Month: March, 1997

29 March 1997
HARASSMENT AND INDISCRIMINATE FIRING BY THE HAQIQI TERRORISTS
At around 10.45 a.m., near Natha  Khan Goth,  the terrorists of Haqiqi Group Mateen, Nazim alias Kaala, Masroor and
Zubair  alias  Kaala  opened  indiscriminate  firing  at the   MQM workers Mohammad Umer and Khalid Nihal.   Mohammad Umer   received bullet shots  in his  spinal cord  and his  abdomen while  Khalid Nihal was shot in the leg and  spinal cord.   Both   of them  have been admitted in  the Jinnah  Hospital, Karachi   in very  serious condition.  The details of those injured are:

1 Khalid Nihal, aged 26 years, son of Nihal Uddin, resident  of H-165, Area 37-B, Bahaduryar Jang  Colony, Karachi,  a worker  of
MQM Unit 89, Sector Landhi. 
2 Mohammad  Umer,  aged 27  years, son  of Mohammad  Khwaja, resident of H. No. 597, 37-B, Landhi No. 1, Karachi, a worker  of
MQM Unit 89, Sector Landhi.

27 March 1997
At around 2 p.m., the SHO Ejaz Shah of Zaman Town Police  Station  arrested   two  workers  of MQM  Unit 76,  Sector
Korangi, namely  Mumtaz and  Ehsan from  the street.   Ehsan   was released a few days earlier from the Central Prison.

ORGANISED  ATTACKS  OF  HAQIQI TERRORISTS  ON THE  HOUSES OF  MQM WORKERS AND SYMPATHISERS
At  around 1.30  a.m., the  terrorists of  Haqiqi Group  namely,   Zulfi, Azhar,  Soni, Karamat,  Kallu, Bhutto  and others   opened  heavy  fire  upon the  houses of  MQM workers   of Korangi Area 43-A, 3-1/2, Raheemabad Colony and Mustafa Colony.  They particularly attacked the house of Hanif (House No.  245-A), Imran (House No. 1504-A), Kalim (House No.  B-130), Iqbal  (House
No. 1498-A), Wasim and Ashraf.  During this attack they  forcibly occupied the houses of Wasim and Kalim.  They had also threatened the family members of Ashraf   to vacate  the house  or else  they will face dire consequences.   It is to be noted that the  Korangi Police Station is very near to the scene of crime but none of the personnel of the law enforcement agencies arrived at the spot   to apprehend the Haqiqi terrorists for harassing the area residents.

24 March 1997
KIDNAP AND TORTURE OF AN MQM WORKER BY THE HAQIQI TERRORISTS
Kamran Ahmed, aged 18 years, son of Sultan Ahmed, resident of House No. 36/5, Landhi No. 5, Karachi, a  sympathiser of  MQM  Unit  80,  Sector   Landhi.   At around  11.30 a.m.,  the terrorists  of   Haqiqi  Group  kidnapped  and took  him to  their torture   cell,  where he  was severely  tortured.   Later he   was thrown near his house while he was unconscious.   The   terrorists of Haqiqi Group threatened the area people to stop supporting and working for the MQM.

23  March  1997
CORDON OFF OPERATION OF PARAMILITARY RANGERS
At  around  11.30  p.m.,   the  personnel   of Paramilitary Rangers and Police cordoned  off the  Korangi No.  4 Area and raided several houses of  MQM workers.   This  continued till 2   a.m., in  the morning.   The  list of  the houses   raided during this cordon off operation is as follows:

1-  Nadeem Ahmed son of Nisar Ahmed, who  was murdered  earlier, House No. B-35/136, Korangi No. 4, Karachi.
2-  Nadeem son of Mohammad Hanif, who is at present detained  at the Central Prison on false charges, House  No. B-35/49,  Korangi No. 4, Karachi.
3-  Mohammad  Ibrahim  son of  Abid Ali,  House No.   B-35/158, Korangi No. 4, Karachi.
4-  Noor Alam, House No. L-341, Korangi, Karachi.
5-  Mansoor, House No. L-461, Korangi, Karachi.
6-  Sabir, House No. L-480, Korangi, Karachi.
7-  Aman Ullah, House No. L-462, Korangi, Karachi.
8-  Asghar alias Bakery Wala, House No. L-320, Korangi, Karachi.


15  March  1997
RAID OF THE PARAMILITARY ON THE SECTOR OFFICE OF MQM
At  around   8.45  p.m.,   the  personnel  of Paramilitary Rangers in two mobile vans and an armoured personnel
carrier  raided  the  Sector  Office of  MQM New  Karachi.   They inquired about the whereabouts of Sector Incharge Raza and in his
absence  they arrested  three other Members  of  the  Sector Committee.  There details are:

1  Afsar Hussain Khan  Sherwani, aged  28 years,  son of  Zafar Hussain  Khan  Sherwani,  resident  of 114/13,  Sector 11-F,   New
Karachi, Karachi, a Member of MQM Sector Committee, New Karachi.
2  Nadeem Ul Haq, aged 22,  son of  Anwar Ul  Haq, resident   of Sanobar  Cottage, Flat  No. 1,  46/1, North  Karachi, Karachi,  a
Member of MQM Sector Committee, New Karachi.
3  Mohammad Akhtar,  aged 30  years, son  of Ghulam  Hussain, resident of House No. 29/11, Sector 5-F, New Karachi, Karachi,  a Member of MQM Sector Committee, New Karachi.

12 March 1997
Mohammad Naveed Siddique, resident  of House  No. 32-B, Korangi, Karachi, a worker of MQM Unit 70, Sector Korangi.  At about 2 p.m., the personnel of Korangi   Police Station  raided his  house  and  in  his   absence  ransacked  the  furniture  and misbehaved with the women present in the house.

11 March 1997
At  around 8.30  p.m., the  terrorists of  Haqiqi Group  namely   Shahzad,  Shakil  and  Usman  kidnapped three  MQM workers namely Imtiaz son of Shabbir Ahmed, Salman  son of  Islam Uddin and Shahbaz son of Ramzan while  they were  working on  the
voters  list  in the  Akbar Road  area, Saddar,  Karachi.    These terrorists physically  beat the  innocent MQM  workers and  later
released them after threatening them not to work any more for the MQM.

9 March 1997
The  personnel of  the Federal  B. Area  Police Station raided the house of Nasir, who perform his duties at  the video section of NINE ZERO (the residence of Mr. Altaf Hussain).  As he was not present in the  house, therefore,  the Police  left the house threatening the family members to produce Nasir in  the Police Station within 24 hours.

7 March 1997
Mohammad  Irfan, aged  21 years,  son of  Abdul Sattar, resident of L-127, Sector  5-B, New  Karachi, brother  of Imran, a worker of MQM Unit 137, Sector New Karachi.  At around 2 a.m., the personnel of CIA Centre,   Saddar, raided  his house  in search of Imran.  In his absence they arrested Mohammad Irfan and have detained him at the CIA Centre, Saddar.

2 March 1997
Mohammad  Saleem, aged  30 years,  son of  Abdul Hameed, resident of House No. 329,  Sector 33-D,  Korangi 2  1/2, Karachi, a sympathiser of MQM Unit 71,  Sector Korangi.   He  was arrested by the personnel of Landhi Police Station.