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Imran Farooq murder case hearing adjourned till Oct 9

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-terrorism Court (ATC) today adjourned hearing of former leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Imran Farooq’s murder case.

ATC judge Shah Rukh Arjmand conducted the hearing of the case where the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team submitted evidence received from the United Kingdom regarding MQM leader’s murder case.

However, the court returned the file to FIA by terming it incomplete.

On January 30, the Islamabad High Court had rejected the plea of the FIA for stopping the trial in the murder case of Dr. Imran Farooq and directed the investigation agency to approach the ATC.

MQM denies Imran Farooq’s murder allegation

MQM leader Muhammad Anwar had categorically denied any involvement of his party Chief Altaf Hussain or any worker in the murder of Dr Imran Farooq.

Anwar while talking to NewsPakistan.tv termed the ‘confessional statements’ as an attempt to defame his party.

Detainees of Dr Farooq murder case allegedly accused MQM leadership for the incident. Anwar said that MQM completely denied the ‘Confessional Statements’ of suspicious criminals who allegedly accused them.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.