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In 1978 Imran Farooq helped established the APMSO. When in 1984, the APMSO gave birth to the Muhaji Qatil Movement (now Muttahida), Farooq served as its first Secretary General and Convener. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mqm.org/English-News/Sep-2010/news100916b.htm|title=Brief Profile of Dr. Imran Farooq|publisher=MQM USA|accessdate=Oct 6, 2010 }}</ref> In 1988 and 1990, he was elected to the ] and became the Parliamentary Leader of the MQM. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/04-imran-farooq-qs-02|title=Imran Farooq: Life of a Political Worker|publisher=Dawn Newspaper|date=September 17, 2010|accessdate=Oct 6, 2010 }}</ref> In 1978 Imran Farooq helped established the APMSO. When in 1984, the APMSO gave birth to the Mohajir Quami Movement, Farooq served as its first Secretary General and Convener. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mqm.org/English-News/Sep-2010/news100916b.htm|title=Brief Profile of Dr. Imran Farooq|publisher=MQM USA|accessdate=Oct 6, 2010 }}</ref> In 1988 and 1990, he was elected to the ] and became the Parliamentary Leader of the MQM. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/04-imran-farooq-qs-02|title=Imran Farooq: Life of a Political Worker|publisher=Dawn Newspaper|date=September 17, 2010|accessdate=Oct 6, 2010 }}</ref>


By 1992, the MQM had become a political force in Karachi. In an effort to curtail the MQM’s power, the ] launched ] and sent the ] into Karachi to crack down on the MQM. This operation forced the MQM's leadership, including Farooq, to go into hiding. After being in hiding for nearly seven years, Farooq escaped from Pakistan in 1999 and sought ] in the United Kingdom.<ref name="Dawn-MQM-stunned">{{Cite news | title = MQM stunned as Imran Farooq is assassinated in London | url = http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/mqm-stunned-as-imran-farooq-is-assassinated-in-london-790 | work = ] | date = 17 September 2010 | accessdate = 18 September 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title = Pakistani fugitive claims asylum in UK | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/443411.stm | publisher = ] | date = 10 September 1999 | accessdate = 18 September 2010}}</ref> From London, Farooq continued to lead the MQM with Altaf Hussain and other senior members of the party from exile. By 1992, the MQM had become a political force in Karachi. In an effort to curtail the MQM’s power, the ] launched ] and sent the ] into Karachi to crack down on the MQM. This operation forced the MQM's leadership, including Farooq, to go into hiding. After being in hiding for nearly seven years, Farooq escaped from Pakistan in 1999 and sought ] in the United Kingdom.<ref name="Dawn-MQM-stunned">{{Cite news | title = MQM stunned as Imran Farooq is assassinated in London | url = http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/mqm-stunned-as-imran-farooq-is-assassinated-in-london-790 | work = ] | date = 17 September 2010 | accessdate = 18 September 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title = Pakistani fugitive claims asylum in UK | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/443411.stm | publisher = ] | date = 10 September 1999 | accessdate = 18 September 2010}}</ref> From London, Farooq continued to lead the MQM with Altaf Hussain and other senior members of the party from exile.

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Imran Farooq
Born(1960-06-14)June 14, 1960
Karachi, Pakistan
DiedSeptember 16, 2010(2010-09-16) (aged 50)
London, England
Occupation(s)Physician, Politician and Murderer
Political partyMuttahida Qaumi Movement
SpouseShumaila Nazar
Children2 children
ParentMohammad Farooq Ahmed

Imran Farooq (Template:Lang-ur; June 14, 1960 – September 16, 2010) Farooq is best known for his association with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), a political party in Pakistan, of which he was a very senior member. He was also a founding member of the All Pakistan Muhajir Student Organization (APMSO). Farooq held several positions in MQM and the Pakistani government. He lived in London in self-imposed exile from 1999 until his death in September 2010.

Biography

Imran Farooq was born in Karachi, Pakistan. His father, Farooq Ahmed, was born in Bihar, British India before he migrated to Pakistan during the Partition of India in 1947 and was elected as Member of National Assembly of Pakistan.Imran was a physician by education. He graduated from Sindh Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan with an MBBS degree in 1985.

In 2004, Farooq married a former member of the Sindh Assembly, Shumaila Nazar. He fathered two children. His father, Farooq Ahmed, was formerly an elected member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Although he was not a writer by profession, Farooq authored several works during his lifetime. His most known contribution is The Guiding Principles of MQM.

MQM

In 1978 Imran Farooq helped established the APMSO. When in 1984, the APMSO gave birth to the Mohajir Quami Movement, Farooq served as its first Secretary General and Convener. In 1988 and 1990, he was elected to the Pakistan National Assembly and became the Parliamentary Leader of the MQM.

By 1992, the MQM had become a political force in Karachi. In an effort to curtail the MQM’s power, the Pakistani government launched Operation Clean-up and sent the military into Karachi to crack down on the MQM. This operation forced the MQM's leadership, including Farooq, to go into hiding. After being in hiding for nearly seven years, Farooq escaped from Pakistan in 1999 and sought political asylum in the United Kingdom. From London, Farooq continued to lead the MQM with Altaf Hussain and other senior members of the party from exile. When Farooq left Pakistan, he had a bounty on his head. Farooq was charged with terrorism, which he denied upon arrival in London. The charges against Farooq were challenged by his mother in 1992 in the Sindh High Court (SHC). The SHC's verdict declared the bounty to be illegal and unconstitutional; the consequent appeal by the Sindh provincial government was dismissed by the Supreme Court.

Farooq maintained close relations with Altaf Hussain, who called Farooq his "staunch, loyal, and senior companion." In 2004, when Farooq got married in London, Hussain attended the festivities.

Death

Farooq was found murdered near his home in exile in north London on the afternoon of 16 September 2010.

The Metropolitan Police said they were called to a "serious assault" in Green Lane, Edgware, around 17:30 BST (16:30 UTC). They found a man, later identified as Farooq, who had suffered multiple stab wounds and head injuries. Despite the efforts of paramedics, Farooq was pronounced dead at 18:37 BST. The killer is unapprehended and no arrests were made.

Violence erupted in his native city of Karachi, Pakistan's main commercial city, following his murder. Several shops and vehicles were set on fire; however, no casualties were reported. MQM called for a 10-day strike to mourn Farooq's death.

Recitations of the Quran and prayers were organised by members of MQM across the world for Farooq.

Reactions

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari expressed his deep sorrow and shock saying that "Imran was a great political leader who rendered his services for his party diligently." Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani called the MQM leader Altaf Hussain to offer his condolences and said Farooq’s death was a great loss for MQM. The Pakistani Senate adjourned a session of parliament and paid tribute to Farooq from across the political spectrum. Pakistan's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Wajid Shamsul Hasan called on the police to find the "sinister hand" behind the assassination. He added that "The Pakistani government has condemned this murder in the strongest possible words, "that Farooq "was really highly respected by whatever political groups...He believed more in solutions to problems than creating problems and his assassination needs to be condemned in the strongest possible way because he was not a violent person."

The MQM's Altaf Hussain also lauded Farooq's long relationship with him and said he was at a loss to explain his grief at Dr. Farooq's death, adding that Farooq had set an example for others to follow. He also called Farooq a "Shaheed-e-Inqalab" or Martyr of the Revolution.

References

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