Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan on Thursday invited Mustafa Kamal to appear before the inquiry team of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) which is investigating the allegations levelled by Sarfaraz Merchant against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and its leadership.

“I invite to all whosoever have any information or evidences, including intelligence departments, public and Mustafa Kamal to share them with FIA to take the case to its logical end in a legal way,” he said while addressing a news conference at Punjab House. Besides, the Sindh government had been asked to share all related information and previous reports of joint investigation teams, he added. The inquiry team, he said, would probe the allegations including those of money laundering, criminal activities and funding by Indian spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).

He said FIA had summoned Sarfaraz Merchant to appear before the inquiry committee to record his statement along with relevant evidences.

However, if he is not able to come to Pakistan, FIA would request the British government to allow access to him, other accused and interaction with the Scotland Yard, he added. The minister said the FIA team had contacted Sarfaraz “indirectly” and he said that he would decide the future course of action in consultation with his legal team. “It is we who initiated Dr Imran Farooq murder case, money laundering issue and shared information with the Britain government,” he said and questioned why the critics did not ask for the action when the MQM was in coalition with previous government. The government had on Wednesday directed FIA to open an investigation against MQM’s London-based leader Altaf Hussain for money laundering, getting training and funding from Indian spy agency RAW and spreading chaos in Pakistan.