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Prominent Pakistan politician murdered outside his London home Imran Farooq, a prominent Pakistani politician, has been murdered outside his home in London . By Laura Roberts and Heidi Blake Published: 12:27AM BST 17 Sep 2010 Dr Farooq, 50, was repeatedly stabbed in the head and neck during the assault in Edgware, north London . He was a leading member of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) party, which is one of the largest in Pakistan . There were suggestions from Pakistan that he may have known his killer. When police arrived at the scene, they found Dr Farooq’s body outside his house. Imran Farooq claimed asylum in Britain after spending seven years on the run as one of Pakistan's most wanted fugitives.   Photo: GETTY   A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said officers attended an address in Green Lane , Edgware, shortly before 5.30pm after reports of a serious assault. “On arrival, officers found a single Asian man aged 50 with multiple stab wounds and h...

By Irfan Hussain UNWITTINGLY, our private TV channels provide us with more entertainment than they know. The other day, I was sent a link to a recent debate between that hardy perennial, Mustafa Khar, and another permanent fixture, Brigadier Imtiaz ‘Billa’. Both have been in and around power, with the former having flip-flopped his way across the political spectrum, and the latter providing his uniformed and civilian masters with a sharp and ready hatchet out of the ISI/MI armoury. This debate — which was more of a ferocious verbal punch-up than a courtly discussion — focused on yet another London conspiracy that was supposed to have been hatched in the mid-1980s. A number of military officers were arrested and sentenced to long terms for planning a coup against Zia; and Raza Kazim, the brilliant lawyer and multi-faceted intellectual, was arrested for his alleged role in the conspiracy. Mustafa Khar was then in exile and was accused of getting Indian support and arms for this plot. ...