Imran Farooq murder case, British team to be briefed today

Imran Farooq murder case, British team to be briefed today
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Summary The investigation team will interrogate the arrested suspects of Imran Farooq murder case.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Investigation of senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Imran Farooq’s murder case entered into its next phase on Sunday as the Scotland Yard team reached Islamabad on Saturday. The British team is expected to be briefed on Sunday by Interior Ministry officials. The team will only be provided access to one suspect Moazzam Ali.

The Scotland Yard team includes Stuart James, David Walter Smith, Gary Martin, Claire Margaret, Taylor Keith and Samantha Louise who are the investigators, assistants and translators. The investigation team will interrogate the arrested suspects of Imran Farooq murder case. 

Pakistan allowed the British team to come to Islamabad.

3 suspects have been arrested up until now in regards to this murder case.

The first suspect Moazzam Ali was arrested from Azizabad, Karachi who has been accused of providing visas to Farooq’s assailants, assisting in them admitting into British educational institutions and providing them financial aid. Ali has been shifted to Islamabad fro Karachi.

The other two suspects Khalid Shamim and Mohsin Ali in the case were arrested by Frontier Corps (FC) near Pak-Afghan Border in Chamman. Both suspects were shifted first to Quetta from where they were then shifted by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to Islamabad.

Khalid Shamim was the Deputy Director of Karachi Water Board. Both suspects have been accused of traveling to London and killing Farooq. 

One suspect Kashif Kamran has still not been arrested.

The senior MQM leader was murdered on 16th September 2010 on his way back to home.