MQM leader's murder linked to rows within party: report

MQM senior party leader Dr. Imran Farooq –

KARACHI: MQM senior party leader, Dr. Imran Farooq may have been killed due to conflicts in his own party, a report in the Guardian stated on Sunday.
The report said that Farooq, who was stabbed to death in London earlier this month, may have been about to join a new political party set up by former president Pervez Musharraf and his assassination could have been linked to that.
Farooq’s assassination is being investigated by the Scotland Yard.
Also on Sunday, MQM Chief, Altaf Hussain said that the “international establishment” and a few powerful countries had planned a conspiracy to eliminate him and
Farooq’s murder was a part of this plot.