AVAILABLE
REPORTS OF RAIDS AND ARRESTS OF THE
MQM WORKERS AND SUPPORTERS
30 March 1999
- AT around 05:30 p.m. PST, Mr.Zahid
Quraishi, MPA (Member of Provincial Assembly Sindh) was
arrested by Liaquatabad Police along with his driver Mr.
Aurangzaib and Mr. Wali an elderly worker of the MQM. Mr.
Zahid Quraishi had gone to his constituency Liaquatabad
to greet his constituents on the occasion of Eid ul Azha.
- AT around 05:20 p.m. PST, elderly worker
of MQM Mr. Mukhtar Ahmed and another person was arrested
by the Gulbahar Police. The Police confiscated hundreds
of hides they were carrying. Mr. Mukhtar Ahmed was
handcuffed and manhandled by the Police. He is still in
detention.
- AT 01:20 p.m. PST, Ghuzanfar Kazmi SHO,
Azizabad Police Station along with a large number of
security personnel in plain clothes armed with
Kalashnikovs and other automatic weapons came to the MQM
head office Nine Zero parked his vehicles White highroof
CJ 6048, Green highroof CG 7841, Yellow cab PJ 1866 and a
CIA mobile GS 3783. He chased the MQM workers who were
sitting outside the Nine Zero. Abused and harassed women
and elderly persons and ordered them to stop working for
the MQM, he said that if they would not does ordered than
they would be arrested and then rot in jail.
- At around 12:30 p.m. PST, Mr Tariq Jawaid
MNA was stopped by the police, abused and threatened for
working for MQM.
29 March 1999
- At around 1:45 a.m., the personnel of Nabi
Buksh Police Station, raided the residence of Dilshad and
arrested him. He is a worker of MQM Labour Division.
Dilshad 24, son of Fazuluddin is a resident of Ranchoor
Line, Karachi.
- At around 1:00 p.m., the personnel of
Azizabad Police Station, led by SHO Ghuzanfar Kazmi
raided the residence of Khurram and arrested him. Khurram
30, son of Altaf Nabi is a worker of MQM Unit 153, Sector
Federal B Area, Karachi.
- At around 12:00 p.m., the personnel of
Azizabad Police Station, led by SHO Ghuzanfar Kazmi
raided the residence of Ms. Waqar, and misbehaved with
her family.
27 March 1999
- At around 9:00 p.m., the personnel of
Preedi Police Station raided the shop of Naeem Ahmed and
arrested him. He is a brother of Nadeem Ahmed (Member of
MQM Muttahida Organising Committee) and a resident of
Shafqat House, Din Mohammad Wafai Road, near S.M Arts and
Commerce College, Karachi.
- Early morning, the personnel of New
Karachi Police Station raided the temporary residence of
Mohammad Ashraf and arrested him along with two cousins,
Nazakat Ali, and Liaquat Ali sons of Shaukat Ali.
Mohammad Ashraf 24, son of Noor Mohammad is Incharge of
MQM Unit 108-A and Ex Counsellor. He is being detained at
the New Karachi Police Station, and subjected to most
brutal torture.
- At around 3:00 a.m., the personnel of
Mahmoodabad Police Station raided the residence of Naeem,
Member of MQM Mahmoodabad Sector Committee. In his
absence they ransacked the house, misbehaved with the
family members.
26 March 1999
- The personnel of Mirpurkhas Police Station
raided the house of Shabbir Quaimi and arrested him.
Shabbir Quaimi 38, son of Bashir Ahmed, Incharge of MQM
Mirpurkhas Zone was arrested on March 25, 99. They are
being detained at the Mirpurkhas Police Station. Where
the are being subject to most brutal torture.
- At around 3:00 a.m., the personnel of
Saeedabad Police Station raided the residence of Ms
Majeedan. She is a worker of MQM Ladies Wing, and
arrested her two nephews Nadeem 23, and Shahid 25, sons
of Subhan, and Zahid 28, son of Abdul Majeed, son-in-law
Both were taken to Saeedabad Police Station, where they
are brutally tortured by the law enforcement personnel.
