LONDON/KARACHI: Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori has announced personal financial assistance for the orphaned sons of the late Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders Dr Imran Farooq and his wife Shumaila Imran Farooq until the completion of their graduations in London.
Dr Imran Farooq, a founding member of the MQM, and Shumaila’s sons, Aalishan and Wajdan, met Tessori at their home and at the Sindh Governor House. Last month, they carried the body of their mother for burial after she succumbed to cancer, severe trauma and depression that began following the assassination of Dr Farooq in London 16 years ago.
Shumaila Imran Farooq fell on hard times -- impoverished and unwell -- while living in North London near the MQM International Secretariat after her husband’s tragic killing. The MQM leadership in both the UK and Pakistan abandoned her in the aftermath. Kamran Tessori was the only person who provided her with financial support on several occasions, according to the deceased’s family and the evidence witnessed by this reporter.
The Sindh Governor met Alishan, Wejdaan, and two sisters of Shumaila Imran Farooq, Muzna Nazar and Afshan Nazar where the announcement was made. Shumaila Imran Farooq’s sister, Muzna Nazar, thanked the governor for his offer of help.
Tessori said the children would receive sustained financial and welfare support under his personal oversight, funded by him and his wife from their own resources. He described the initiative as a moral obligation rather than a symbolic gesture.
