

MQM London has also appealed to all its members in National and Provincial assemblies to resign while respecting the sacrifices of martyrs. The press release states that Farooq Sattar has no right to impose organizational decisions on the public whereas he is also not the parliamentary leader of MQM. MQM London’s senior members Mustafa Azizabadi, Qasim Ali raza, Wasay Jaleel and Muhammad Ishfaq has said that no one besides Nadeem Nusrat is the selected convener of the party.Īccording to the statement issued through a press release from London, Farooq Sattar’s name has been excluded due to repetitive affirmation of treason. They were asked to bring with them copies of the CCTV footage of the events that occurred on August 22, copies of all photographs and statements of witnesses who took the photographs and other relevant material.KARACHI (Dunya News) – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) London on Sunday has announced to dismiss Farooq Sattar from the party’s primary membership. The Sindh police were ordered to travel to Islamabad with relevant records pertaining to the investigation. They recorded statements of six witnesses of the Sindh police. In April, a police team from London arrived in Islamabad to investigate the case. Related: Seize properties of MQM founder, court orders He allegedly chanted anti-Pakistan slogans and incited the workers to vandalise media offices in Karachi. Hussain has been accused of delivering a ‘fiery’ speech while addressing his party workers on August 22, 2016. He said that the MQM trusts the British legal system and the party’s coordination committee is in constant consultation with a team of lawyers. However, Qasim Raza, a spokesperson for the MQM, told SAMAA Digital that his party leader was “taken for an interview at a London police station”.

“Throughout the investigation, officers have been liaising with Pakistani authorities in relation to our ongoing inquiries,” they added. He is being investigated for making a speech in August 2016, the police said. The officers are currently carrying out a search operation at his house and searching a separate commercial address in northwest London, they said in a statement. The police said that the said man is in his in 60s and was arrested on suspicion of intentionally encouraging or assisting offences contrary to Section 44 (intentionally encouraging or assisting an offence) of the Serious Crime Act 2007. Related: UK police team in Pakistan to investigate MQM founder They, however, did not reveal the suspect’s name. UK’s Metropolitan Police confirmed that a man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a number of speeches made by a person associated with the MQM. It is being said that Hussain was detained early Tuesday morning during a raid at his house in north London. MQM founder Altaf Hussain has been arrested by the Scotland Yard in London for inciting violence through hate speech in August 2016.
