One of MQM’s top leaders, Tariq Mir, confessed to the British police that there was ‘Indian funding for the MQM.
According to reports, TariMir’s confessional statement was handed over to Scotland Yard police. He confessed that” “Altaf Hussain, Muhammed Anwar, Imran Farooq and I were well aware of Indian liaisons.
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The confession statement stated that the first meeting with the Indian officials occurred in Rome, Italy. In further meetings, four officials of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) used attended, in which various issues about Pakistani politics, Afghanistan, Taliban and particularly Karachi situation came under discussion.
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He confessed that his major responsibility included air tickets and hotel arrangements, and meetings and places were scheduled two days before such meetings.
Tariq Mir alleged that Hussain was aware of the Indian funding, adding that MQM workers were sent to India for training.
The key points of the statement are as follows
- In 1996, when MQM was founded, RAW provided training and was part of the deal with the Indians.
- Initially, the funding was provided in US dollars, but due to delays in converting to sterling pounds, funding was paid in sterling pounds after some time.
- Part of the money was transferred into a bank account or kept in Pakistan accounts.
- All the money used to go to Altaf Hussain or a third thing (source of funds) may have been money or a cheque paid to Altaf Hussain. Or the money would either be transferred to Altaf Hussain by Hawalah.
- The purpose of the meetings was to get to know one another, and the names of the agents (RAW) were not their real names.
- Mir was unaware of the MQM’s involvement in guns and IEDs explosives in Pakistan.
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MQM leader Wasay Jalil on Twitter, tweeted tha” “the party is aware that tarimir’s alleged statement to police on RAW relations is circulating, but no comment will be ma”e.”
