Call for help in Dr Imran Farooq murder case

Dr Imran Farooq murder case,

MQM politician, who was a senior member of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) party, died on his way home from work as a result of multiple stab wounds and blunt trauma to the head.

The police want witnesses to come forward with details of Dr Imran Farooq's death. (PA)

He was found outside his house in Green Lane, Edgware, shortly after 17:00 BST.

News of the murder spread quickly to Karachi, home of Farooq's family, where people took to the streets and torched cars upon hearing the news.

And police have now called upon potential witnesses of the violence to make themselves known so they can try and hunt Dr Farooq's killers.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: 'Police want to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time or saw the attack.'

He added: 'A post-mortem took place at Finchley Mortuary yesterday and gave cause of death as multiple stab wounds and blunt trauma to the head.'

Dr Farooq fled to England after claiming asylum in 1999 and reports now suggest the killing was a politically motivated assassination.

(source:metro.co.uk)

Investigation Dr. Farooq's assassination

Imran Farooq dead body,

British Anti-terrorism squad investigation of Dr. Imran Farooq's assassination has been handed over to British anti-terrorism squad, which with their already constituted 20-member team will continue collecting further evidence. Anti-terrorism squad officers, who are specially hired to investigate high-profile political murders, interviewed Dr. Imran Farooq's widow. They questioned her about the life of her husband, her friends and enemies, in detail, according to media reports.

Scotland Yard has also obtained the call record of the victim's mobile phone, and the calls made on the assassination day are being checked. Scotland Yard officers said there has been advancement in the investigation and they have also recorded statements of the neighbors of Dr. Imran Farooq. Officers say a woman standing on balcony of the house at time of assassination has given some clues, under the light of which the investigation is being carried forward. They have also decided to question some of the close friends to Dr. Farooq, and in the next two days this task will duly be commenced.

Party workers from all over Britain are continuously visiting the MQM's international secretariat. It is also being hoped that the corpse will be handed over to the family in the next five days

Meanwhile father of Dr Imran Farooq talking to media outside his residence said that the Scotland police is interrogating from the wife of Dr Farooq and the dead body of the deceased would arrive with the family of Dr Farooq.

He said that he has no contact with the family in London as their cell phones have been seized by the police.

(source:nation.com.pk)

Dr. Imran’s burial in Karachi: Farooq Sattar

MQM desires,

KARACHI: Senior MQM leader and Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Dr. Farooq Sattar has said that his party was in touch with British authorities in London to repatriate the dead body of slain leader Dr. Imran Farooq.

Talking to media persons here on Friday, Dr. Sattar said that Metropolitan Police of London, the officials of Scotland Yard were in contact with the family members of Dr. Imran Farooq and investigating the case.

He hoped that the dead body will be handed over to the family as soon as the initial process of investigation and postmortem is completed.

“It is the desire of our party leaders that the last rituals of Dr. Imran are carried out in his home country,” Dr. Sattar said adding that the position will be clear in next 24 hours.

Dr. Farooq Sattar said the murder of Dr. Imran was a big tragedy for the party and this vacuum could not ever be fulfilled.

(source:onlinenews.com.pk)

“Altaf Bhai and Imran Bhai had very close and in-depth ties, he was an extra-ordinary man and Altaf Bhai gave Imran’s examples to other party leaders,” Dr Sattar said. He said the party leadership has urged the workers to remain calm and continue the mission of Dr. Imran.