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| Pakistani politician Imran Farooq murdered in London |
| 2010-09-17 |
| An exiled Pakistani politician has been murdered outside his home in north London, leaders of his party have said. Imran Farooq, a senior member of the MQM party, was attacked in Green Lane, Edgware, on Thursday afternoon. The Metropolitan Police said a 50-year-old man had died after suffering multiple stab wounds and head injuries. The MQM has declared a 10-day mourning period and violence has been reported in Karachi, with cars being set alight and guns fired across the city. It is understood nobody has been killed or injured. Hundreds of party activists have converged on Mr Farooq's family home in the centre of Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan and the main base of support for the MQM (Muttahida Quami Movement) |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 back in the late 80s and early 90s, the Muhajir population in the south resented the dominance of the Pathan and Sindhi politicians in the ruling party. The deceased was a leader of the Muhajir student movement (although he was out of school at the time) and later became a biggie in the early days of the MQM party. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2010-09-17 08:30 |