Political Analysis and Global Affairs

  The allegations that Altaf Hussain has connections with India's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) are based on a number of factors, including: British police documents :  In 2003, British police released documents that alleged that RAW had met with MQM leaders in Europe in the 1990s and provided them with financial assistance. Confession statements :  In 2015, several MQM leaders made confession statements in which they alleged that Hussain had left with RAW.  These statements were later retracted, but they have been cited by some as evidence of Hussain's involvement with the Indian intelligence agency. Hussain's rhetoric :  Hussain has often made statements that have been interpreted as being sympathetic to India.  For example, in 2012, he said that "India is our friend" and that "we should not fight with India." Hussain's exile :  Hussain has been living in self-imposed exile in London since 1992. Some have speculated that he is only able to stay ...

  Altaf Hussain, a British Pakistani politician and the founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), has been accused of having links with India's external intelligence agency, RAW 2 .  In 2016, former Karachi mayor Mustafa Kamal accused Hussain of having links with RAW and working on "breaking up Pakistan" 2 .  Kamal also accused Hussain of being behind the murder of hundreds of workers, including former chairperson Imran Farooq, who was killed in London in 2010 2 .  In 2015, a senior Karachi police officer claimed that two arrested MQM militants said they had been trained in India 3 .  In response, MQM leader Altaf Hussain issued a tirade of abuse at Rao Anwar 3 .  However, in 2015, Hussain swore that neither he nor his party had any connection with RAW 9 .  In 2022, Hussain admitted to having links with RAW in an interview with BBC Urdu 5 .  A former diplomat, Niazi, claimed that the British government and Scotland Yard had evidence that a wr...