Altaf Hussain named in FIA's 'most wanted terrorists' list

Updated 12 Nov, 2020

Muttahida Qaumi Movement London (MQM-L) founder Altaf Hussain’s name has been added to Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) 'Most Wanted Terrorists' list.

As per details, the agency’s anti-terrorism wing released a list of 1,210 most wanted terrorists on Wednesday, which includes name of MQM-L supremo and among others.

The list is also known as Red Book, also features names of Iftikhar Hussain, Muhammad Anwar, and Kashif Kamran, who are accused of murdering MQM leader Dr. Imran Farooq.

The list contains information on suspects wanted in some of the most high-profile terrorist incidents to take place in Pakistan.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s Nasir Mahmood Butt is also named in the list. His name was added after anti-terrorism provisions were added to the case pertaining to the video scandal judge Arshad Malik was embroiled in.

Of the total 1,210 suspects listed in the document, a majority – 737 to be precise – are wanted by law enforcement agencies in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

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