LONDON: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s former leader Muhammad Anwar alleged that the MQM has been receiving funds from the Indian government and he was asked by the party leadership to coordinate with Indian contacts to receive the funding.
The MQM stalwart denied having anything to do with the murder of Dr Imran Farooq and said that it was Nadeem Nusrat who introduced him to an Indian diplomat in early 90’s.
Anwar revealed: “It was sometime in the early 90’s when Nadeem Nusrat came to me and told me that he would like me to meet an Indian diplomat. He asked me to meet the Indian diplomat alone but I refused and told him that he should accompany too. It was at 7 o clock in the evening and it was raining heavily that day. Nadeem Nusrat, on my insistence, went with me to the meeting but stood outside the venue.”
Anwar said that it was never his decision to meet Indian diplomats and deal with them. “I confirm that I was obeying orders of the party. I was asked to do what I did and I was connected by MQM with the Indian contacts. I never had any vested interests. We were towing the party line on India.”’
Anwar offered that he would cooperate with the authorities in the UK and Pakistan if needed to establish facts.
