KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader, Dr Farooq Sattar said Friday that his party was the only one against Talibanisation in Pakistan which is why it was being targeted. Speaking to the media after returning from London, Sattar said that no allegations against the MQM had been proven in court, adding that the party was subjected to several terrorist attacks during election campaigning. “80 MQM workers were martyred.” According to Sattar, the international media was being used against the MQM and he had met officials of the BBC and informed them that they were being misled. A recently televised episode of ‘Newsnight’ on BBC Two claimed that 400,000 pounds were recovered by the London police during raids at the MQM office and Altaf Hussain’s residence on December 06, 2012 and June 18, 2013. The program further alleged that the MQM chief had made threatening statements from London to trigger violence in Karachi. When Sattar was interviewed on ‘Newsnight’ he admitted that money had been recovered but did not say how much. The MQM leader denied his party’s involvement in money laundering and said no threatening statements had been issued. Sattar also alleged that the BBC had been influenced by pro-Taliban elements
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:25:01 +0000