Muttahida Qaumi Movement's Rabita Committee and Sindh Assembly lawmakers wrote a letter on Tuesday to British Prime Minister David Cameron to inform him about the recent extortion threats against the party, while requesting the UK govt to boost Altaf Hussain's security detail.
In a statement posted on their website, the MQM said due to the party’s liberal stance against extremism and ‘Talibanistaion’ such threats have been received before as well but they are a source of panic for their supporters.
“Once again MQM chief Altaf Hussain and other members have received threats from the Taliban,” the statement read.
“We have appealed to British Prime Minister David Cameron, Home Secretary Theresa May and other leaders to provide maximum security to our chief Altaf Hussain,” it added.
The Taliban, according to the MQM have demanded extortion money from 11 party leaders and have threatened party chief Altaf Hussain for his stand against militancy in the country.
While addressing a joint press conference at Nine Zero on October 13, Dr Farooq Sattar, said that several party leaders, including Haider Abbas Rizvi, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Nasreen Jalil, Rashid Gondal, Babar Ghauri and himself had received threats.
“Now, they are threatening our leaders over the phone and through text messages,” said Sattar. “The militants are demanding money ranging between Rs0.5 million to Rs2.5 million from us.” He added that the militants had threatened them with dire consequences if the MQM leaders did not pay up.
According to Sattar, the threats started coming in after the MQM took a stand against militants who were wrecking havoc in the country.
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Put him in Broadmoor; very secure place in UK! No more security worries. It may have multiple future benefits as well! A nice location too!
British government is much smarter than MQM' so called Rabita Committee, this committee is not going to hoodwink the intelligence services of Great Britain. Altaf Hussain is under investigation for money laundering and if found guilty, he is going to the jail and jail will be a secure place for him any way. He is living a lavish life in a very nice area of London with out any apparent honest job, we know and the Brits know where the money is coming and lots of it. It is time that he should add to his private security details by the money supplied by Karachi traders, although not willingly and stop being burden on the Brits tax payers., those people had enough of him and his entourage.
All those so-called leaders of Pakistan want security from Pakistan government, UK government, etc. Amazing!!