{"id":33489,"date":"2025-12-28T09:04:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T09:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=33489"},"modified":"2025-12-28T09:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T09:04:10","slug":"mustafa-kamal-accuses-altaf-hussain-of-ordering-imran-farooq-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=33489","title":{"rendered":"Mustafa Kamal accuses Altaf Hussain of ordering Imran Farooq killing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader and Federal Minister Mustafa Kamal on Sunday accused the party\u2019s founder, Altaf Hussain, of orchestrating the murder of senior MQM leader Dr Imran Farooq.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference in Karachi, Kamal alleged that Hussain ordered the killing while intoxicated. He said the murder was carried out on Hussain\u2019s instructions.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Farooq was among the founding members of the MQM when it began as a student movement. He was widely regarded as the party\u2019s ideological architect and played a key role in shaping its constitution, discipline and organisational structure.<\/p>\n<p>He was murdered on September 16, 2010, in London. Police said he was attacked outside his home after returning from work. Two men assaulted him using a brick and knives, killing him on the spot.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Farooq had moved to London in 1999 after a security forces operation against the MQM over allegations of involvement in terrorist activities.<\/p>\n<p>The killing drew international attention and led to a lengthy investigation by Scotland Yard. While several MQM members were later convicted, allegations about the involvement of senior party leadership have persisted.<\/p>\n<p>At the press conference, Kamal described the MQM founder as \u201ca theatrical man\u201d who performs \u201citem songs over corpses\u201d and sees himself as a ruler.<\/p>\n<p>Read: Dr Imran Farooq\u2019s widow hails verdict, pays homage to \u2018hero\u2019 of MQM<\/p>\n<p>He alleged that Hussain staged a dramatic display over the body of Dr Farooq\u2019s wife and sought donations worth millions of pounds to send the body to Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Kamal claimed Dr Farooq was killed as a \u201cgift\u201d on the MQM founder\u2019s birthday. He said an appeal for donations was also made alongside the killing.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Farooq\u2019s wife, Shumaila Farooq, died in London on December 19 this year. She reportedly suffered from throat cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Kamal further alleged that the MQM founder relied on foreign funding, destroyed generations and continues to harm people. He urged Dr Farooq\u2019s children not to engage with him.<\/p>\n<p>He said he had remained in contact with Dr Farooq\u2019s widow and children, who were placed under Scotland Yard protection after the murder.<\/p>\n<p>Trial and convictions<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad convicted three Pakistani nationals for Dr Imran Farooq\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n<p>Khalid Shamim, Mohsin Ali and Moazzam Ali, all MQM members, were sentenced to life imprisonment. Each was also fined Rs1 million, payable to Dr Farooq\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: MQM founder Altaf Hussain hospitalised in London<\/p>\n<p>British police shared evidence with Pakistani authorities after receiving assurances that the accused would not face the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>The court also ordered the seizure of property belonging to four other suspects who remain absconders.<\/p>\n<p>Later investigations found that suspects identified as Syed and Kamran had links to the MQM. Investigators said this strengthened the view that the killing was politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Farooq\u2019s death marked a turning point for the MQM. The party, which once dominated Karachi\u2019s politics for decades, later splintered into multiple factions amid leadership disputes and internal divisions.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader and Federal Minister Mustafa Kamal on Sunday accused the party\u2019s founder, Altaf Hussain, of orchestrating the murder of senior MQM leader Dr Imran Farooq. Speaking at a press conference in Karachi, Kamal alleged that Hussain ordered the killing while intoxicated. He said the murder was carried out on Hussain\u2019s instructions. 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