Altaf may be booked for money laundering

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to register a money-laundering case against MQM supremo Altaf Hussain and some other party leaders.
The interior ministry sources told this correspondent on condition of anonymity that Pakistan and the UK have been cooperating in three dimensions. The Scoland Yard was allowed to probe three accused — Muazzam Ali, Khalid Shamim and Mohsin Ali — and now an extradition request from the UK is being awaited. In return for facilitating the Scocland Yard, Pakistan sought help from the UK for preparing a reference against Altaf for making a provocative speech against the Pakistan Army and security institutions, and most importantly, Pakistan has sought documentary proof, including account details, of the money-laundering charge.
According to sources, ransom money had been sent to some MQM leaders in London and the case could be registered with the FIA Counterterrorism Wing in Karachi zone. This FIA wing is being headed Inam Ghani due to whose efforts this wing was given the status of a police station empowered to register cases related to terrorism, money laundering, cybercrimes, etc. The case would be registered in the light of proof received from the UK. Altaf is already on bail in a similar case in the UK.