Three
missing MQM workers were brutally killed extra-judicially
Tortured
bodies of Irfan Bisarat, Abid Abbasi and Waseem Akhtar were dumped in different
parts of Sindh.
These
workers were missing for many years after being arrested by paramilitary
rangers
London
… 14 September 2022
Three
missing MQM activists Irfan Bisarat, Abid Abbasi and Waseem Akhtar aka Raju
were killed extra judicially today, they were in custody of Paramilitary
Rangers, their tortured bodies were dumped in different areas of Sindh. They
were missing for several years after being arrested by paramilitary Rangers.
Paramilitary Rangers is an organization of Pakistan Army whose sector and area
commander is an army captain or major rank officer.
In the
last 12 hours, people are deeply saddened by the extrajudicial killing of three
MQM workers.
According
to the details, Irfan Bisarat Siddiqui s/o Bisarat Hasan Siddiqui belonged to
PIB Colony in Karachi, he was arrested from his house in 2017. When his sister
filed a petition in the Sindh High Court against the arrest and enforced
disappearance of Bisarat Mirza and she tried to file a case against the police
and Rangers, she was threatened by the Rangers that do not mention Rangers name
in the FIR otherwise ready to face serious consequences, but she refused and
after that her brother Imran Bisarat was also arrested by the Rangers.
Bisarat’s
family keep visiting the court for many years and tried to find out whereabouts
of Irfan Bisarat, but failed to get justice. Yesterday tortured body of Irfan
Bisarat was thrown in Shahpur chakar area of Shahdad pur city of Sanghar
district of Sindh. Marks of brutal torture were evident on his whole body.
Irfan Bisarat Shaheed belonged to MQM PIB Colony sector. His mother has also a
worker of MQM.
Another
missing senior worker of MQM, Abid Abbasi s/o Deen Muhammad Abbasi was arrested
from his house in Gulistan Johar area of Karachi on January 16, 2016 by the law
enforcement agencies. Abid Abbasi's family filed a petition in the Sindh High
Court against his enforced disappearance. For many years, they went around the
court for his recovery, but they did not get justice. Yesterday, Abid Abbasi
was also killed extra-judicially and his tortured body thrown in the area of
Nawabshah district of Sindh.
The
tortured body of MQM's third activist Waseem Akhtar alias Raju was found on the
side of the road in Mirpurkhas city of Sindh on Wednesday. Waseem Akhtar son of
Mohammed Abbas was arrested on April 8, 2017 from Orangi Town in Karachi. His
family also filed a petition in the Sindh High Court, but the Court put his
petition in cold storage and today his tortured body was found on the side of
the road in Mirpurkhas. During the last 12 hours, three missing workers of MQM
were brutally killed extra-judicially.
The Central Coordination
Committee of MQM strongly condemned the extrajudicial killings of the missing
workers in the strongest terms and termed these killing as genocide of Mohajir
nation and continuation of serious violations of human rights. Today, while
conducting a video briefing at the MQM International Secretariat in London, the
members of the Coordination Committee said that if any charge was against MQM
worker, they would have been brought to court of law and given the right to get
justice, but for many years, MQM workers were subjected to inhumane torture
during custody. After making the extrajudicial killings, the constitutional,
legal and human rights of the Mohajirs are being seriously violated.
Genocide
of Mohajirs is being done. They demanded that the genocide of the Mohajir
nation should be stopped and all the missing and captive workers should be
release immediately and state operation and state atrocities should be stopped.
Meanwhile MQM USA held a protest in
front of Pakistan High Commission in capital city of Washington DC. Participants
were protested against the extra judicial killings of three MQM workers, set
ablaze and demolishing of MQM head office Nine Zero in Karachi and enforced
disappearance of former MQM Member of Parliament Nisar Panhwar.