ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: British authorities have sought assistance from Pakistan against the founder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for inciting people to violence in sitting back in Britain, according to media reports.
British authorities, in a letter written to their Pakistani counterparts dated August 8, sought the transcript of two speeches of the MQM founder to his followers in Pakistan.
Officials in Britain are analysing the speeches made by the MQM supremo on March 11, 2015, and August 22, 2016. The MQM chief has been accused of inciting violence in Pakistan.
Britain's Crown Prosecution Service also requested copies of Sindh Police's investigation files pertaining to the matter.
A spokesman for the London Metropolitan Police confirmed that a letter has been written to Pakistani authorities in this regard.
Earlier today, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) informed on Wednesday that it has not received any letter from British officials pertaining to MQM founder's speeches.
It said that such communication takes place through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the agency would have responded had they been approached.
It claimed to have presented many documents against the MQM founder including videos and pictures.
The agency further added that they would only respond if the UK government requests their cooperation. The issue has been stalled due to lack of cooperation from UK officials, it added.
Earlier, the Metropolitan police had claimed that they had sent a letter to the Pakistani government requesting their help in investigating the case on August 8, this year.
Moreover, FIA also claimed that British officials have not written any letter regarding the investigation of Imran Farooq murder case.
On August 24, Scotland Yard had confirmed that it’s “assessing” the contents of Altaf Hussain’s speech against the state of Pakistan in which he also incited violence against media and the armed forces of Pakistan.
Speaking to Geo News, a spokesman for Scotland Yard confirmed that “the police are currently assessing the content of a speech given by an individual associated with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to ascertain if any crimes have been committed under UK legislation”.
The police had revealed that they are investigating various speeches – not just one - made by the London-based leader of the MQM who has been accused of using his London office to incite acts of terrorism inside Pakistan.
Previously, the police had said that they were only investigating one speech, after having dropped the previous investigations into incitement.