Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has added Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder’s name in its ‘Most Wanted Terrorists’ list.
As per details, FIA’s anti-terrorism wing has issued a list of 1,210 most wanted terrorists which also include the name of MQM founder Altaf Hussain.
FIA’s ‘Red Book’ also includes the names of various other MQM-associated individuals including Iftikhar Hussain, Muhammad Anwar, and Kashif Kamran, all three of whom — alongside Hussain — are accused of murdering MQM leader Dr Imran Farooq.
Prior to this, MQM founder had claimed to be facing dire financial circumstances and was unable to afford paying his utility dues along with his other expenditures.
The development followed after London High Court had issued stay orders on six properties under Altaf Hussain’s name.
It is to be noted that earlier, Altaf Hussain in September 2020 was fined by a UK court for tax-evasion over a 20-years time period.
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fined Hussain for tax evasion of more than £2 million in total for a period spanning across more than two decades.
HMRC also announced to launch a thorough investigation to further determine the total extent of Altaf Hussain’s earnings over the years and his dues.
The investigation comprises on income, payments, assets accumulation and National Insurance contributions which were never paid between 1995 and 2015.