24 March 1999
- The personnel of Liaquatabad Police
Station raided the house of Saeed Furqan Hussain and
arrested him. Saeed Furqan Hussain 18, son of Saeed
Farhat Hussain resident of Liaquatabad, Karachi. He is a
cousin of Waseem Sherazi, is a worker of MQM Labour
Division.
- The personnel of New Karachi Police
Station, arrested Mohammad Ibrahim from near Sabir Cold
Drink Shop, Sector 11-F, New Karachi, Karachi. Mohammad
Ibrahim 38, son of Abdul Rehman, is the joint incharge of
MQM Unit 142, Sector New Karachi and a resident of House
L-38, Sector 11-G, New Karachi, Karachi.
23 March 1999
- At around 11:00 p.m., the personnel of
P.A. Police Station, led by SHO (Station House Officer)
Hyder Baig raided the residence of Naeem, Joint Incharge,
P.I.B Colony Sector, Karachi. In his absence the
ransacked the house, misbehaved with the family and
looted the cash video (V.C.R), T.V and family
photographs.
- The personnel of P.I.B Police Station
raided the house of Mustaqeem. He is a worker of MQM Unit
58, Sector P.I.B. In his absence they ransacked the house
and misbehaved with his mother.
- Mohammad Nadeem 30, son of Mohammad
Ikhlaq, resident of Sikandrabad, Liaquatabad, Karachi. He
is a supporter of MQM. The personnel of Liaquatabad
Police Station, led by SHO Sarwar Commando raided his
resident and arrested him.
- The personnel of C.I.A Police arrested
Shaukat 26, son of Atta Mohammad, from the Faqeer Colony,
Karachi. He is a worker of MQM Unit 112, Sector Baldia
Town, Karachi.
- The personnel of Saeedabad Police Station
raided the temporary residence of Mahboob Ali and
arrested him. Mahboob Ali 25, son of Rustam Ali is a
worker of MQM Unit 112, Sector Baldia Town, Karachi.
- At around 6:00 p.m., the personnel of Kala
Kot Police Station, raided the house of the Yaseen,
Member of MQM, Muttahida Organising Committee (MOC). In
his absence they arrested his brother Usman 30, son of
Murad Ummer, and his nephew Adnan 14. They are being
detained at the Kala Kot Police Station. Where the are
being subject to most brutal torture.
- The personnel of Azizabad Police Station,
led by SHO Ghuzanfar Kazmi and other plain clothed
personnel, arrested Younus 30, son of Khalil Khan from
the street. He is a worker of MQM Unit 158, Sector
Liaquatabad, Karachi.
- The personnel of Saeedabad Police Station
raided the residence of Sarwar. He is a worker of MQM
Unit 112, Sector Baldia Town, Karachi. In his absence
they ransacked the house, mentally tortured and
misbehaved with the family members.
22 March 1999
- At around 10:00 p.m., the personnel of Al
Falah Police Station, led by SI (Sub Inspector) Tahseen
Baig, raided the residence of Shakeel Jafferi, worker of
MQM Unit 103, Sector Shah Faisal Karachi. In his absence
they ransacked the house, misbehaved with the family
members and looted cash amount Rs, 30,000.
- The personnel of C.I.A police arrested
Amir Aziz, from Snooker Club in Gulshane Iqbal, Karachi.
Amir Aziz 28, son of Ghulam Sarwar, is a worker of MQM
Unit Johar Square, Sector Gulistane Johar, Karachi.
21 March 1999
At around 5:45 a.m., the personnel of Baldia
Town, Gulbhar, Saeedabad and Orangi Town Police Stations raided
the residence of Mohammad Yaseen 38, son of Asghar Ali, and
arrest him. He is a Member of MQM Baldia Town Sector Committee,
Karachi.
20 March 1999
At around 4:30 p.m., heavy contingent of police
and other law enforcement agencies, led by notorious DSP Chodhary
Aslam, arrested Nazim Uddin son of Hassam Uddin from the street.
