Leader of Pakistan's MQM party arrested in London on suspicion of money-laundering
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British police have arrested leading Pakistani politician Altaf Hussain on suspicion of money-laundering.
Police in Britain do not name suspects until they are charged. But when asked about Hussain, the Metropolitan Police said a 60-year-old had been detained at a residence in northwest London on Tuesday. Detectives were searching the property.
Hussain, who is 60, heads the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, or MQM, one of Pakistan's major political parties.
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He has lived in Britain since 1992 but regularly addresses large gatherings in Pakistan by telephone link.
In 2010 another MQM politician, Imran Farooq, was stabbed to death in a daylight street attack in London. The slaying sparked riots in Karachi, where the party has its biggest base of support.