Summary British authorities have expressed dissatisfaction on suspects' security.
LONDON (Web Desk) – Expressing concern on security of accused in Imran Farooq murder case, the British authorities have urged Pakistan to ensure their full protection.
According to sources, the authorities have warned that suspects could be targeted on their way to court or jail.
Imran Farooq, 50, a founding member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was stabbed and beaten to death in Edgware, northwest London, as he returned home from work in September 2010.
The suspects were arrested in Pakistan after British detectives started looking for 29-year-old Moshin Ali Syed, who was in Britain from February to September 2010 and Muhammad Kashif Khan Kamran, 34, who was in Britain in September 2010.
Prime accused Mohsin Ali and Khalid Shamim were detained at a border crossing in southwestern Balochistan province as they entered the country from Afghanistan.
Critics of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) have claimed that the killing of Farooq was linked to an internal dispute in the party, which has been run from London by exiled leader Altaf Hussain for over two decades.
Farooq claimed asylum in Britain in 1999. He was wanted in Pakistan over scores of charges including torture and murder related to the MQM’s activities, but always claimed the accusations were politically motivated.
He had twice been elected an MP in Pakistan, but went into hiding in 1992 when the government ordered a military crackdown against party activists in Karachi.
MQM is the most powerful political party in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest port, but is run by exiled leader Altaf Hussain from a small office in Edgware.
For over two decades, Hussain has addressed supporters through a loudspeaker linked to his home telephone. He was arrested in June 2014 on suspicion of money-laundering before being freed on bail.
The MQM has strongly denied any claim that the killing of Farooq was linked to an internal dispute.
