ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) got the go-ahead from the interior ministry on Tuesday to approach Interpol for the arrest of Muttahdia Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain.
The London-based MQM head is wanted in various cases including money laundering and terrorism in Pakistan.
Earlier, an anti-terrorism court had directed concerned authorities to produce Altaf Hussain for the next hearing.
In December 2015, in a letter written to the British authorities, the interior ministry hinted that the UK government should reopen money laundering cases against Altaf Hussain under the light of the evidence provided by Pakistan authorities.
The MQM chief was acquitted in numerous money laundering cases after the British investigative agency Scotland Yard said they lacked sufficient evidence.
The ministry was of the view that in order to expedite the pending cases against Altaf Hussain in Pakistan, it was necessary that the British authorities share the related evidence with the Pakistani authorities.
