Pakistani politician Imran Farooq, a leader of the MQM party influential in Pakistan's biggest city, was stabbed to death in London on Thursday but it was unclear if his killing was a result of political rivalry.
"We are awaiting details and for police investigation," Faisal Subvaari, a senior member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement -- the dominant political party in Karachi, told Reuters.
Farooq, a founding member of MQM, claimed asylum in Britain 11 years ago after more than seven years on the run from Pakistani police who accused him of involvement in murder and other serious crimes. He denied the charges.
Forty-five people were killed and hundreds were wounded in clashes in Karachi last month after MQM member Raza Haider was gunned down along with his bodyguard while attending a funeral.
The government blamed the Taliban and the banned militant group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) for the killing of the parliamentarian.
Reuters
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