MQM chief, Altaf Hussain had resigned after he accepted that the Scotland Yard had carried out a raid at his house.
MQM’s parliamentarian Dr Farooq Sattar shared these views with The Express Tribune on Thursday. “We want the killers of Dr Farooq to be arrested as soon as possible but we won’t accept their interference into our party matters.”
On Thursday, MQM chief Altaf Hussain also addressed the members of the Rabita Committee and told them that the country was going through a sensitive time as it faced huge challenges, such as the worsening law and order, and internal and external dangers. To overcome these challenges and to become a progressive nation, people should work together and play their part, he said.
Altaf, who last Sunday had created uproar by voluntarily stepping down as party head, and then took back his decision, did not discuss anything in his address about the ongoing murder investigations of Dr Imran Farooq.
The MQM chief had resigned after he accepted that the Scotland Yard had carried out a raid at his house in June over suspicions of money laundering and his involvement in the murder. After the workers and his supporters pleaded, he took back his resignation.
Farooq, who was the founder member of the party, was found murdered outside his home in London in 2010. 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 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.
Meanwhile, the MQM is filing its candidates for MPAs on seats which are vacant in Orangi Town, North Nazimabad and Korangi. It will announce the final list of candidates by next week.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 5th, 2013.
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@Haris Chaudhry:
OK than why British Criminals who killed 3 Muslims students were released?
Do they still have murder suspect's sketch on MQM's web page? Just wonering if MQM is till looking for him!
"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."
Poor British Police! To them few million Pounds appear "a significant amount" huh!!
some thing had to be said. So it is.
"MQM will not allow them to interfere in the party’s political matters", what if that includes murder, arson and torture..........??
MQM is British proxy in Pakistan. If not, how can an international murderer and looter live in luxury in a developed nation?
Very well Sir but theres a small problem,its not Karachi or Azizabad Police Station.
UK damn care about the parties matters...just tell them how you transfered the huge amount of money....no chit chat required.
"The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) will cooperate with the British police in their investigations into the murder of their founder member, Dr Imran Farooq, but it will not allow them to interfere in the party’s political matters."
Dr. Sattar: Can you share with Joe Public how is the British Police interfering "in the party's political matters."
How in the world is the British police trying to interfere in the political activities of the MQM? Bizarre.
Uproar ? Where ? All I heard was a collective sigh of relief followed by disbelief as it turned out to be another mazak.
To Scotland Yard:
Murder and Money Laundering are just to name a few. If you guys probe into more details, this would be your biggest treat ever!
Keep going...!
can this money be returned to its owners ie abducted people from Karachi in last 30 years
If MQM operates from the UK they dont have much of a choice.
Can someone let the honourable member know that its not Karachi/ Pakistan where the people under investigation set the investigation guidelines and it will be the "Scotland Yard" to decide what, where and how they undertake and conclude this investigation..
Perhaps he has not heard the famous adage: "You can bully some of the people all the time and most of the people some of the time but you can't bully all the people all the time !!" and Scotland-Yard are for sure not one to dictate to..