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Dr Imran Farooq’s widow appeals for help in finding killers
The wife of murdered Pakistani politician Imran Farooq has appealed for witnesses to come forward with information about his killers.
Shumaila Farooq broke down at a news conference after struggling to speak to reporters, describing her husband as “a dedicated family man, a loving father, a loving husband”.
She told how his death had left her family “in a state of shock and disbelief” and she begged for anyone with information to approach police.
Sky News’ crime correspondent Martin Brunt said: “It’s a week on since Dr Farooq’s murder… he’d been stabbed several times and he’d been bashed around the head.”
Brunt described Dr Farooq as “a controversial figure” who headed the MQM opposition party in Pakistan, which also forms part of the country’s government.
“Dr Farooq has been living in the UK since 1999, claiming asylum and saying there was a contract out on his life,” Brunt added.
“The fact that his widow has gone through the ordeal of a news conference is an indication that the police really aren’t having much success in their investigation.
Police officers examine the site where Imran Farooq was killed outside his home at Green Lane, Edgware, north London.—AP
KARACHI: Pakistan’s largest city came to a near halt Friday amid fears of violence following the slaying in London of a senior MQM leader Imran Farooq.
Witnesses said a shop and two buses were set on fire, in signs of rising tension.
Gas stations, schools and markets in Karachi were all closed and no public transport was running as news of the stabbing of Imran Farooq spread. The city has a history of political violence, and revenge attacks and acts of arson often follow high-profile slayings.
Farooq was a member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, one of Pakistan’s major parties and the largest in the coalition governing Karachi. The MQM is also an important member of the federal government in Islamabad.
The slaying could have implications for national political stability, especially if the MQM accuses its rivals of being involved. On Friday, an MQM leader said the party thought Farooq was killed in response to controversial statements made by another party leader.
Farooq’s body was found in north London on Thursday with multiple stab wounds and head injuries. London’s Metropolitan Police said a 50-year-old man was treated by paramedics but pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests have been made, and police said they were waiting for formal identification of the body.
In a statement, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani condemned the assassination.
”We have suspended all party activities for 10 days to mourn Imran Farooq’s tragic death,” said its deputy chief, Farooq Sattar. ”It was a great loss to the party and the family.”
On Friday morning, more than a dozen people broke into a plastics shop and set it on fire near the MQM headquarters, witness Javed Ali said. Elsewhere in the city, youths blocked the main road and torched two buses, said Asif Khan, an area resident. Local media reports also said some vehicles were burned and shots fired late Thursday in the city of more than 16 million.
Hundreds of MQM supporters have been killed over the last 20 years, including top leaders, in Karachi, including dozens this year alone.
MQM chief Altaf Hussain lives in self-imposed exile in London after leaving in 1992 amid an army operation against the party, which was then accused of criminal activities. According to the MQM’s website, Farooq left Pakistan the same year. Neither man returned to Pakistan since.
Hussain regularly addresses large gatherings in Karachi via telephone link. In recent weeks, he appeared to suggest that the country’s army should rise up against the civilian government, angering his party’s federal coalition partners, including the ruling Pakistan People’s Party of President Asif Ali Zardari.
MQM leader Salim Shahzad told a private television channel that the party saw Farooq’s killing as a reaction to Hussain’s statements.
Dr Imran Farooq, a founding member of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement, which later became the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was killed in London on Thursday evening.
Expressing his profound grief over the shocking incident, Quaid Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain termed the incident as the saddest incident of his life, saying the deceased was Shaheed-e-Inqilab.
When the news broke late Thursday night, streets
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Imran Farooq, 50, was ambushed in the street and stabbed to death last night.
Neighbours said they heard shouting and emerged from their block of flats to find the politician bleeding on the ground.
One local said: 'I have a friend who lives there. His mum heard screaming from outside, round the back, and when the neighbours came out they saw him on the floor.
'They said there had been an altercation.
They called an ambulance but they took too long.
'There was a helicopter but it couldn't find anywhere to land. So then they had to call an ambulance.'
Sources said officers from Scotland Yard's murder squad are not sure whether Dr Farooq knew his killer. Forensics officers are scouring the scene of the crime in Edgware.
Dr Farooq was a founding member of MQM (Muttahida Quami Movement), the dominant party in Karachi and the third largest in the country.
According to reports on the MQM website, he applied for political asylum in the UK in 1999 after a bounty was put on his head.
Dr Farooq said he was wanted by Pakistani authorities for criminal and terrorist activities – charges he insisted were politically motivated.
When he moved to London he said he was wanted 'dead or alive'.
He claimed allegations of criminal and terrorist activities against him were false and politically motivated.
Dr Farooq, who was Secretary General of the party at the time, said he spent more than seven years in hiding in Karachi, southern Pakistan.He added: 'It was impossible for me to remain in Pakistan due to the continued threat on my life and liberty.'
Dr Farooq was in effect the deputy leader of the party, which he described as having a violent past.
MQM is led by British-based leader Altaf Hussain. The party started a student movement in 1978.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: 'Police were called to Green Lane, Edgware just before 5.30pm following reports of a serious assault. London Ambulance also attended.
'On arrival officers found an Asian man aged 50 with multiple stab wounds and head injuries.
'Paramedics treated the man who was pronounced dead at 6.37pm. Next of kin have been informed.'
Scotland Yard was unable to confirm the reports that the victim was Dr Farooq.
However it is understood that his name matches that of the victim.
MQM party members in Karachi have declared a ten-day period of mourning in Pakistan and around the world.
Karachi, the largest city in the country, came to a near-halt today amid fears of violence following the killing.
Petrol stations, schools and markets were all closed and no public transport was running as news of his death spread. The city has a history of political violence.
Revenge attacks and random acts of arson often follow high-profile murders.
MQM leader Imran Farooq murdered in UK,Exiled Pakistani politician stabbed to death in ambush outside London home,An exiled Pakistani politician has been found murdered outside his North London home.Imran Farooq, 50, was ambushed in the street and stabbed to death last night.Neighbours said they heard shouting and emerged from their block of flats to find the politician bleeding on the ground.One local said: 'I have a friend who lives there. His mum heard screaming from outside, round the back, and when the neighbours came out they saw him on the floor.'They said there had been an altercation.They called an ambulance but they took too long.'There was a helicopter but it couldn't find anywhere to land. So then they had to call an ambulance.'Sources said officers from Scotland Yard's murder squad are not sure whether Dr Farooq knew his killer. Forensics officers are scouring the scene of the crime in Edgware.Dr Farooq was a founding member of MQM (Muttahida Quami Movement), the dominant party in Karachi and the third largest in the country.According to reports on the MQM website, he applied for political asylum in the UK in 1999 after a bounty was put on his head.Dr Farooq said he was wanted by Pakistani authorities for criminal and terrorist activities – charges he insisted were politically motivated.When he moved to London he said he was wanted 'dead or alive'.
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