Dr. Hassan Zafar Arif PhD, deputy convenor of MQM (Muttahida Quami
Movement), also a former fellow of Harvard University and Sociology
professor at Karachi University, was unlawfully abducted and brutally tortured
to death whilst in custody.
London – 14th January 2018 On Saturday 13th January 2018, during a meeting of the
office bearers of the MQM, Dr. Hassan Zafar Arif, age 73, informed those present
at the meeting that he would leave early to see his daughter who was visiting
from London. After the meeting, around 4pm PKT/11am GMT, he left to see his
daughter and since then his whereabouts became unknown to his colleagues as
well as his family members for a time period of almost 24 hours.
His location came to light this morning when Dr. Hassan
Zafar Arif’s dead body, located on the rear seat of his car, was found in the
coastal suburbs of Karachi, Ibrahim Hadry. This was a result of an unlawful
abduction, which happened soon after Arif left his meeting yesterday where he
had been relentlessly tortured to death whilst in custody.
Dr. Hassan Zafar Arif PhD, was a trusted
right-hand man of the founder & leader of the MQM, Mr Altaf Hussain. He was
also a social worker and human rights activist, who always raised his voiced
for the oppressed citizens of Pakistan - the Mohajir Nation in particular. Arif
was an asset to the MQM and his continuous services to humanity will always be
remembered.