The prime suspect in the murder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Imran Farooq was produced in an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday.
Pakistan Rangers requested the ATC for 90-day preventive detention of the suspect Moazzam Ali for questioning. The paramilitary force informed the court that they have credible information about his involvement in targeted killings and other offences which fall under the domain of the anti-terrorism act (ATA).
The suspect was subsequently placed under preventive detention for three months under Section 11 EEEE and in compliance with Section 11 EEEE (3) of the ATA.
A day earlier, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had said the primary suspect in Dr Imran Farooq’s murder case had been arrested from Karachi and will be presented in court on Tuesday. Nisar had not disclosed the name of the suspect but said his identity would be made public when he is presented in court.
The man taken into custody by intelligence and security agencies was responsible for arranging visas, tickets and stay in Britain of two suspected killers of Dr Farooq.
British envoy calls on Nisar:
British High commissioner to Pakistan Philip Barton called on Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and discussed the arrest of Moazzam Ali from Karachi in connection with Dr Imran Farooq’s murder.
A spokesman for the Interior Ministry confirmed the meeting which took place in Islamabad.
During the meeting, matters pertaining to the money laundering probe against MQM chief Altaf Hussain also came under discussion.
