AN IMAGE of a man police want to question over the murder of a Pakistani politician in Edgware has been released by detectives.

Officers have had no luck in tracking down two men seen battering and stabbing Dr Imran Farooq to death outside his home in Green Lane on the evening of September 16.

The 50-year-old founding member of the MQM party, headquartered in High Street, Edgware, was on his way home from work when he was jumped by the two men yards from is front door.

Last month detectives revealed they had recovered a 5inch kitchen knife and brick they be;lieve were used to kill Dr Farooq from a nearby street.

One suspect is described as Asian, in his late 20s or early 30s, around 5ft 4ins tall and slim build, with piercing eyes a goatee beard and a pointed, pale-skinned face with short dark hair.

He was wearing a dark coloured baseball cap.

The second attacker was also Asian, in his 30s, of stocky build and between 5ft 9ins and 5ft 11ins, with short black hair.

The killing sparked rioting in Karachi, Pakistan's third largest city which is controlled by the MQM. Dr Farooq had been living in exile after fleeing Pakistan over charges of murder in 1999.

His killing has been described as an “assassination” by Pakistan's High Commissioner in London, and there are fears it may have been related to the Taliban.

A week after the killing the father-of-two's widow, Shumaila Imran, made an emotional televised appeal for help in catching his killers.

She said: “I want to appeal today for anyone who has any information about the attack on Imran to come forward and tell the police what they know.

"Someone, somewhere knows something about my husband's murder. It doesn't matter how insignificant this information may seem to you, it could be absolutely vital to the police investigation.”

Anyone with information can contact the incident room on 020 8721 3784, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.