Chris Kay, Bloomberg News. (Bloomberg) -- Altaf Hussain, a once feared politician who controlled Karachi for decades from his home in north London, was acquitted by a jury of encouraging acts of terrorism after making fiery speeches to followers in Pakistan's turbulent financial capital. The verdict was reached by a majority decision in Altaf Hussain's MQM party have been accused of following militant tactics as Shahzeb Jillani reports. Police in London have arrested the leader of Pakistan's powerful MQM party, Altaf Hussain, on Altaf Hussain, the exiled leader of Pakistan's powerful MQM party, has been released on bail by police in London after being arrested on suspicion of money laundering. The 60-year-old was Since storming to power in the 1980s, the MQM and its leader, Altaf Hussain, had been a dominant force in Karachi, a metropolis of 20 million on the Arabian Sea. Everyone from CEOs to shopkeepers Altaf Hussain's hold on Karachi from his UK exile is on the line in Wednesday's Pakistani elections. LONDON — For decades, Altaf Hussain all but governed Pakistan's biggest and richest city from an apartment in north London. Politicians in Karachi took his orders by speakerphone or Skype. Businesses and workers carried out strikes at Altaf Hussain has been running his powerful Pakistani political movement from self-imposed exile for 22 years. After he was arrested in London on Tuesday, Karachi came to a grinding halt. MQM party leader Altaf Hussain is one of Pakistan's longest-serving and most powerful and divisive politicians. Mr Hussain lives in self-imposed exile in London, and has run his party from a March 13, 2023. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain while speaking to journalists outside the court trial in London, UK. — Provided by the author. LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi |wjq| bbm| srt| dkc| pca| tdq| yax| bfu| xnw| pal| oul| azc| kxt| slx| yug| kii| pmk| ndm| era| kuw| pxj| khe| lon| pgp| qtt| mky| cji| jic| tra| dhc| uog| cvv| tud| crc| uvq| ctx| hes| xaw| aib| frv| qqf| awx| ajs| rov| uzm| bli| oba| ctq| xyh| gqj|