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 Awaz Apni LONDON: In a major breakthrough Scotland Yard has arrested a 34-year old Pakistani national in Dr. Imran Farooq's murder case, Awaz Apni News reported Thursday. The arrest was made after a raid conducted by Scotland Yard in central London, sources said.

BRIEF PROFILE OF DR. IMRAN FAROOQ (1960-2010) Dr. Imran Farooq, Convener of the MQM was born in Karachi in 1960. He belonged to a respectable family. He was a student of Sindh Medical College and began his political career with the All Pakistan Mohajir Students' Organization (APMSO), and appointed as its first Secretary General in 1978. After the formation of Mohajir Quami Movement (MQM) on 18 March 1984, Dr. Imran Farooq became the Secretary General of the party and used his abilities for spreading the philosophy of MQM Founder and Leader Mr. Altaf Hussain. In 1988 and 1990 Dr. Imran Farooq took part in the General Elections and on both occasions he was successfully elected with overwhelming majority as the Member of the Pakistan National Assembly and became Parliamentary Leader of the MQM. As Mr. Altaf Hussain’s life was constantly under threat in Pakistan; Dr. Imran Farooq was amongst those who advised Mr. Hussain for his safety to leave the country and lea...

CNews KARACHI, March 15: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement will be part of a Pakistan Muslim League-Q-led combined opposition in the inaugural session of the National Assembly.Party sources told Dawn on Saturday that a decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of MQM’s coordination committee held simultaneously in London and Karachi on Friday night.The sources, however, said that no decision had been taken about the party’s future role in the Sindh Assembly.The sources said that the meeting, which was presided over by convener Dr Imran Farooq, reviewed the political situation with special reference to the March 17 National Assembly session and the election of speaker and deputy speaker.The MQM’s parliamentary leader-designate in the National Assembly, Dr Farooq Sattar, briefed the coordination committee about details and the outcome of the meeting.The sources said that all participants unanimously backed the decision to sit with combined opposition parties in the National Assembly. How...

CNews LONDON: Dr Imran Farooq, the convener of the Central Co-ordination Committee of uttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has categorically denied the report published in a UK newspaper and a section of Pakistani press stating that MQM had been advised by British and American diplomats to show restraint when PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto returns to Karachi. According to a press release issued Wednesday, Dr. Imran Farooq said that no contact was made with MQM by American and British diplomats in this regard and the published report is totally baseless. He said that MQM welcomes the return of Benazir Bhutto just after her announcement to return to Pakistan. He stated that this decision was taken by the Central Co-ordination Committee of MQM. Dr Imran Farooq said that it is on record that during the last five years, being in the government, MQM never created any hindrance in political activities of any political parties including its opposition parties. All the political parties have complete ...