The Scotland Yard is investigating complaints from Pakistan that MQM chief Altaf Hussain made an inflammatory speech in the aftermath of the May 11 election results, a media report said today.
According to the 'Sunday Telegraph', Hussain's role in pulling strings in Pakistan through his political headquarters on Edgware High Street in London in focus once again after cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's party leader Zara Yousuf Shahid was shot dead last night in Karachi.
Imran has blamed Hussain for the murder of Shahid.
During his speech, Husaain also appeared to threaten protesters and suggested Karachi should separate from Pakistan if the party's electoral mandate were questioned.
Tensions have been running high after Khan's PTI accused the MQM of widespread vote-rigging.
Hussain rebutted complaints that the MQM had rigged elections.
The MQM has denied the charge and boycotted Sunday's re-run of elections in 43 stations in Karachi's NA250 constituency.
