے کی کوشش کر رہے تھے۔
پولیس کا کہنا ہے کہ ہو سکتا ہے ڈاکٹر فاروق اپنا سیاسی کیریئر از سرِ نو شروع کرنے کے متعلق سوچ رہے ہوں۔ اس وجہ سے پولیس ہر اس شخص سے بات کرنا چاہتی ہے جو ڈاکٹر فاروق سے سیاسی حوالے سے رابطے میں تھا۔
?BBC Urdu? - ????????? - ?’????? ????? ??????? ????? ??? ??? ?? ???? ?? ??? ???‘?

It just further cements the opinions people have about MQM being an absolute dictatorship headed by a British Citizen, who's loyalty to Pakistan is more in question with every breath he takes.

 

[ice_man]

its ok this matter will be brushed under the carpet! PPP government will put pressure on UK inorder to make sure nothing anti MQM comes out. OFCOURSE PPP needs MQM in thE next election! MQM & PPP need each other for next election.

 

[ice_man]

Imran Farooq murder case: MQM chief




The suspense only seems to deepen with each new piece of information.

The unnamed place raided in London by police a few days ago in connection with the murder of former parliamentarian Dr Imran Farooq has turned out to be an office of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) – Dr Farooq’s own party.

London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed that a search and raid operation was carried out at the “business address” of MQM leader Altaf Hussain. The press office of the Metropolitan Police told the BBC that the search continued for two consecutive days at the site. However, it was stressed that no arrests had been made, and no person was detained for interrogation.

Saying that investigations into Dr Farooq’s murder were ongoing, an official of the Metropolitan Police told the BBC by phone that the raid was conducted on Thursday and the police completed its search on Friday evening.

However, the MQM’s spokesman in its London secretariat was conspicuous by his denial and ignorance of the entire episode.

Mustafa Azizabadi said he was unaware of any such search or raid operation. Asked if the police had raided Altaf’s “business address”, he said, “There is no such thing.” He added that despite journalists reporting it, there has been no such operation, the BBC reported.



On the other hand, the ministry of foreign affairs did come up with a statement on the raid. It said that it was premature to draw any conclusion from the raid. It added confidently that Pakistan was hopeful that the investigations would clear the MQM of any suspicions, terming the party not only a coalition partner of the government but also a representative of secular forces in the country.

Dr Farooq was stabbed to death in Green Lane on Edgware Road on 16 September, 2010 – but leads in the case have been few and far between – or at least not publicised. The anti-terrorist unit of the Metropolitan Police said in September that, a few months before his murder, Dr Farooq had been trying to create his own independent political “profile”.

The police force had hinted about the possibility that Dr Farooq might have been thinking of embarking on a new political career, and, therefore, it wanted to talk to everyone who were in contact with him from a political perspective.

It also noted that Dr Farooq had created a new Facebook profile in 2010 and had established many new contacts on the social forum.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 9th, 2012

 

[A.Rafay]

its ok this matter will be brushed under the carpet! PPP government will put pressure on UK inorder to make sure nothing anti MQM comes out. OFCOURSE PPP needs MQM in thE next election! MQM & PPP need each other for next election.

No mqm threatens the govt any govt whether ppp or not, they use tactics like target killing to negotiate with gov't, if govt don't agree with their demands they start killing sindhis baluchis and pathans, they pick them specifically.

 

[ice_man]

No mqm threatens the govt any govt whether ppp or not, they use tactics like target killing to negotiate with gov't, if govt don't agree with their demands they start killing sindhis baluchis and pathans, they pick them specifically.

this is election year no threats anymore this is when all parties try to negotiate deals and alliances! then when they win yes they threaten but currently no threatning

 

[pak-marine]

its ok this matter will be brushed under the carpet! PPP government will put pressure on UK inorder to make sure nothing anti MQM comes out. OFCOURSE PPP needs MQM in thE next election! MQM & PPP need each other for next election.

The matter is with scotland yard PPP or MQM wishes does not matter , if they were found to have a hand in this crime UK law enforcement will not tolerate. They are not stupid like us as they do not tolerate any foreign or local crimes on their land.

 

[A.Rafay]

Why I don't see this important news on geo and ary news or aaj news, nobody showing!!

 

[A.Rafay]

Imran Farooq murder case: MQM chief’s ‘business address’ raided, confirms Scotland Yard