A Pakistani politician killed in London is thought to have been the victim of a politically motivated attack.
Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism unit, SO15, has taken over the investigation into Imran Farooq’s murder.
Mr Farooq, a senior member of the MQM party who sought asylum in London in 1999, was stabbed and beaten outside his home in Edgware on Thursday.
His murder has sparked violence in Karachi where a 10-day period of mourning has been announced by the MQM.
The BBC’s home affairs correspondent, Danny Shaw, said although no-one had been arrested, the working assumption at this stage was that the killing was politically motivated.
Re: Imran Farooq: A Pakistani politician killed in London
considering that guy was not politically active, its hard to believe that it was politically motivated.
Re: Imran Farooq: A Pakistani politician killed in London
[note] Topic already being discussed in PA: http://www.paklinks.com/gs/pakistan-affairs/452945-mqm-leader-imran-farooq-killed-in-london-reports.html [/note]