KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Barrister Farogh A. Nasim sent a letter to Owen Bennett-Jones citing his objections over the recent report run by the BBC in relation to his party and the murder of Dr Imran Farooq.
In the letter, the MQM leader said MQM chief Altaf Hussain was not wanted in any cases as opposed to what the report suggested.
He also refuted the impression that MQM was losing its grip on Karachi. Nasim cited examples of the May 2013 general election and results of by-elections as evidence that the party still enjoyed considerable support in the country’s financial capital.
Nasim also alleged that opposing parties were propagating negative information against the MQM.
The recent report drew considerable attention with it identifying the names of two key suspects in Farooq’s murder. Following the airing of the video report on BBC’s Newsnight program, MQM leaders said their party had no links with the two men identified in Jones’ account.
Earlier also, Nasim had accused the BBC of completely excluding from the documentary report his responses on money laundering allegations against MQM.
Nasim had said the allegations raised in the video report were baseless and the party would initiate legal proceedings against the BBC.