LONDON: The exiled leader of Pakistan’s MQM party has been bailed by police in London after being arrested on suspicion of money laundering, a police source said Saturday.
Altaf Hussain was arrested at his suburban home in London on Tuesday, sparking major protests in Karachi, his party’s power base.
“The 60-year-old man arrested on Tuesday 3 June on suspicion of money laundering has been released on police bail to a date in July pending further enquiries,” a police statement said, while a source indicated the man was Hussain.
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