London: Counter-terrorism police investigating the murder in London of a prominent Pakistani politician in September 2010 have arrested a 52-year-old man at Heathrow airport after he landed on a plane from Canada.
The man, not named but reported in some Pakistani media to be a Pakistani of British origin, was taken to a west London police station on suspicion of conspiracy to murder Imran Farooq, co-founder of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), the biggest party in Karachi.
Farooq, 50, was killed in broad daylight near his home in Edgware, northwest London, where he worked at a chemist’s shop. He died of multiple stab wounds and blunt trauma to his head. A five-and-a-half-inch kitchen knife and a house brick had been used in the attack.
Farooq had been living in London since 1999.
The Scotland Yard said: “Detectives from the Met [London] police counter-terrorism command remain committed to finding those responsible. They believe his murder would have required careful planning and would have required help from other people, some of whom may have provided assistance or information unwittingly.
“They want to speak to anyone who was asked for information about Dr Farooq and his routine, or who was asked to help buy items such as knives similar to those used in the murder, or mobile phones around the time of the attack,” said the statement. Police would also like to speak to anyone who may have been asked to drive people around the Green Lane area in the days before the murder, or who may have witnessed the suspects leaving the scene.” The Guardian
