Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has been arrested in connection with the money-laundering case, Dunya News reported on Tuesday.
Metropolitan Police of London had started money laundering probe against Altaf Hussain after they recovered some money from his house, whose source could not be ascertained
During the investigation of Imran Farooq murder case the Scotland Yard had found 0.4 million pound sterling from Altaf Husain s house following which it spread its scope of investigation.
On the other hand, security has been put on high alert in Karachi and Hyderabad.
Shops and businesses have started to shut down in Karachi and other cities of Sindh. Markets in Gari Khata, Naya Pul, Latifabad and other areas of Hyderabad were closed.