Just before taking off for London on Tuesday night, former Sindh home minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza, dropped another bombshell – he was going to brief the Scotland Yard about the murder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Dr Imran Farooq.
Not one to shy away from controversy, Dr Mirza told the media at the Karachi Airport that he was going away for a week and the people of Pakistan were going to hear good news regarding a breakthrough in the Imran Farooq murder case. “I have two briefcases filled with proof which will help the Scotland Yard police,” he said.
Chanting slogans to support the former Sindh home minister, workers of the Pakistan Peoples Party were also present at the airport.
Despite warnings from President Asif Ali Zardari telling his party workers to avoid associating with Mirza, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, along with PPP MPAs Imdad Pitafi and Fayyaz Bhutt, accompanied him to the airport. There were reports that Memon was also flying out with Mirza via UAE on Emirates Airline flight EK603. However, despite repeated attempts, no contact could be established with the minister, and no government or party official confirmed the news.
Some senior leaders of the PPP, including Sindh Revenue Minister Jam Mehtab Dahar, also held meetings with Mirza on Tuesday morning, sources within the party told The Express Tribune, adding that Memon and other PPP MPAs who have been supporting Mirza on the local government system were also present during those meetings.
Other than that, Awami National Party President Shahi Syed, leaders of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement and defunct Peoples Aman Committee also held separate meetings with Mirza at his residence in Karachi.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 16th, 2011.
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MQM have won their seats from most Literate city (Karachi) of pakistan in last 9 elections. And they have served karachi in Mustufa Kamal's Era very well. This is realtiy
political heat is now very high mirza will be amoung the state secert agancies.
@larrry. He may have made his constituents wait for hours but he didn't kill them, unlike in karachi. Just brace for yourself my friends of MQM your bad times are lingering since Afaq Ahmed us also due out soon.
Good Luck Mirza.. we are with u.
Good kuck Mr.Mirza you doing great serve to you homeland thanks All pakistani proud you.
run mirza run after MQM
Why two briefcases? Why not one but bigger.
@MAD:
What difference does this make in the context of this news?
mirza is wearing one eyed spect. need to disclose corruption in ppp as well,one thing more would mirza like to comment on feudal sys. in interior sindh
Yo! Mirza You're going to Boo London Sista! ;)
I hope he is successful Insha'Allah
You my MAN. God be with you.
Go Mirza! Go Mirza!
Watch for your life Mirza.
Go a head Mirza sb, we people are with you.
wishing you luck Mr. Mirza! You are doing great service to this country. I love people calling a spade a spade.
A bit hard to believe that the President and Mr. Mirza are not on the same page here.