Murder of Imran Farooq,

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Pakistani politician Imran Farooq was found murdered near his home in exile in north London on the afternoon of 16 September 2010. He had been a prominent member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and was a former parliamentarian.

The Metropolitan Police said they were called to a "serious assault" in Green Lane, Edgware, around 17:30 BST (16:30 UTC). They found a man, later identified as Farooq, who had suffered multiple stab wounds and head injuries. Despite the efforts of paramedics, Farooq was pronounced dead at 18:37 BST.

Farooq was one of the founders of the All Pakistan Mohajir Students' Organisation (APMSO), a forerunner of the MQM. When the MQM was established as a political party under Altaf Hussain in 1984, Farooq became the first secretary-general and convenor. The military regime in Pakistan cracked down on the MQM in 1992, and Farooq went into hiding: he escaped to London in 1999 and claimed political asylum. He continued to organize the MQM from exile, although apparently had less influence in the years immediately before his death.