He was among many MQM leaders who had distanced themselves with the party founder Altaf Hussain following his Aug 14, 2016’s “anti-Pakistan” speech.Ī week after MQM founder Altaf Hussain speech that stirred a hornet’s nest in Pakistan, Shahzad announced to return to Pakistan with an aim to ‘strengthen’ MQM’s breakaway faction – MQM Pakistan – led by party leader Farooq Sattar. He is a former member of MQM’s once-powerful Rabittaa Committee London. He reached to Karachi from Dubai this morning. In April 2016, Shahzad’s non-bailable arrest warrants were also issued by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Dr Asim Hussain terror facilitation case. Shahzad, via his Twitter message, had said he was returning to Pakistan on Monday morning. Later, he was detained by SSP Rao Anwar - who has a history of face-off with the MQM.įIA personnel has also confiscated Shahzad’s passport when he was arrested. Soon after touching down the airport, the MQM leader was stopped from leaving the premises by immigration officials while FIA officials also grilled him for about half an hour. Sources informed that SSP Rao Anwar detained Shahzad at the airport on charges of several cases filed against him when he was abroad. KARACHI: Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Saleem Shahzad landed in a hot water as security officials detained him after he returned to Karachi ending years long self-exile.
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