He is a worker of MQM Usmania Colony, Karachi.
19 March 1999
- The personnel of Orangi Town Extension
Police Station raided the temporary residence of Syed
Rehan Ali and arrested him, Syed Rehan Ali 30, son of
Muslim Imam, temporary residing in Gulshane Iqbal. He is
a member of Orangi Town Sector Committee.
- At around 7:30 p.m., the personnel of
C.I.A and Jamshed Quarter Police Station raided the
residence of Ameer Naqvi 35, son of Ali Ahmed Naqvi and
arrested him. He is a worker of MQM Gulistan-e-Johor
Sector, Karachi.
- At around 1:00 a.m., the personnel of
Orangi Extension Police Station raided the residence of
Syed Rehan 30, son of Muslim Imam, and arrested him. He
is a Member of MQM Orangi Town Sector Committee.
18 March 1999
At around 2:45 a.m., the personnel of Shah
Faisal Police Station raided the residence of Naseer Uddin. He is
a worker of MQM Labour Division. As he was not present in the
house, the raiding party arrested his three sons.
- Shams Uddin 35,
- Shafi Uddin 30,
- Shahid 25,
15 March 1999
The personnel of Sharifabad Police Station
raided the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in Nazimabad Karachi, and
arrested Amin Uddin 25, son of Nazeer Uddin. He is a worker of
MQM Unit 186, Sector Pak Colony, Karachi.
10 March 1999
At around 2:30 am., the personnel of Napier
Police Station raided the temporary residence of Saleem Shaikh
and arrested him. He is the Member of MQM, Muttahida Organising
Committee (MOC)
9 March 1999
- The personnel of Gulzar Hijri Police
Station raided the residence of Jaffer Abdi 28, son of
Abdi and arrested him. He is a worker of MQM Unit
Gulshan-e-Maymar, Sector Gulistan-e-Johar, Karachi.
- The personnel of Gulzar Hijri Police
Station raided the residence of Mujtaba Hussain Abdi 25,
son of Abdi and arrested him. He is a worker of MQM Unit
Gulshan-e-Maymar, Sector Gulistan-e-Johar, Karachi.
- The personnel of Gulzar Hijri Police
Station raided the residence of Adnan Ismail 19, son of
Ismail in Gulshan-e-Maymar, and arrested him. He is a
worker of MQM Unit Gulshan-e-Maymar, Sector
Gulistan-e-Johar. The raiding party took away television,
furniture, family photographs and cash, Rs. 50,000 from
the house.
7 March 1999
- At around 5:15 p.m., the Paramilitary
Rangers and Police raided the residence of Salman Hyder,
28, worker of MQM Unit 175, Sector North Nazimabad, and
arrested him.
- At around 12:30 p.m., the personnel of
C.I.A and police arrested Ibrar Alam 30, son of Azeem
Ullah. He is a worker of MQM Unit 49, Sector P.I.B.
- At around 2:00 a.m., heavy contingent of
Azizabad Police Station, led by notorious SHO (Station
House Officer) Ghuzanfar Kazmi, raided the residence of
Kamran in Azizabad, Karachi. As he was not present in the
house. The raiding party arrested his mother and two
younger sisters, Humaira Shakeel 18, and Kanwal Shakeel
10. Kamran is a Member of MQM Sector Committee of Federal
B Area, Karachi.
5 March 1999
- The personnel of C.I.A Police raided the
temporary residence of Mohammad Farid 25, son of Mohammad
Ibrahim and arrested him. He is the worker of MQM Unit
75, Korangi Sector, Karachi.
- At around 3:40 pm., the C.I.A, police and
other law enforcement agencies raided the Daraz Milk
Shop, Lee Market, Karachi and arrested three MQM workers
of Unit 112, Sector Baldia Town. Those who were arrested
are:
1. Muneer Anjum 35, son of Mohammad Buksh.
2. Haji Iqbal 35, son of Mohammad Ramdan.
3. Shahid 30, son of Abdul Aziz.