MANHATTAN: A Karachiite, identified as 46-year-old Asif Raza Merchant, has been charged by a Federal Court here, on Tuesday (6th August, 2024) over assassination.
FBI Director Christopher Wray stated: “This dangerous murder-for-hire plot was allegedly orchestrated by a Pakistani national with close ties to Iran”.
According to US agencies, Asif Raza Merchant’s plot was to get a US politician and other officials assassinated on American soil.
Foreign Office in Islamabad is in touch with American authorities to figure out the truth behind allegations against Asif Merchant who happens to be a polygamist, having a family in Karachi while another in Iran.
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