LIFE IN DANGER: AMEEN, INCHARGE OF MQM BURNS ROAD SECTOR UNLAWFULLY ARRESTED

 

London – 4 January 2001

 

According to recent information received at the International Secretariat in London, on 4 January 2001, at around 1.45 a.m., Ameen, Incharge of MQM Burns Road Sector has been arrested from his temporary resident from Block-7 in Federal B Area, Karachi.  Another MQM worker Kamran son of Aslam who was also present in the house was also arrested along with Ameen.  Since their unlawful arrest, they have been kept at unknown destination.  Till the filing of this report, there whereabouts are unknown.

 

Earlier during the day, plain clothed personnel of law enforcement agencies arrested Mohammad Shoaib from his workplace in Karachi.  We have strong apprehensions that Mohammad Shoaib, Ameen and Kamran are being brutally tortured and being forced to sign pre-written confessions.

 

Personal Details: Mohammad Ameen 30, son of Abdul Rasheed, resident of Burns Road in Karachi.  He is the incharge of MQM Burns Road Sector.  He was an employee of Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA).