LONDON: Former leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Muhammad Anwar, has alleged that the political party had received funding from the Indian government.
Talking to a private news channel today (Sunday), Muhammad Anwar has claimed that party leader, Nadeem Nusrat, introduced him with an Indian diplomat at the beginning of the 90s era.
The politician said that he told the Indian diplomat that he will discuss issues with him only in the presence of his senior, Nadeem Nusrat. However, the Indian diplomat told Anwar he had instructions only to speak to him and not to anyone else.
Muhammad Anwar also clarified that it was not his decision to meet Indian officials, however, he was instructed to coordinate with the political party for contacting the Indian government.
“I, Anees Advocate, Imran Farooq, and Tariq Mir were opposed to the violence. I told the MQM leadership what would happen to us in international and local opinion but in the end, Karachi leaders prevailed and Altaf didn’t agree with us,” he added.
He also offered to cooperate with authorities in the United Kingdom and Pakistan if needed to establish facts. The former MQM leader also warned that he will be spilling more beans on MQM if anyone tried to malign him.
Muhammad Anwar also admitted that MQM had involved in spread fear and panic in Karachi, and those involved in the mass killing in the city were now presenting themselves as ‘honourable’ personalities.
Earlier last week, Muhammad Anwar was named as an absconder, with Altaf Hussain and Iftikhar Hussain, in the Dr. Imran Farooq murder case by Islamabad’s Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC). ATC Judge Shahrukh Arjumand had announced the verdict that was reserved on May 21.
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