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Pakistani Politician Murder : Weapons Found
2:19pm Sat October 02, 2010
Osman Baig
Police have recovered a large kitchen knife and brick used in the fatal attack on Pakistani politician Dr Imran Farooq.
Dr Farooq was living in exile in Britain
Dr Farooq was killed in Edgware, north London, two weeks ago. The five-and-a-half inch blade and house brick were found in Green Lane, where the 50-year-old was assaulted on 16th September. Officers are trying to trace two Asian men in connection with Dr Farooq's murder. They have as yet made no arrests, but aren't ruling out a political motive behind the killing.
Dr Farooq was a prominent member of Pakistan's Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) opposition party. He had been living in exile in London after fleeing the country 11 years ago. His murder sparked violence in Karachi, where buildings and vehicles were set alight, despite a public appeal for 10 days of peaceful mourning.
A police spokesman says: "A number of witnesses have already contacted police, but officers believe there are other people who may hold vital information about the incident and they continue to urge them to come forward. "Officers from the Specialist Operations Counter Terrorism Command want to speak to anyone who saw the attack or was in the area at the time."
