Summary London Metropolitan Police will only be given access to suspects in Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The federal government has decided not to handover two suspects, arrested in connection with Imran Farooq murder case, to the British authorities.
According to sources, Pakistan has demanded from the UK authorities to handover five suspects including Baloch leaders in return of the two accused. The British officials have not responded to the request yet.
Sources further revealed that London Metropolitan Police will only be given access to suspects in Pakistan.
Mohsin Ali Syed and Khalid Shamim, who left Britain just hours after Farooq`s murder, were wanted by Scotland Yard. The suspects were arrested by Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel at Chaman Border on June 18 when they were crossing into Balochistan province from Afghanistan.
Imran Farooq, 50, a founding member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was stabbed and beaten to death in Edgware, northwest London, as he returned home from work in September 2010.
He claimed asylum in Britain in 1999. He was wanted in Pakistan over scores of charges including torture and murder related to the MQM`s activities, but always claimed the accusations were politically motivated.
