TERRORIST ACTIVITIES OF WADERAS, FEUDALS, PPP, JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI AND POLICE PERSONNEL TO HARASS THE PEACEFUL CITIZENS DURING THE BY-ELECTIONS OF LOCAL BODIES IN SINDH

Karachi – 28 March 2004
During the local bodies by-elections, the terrorists of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Thunder Squad continued to terrorise the citizens of Karachi and targeted a Haq Parast candidate and other MQM workers.  As a result of indiscriminate firing by these terrorists, the Haq Parast candidate for minority seat and other MQM workers were seriously injured including MQM worker Akmal Idrees in Pahlwan Goth Sikander Village at Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi.  He has been admitted in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where his condition is still in danger.  These terrorists also attacked the house of Hidayat Masih, the Haq Parast candidate for minority seat in the same area; and burnt his house.  They forcibly confined him in a poling station and also tortured him.  In Ranchore Line Area of Karachi, Shajar Ali Hoti (brother of former Senator Bostan Ali Hoti) and other members of Hoti family armed with latest weapons, terrorised the citizens and resorted to heavy firing so as to keep the MQM voters away from the polling stations.

Meanwhile, in other parts of interior Sindh, the terrorists of Peoples Party, local waderas and feudals, targeted and injured several MQM office bearers, workers and supporters including Mumtaz Hameed, Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh.  According to details, a gang of 150 attacked the election camp of Haq Parast candidate from UC Jacobabad City and ransacked it.  As a result Provincial Advisor Mumtaz Hameed, Member MQM Interior Sindh Tanzeemi Committee Nisar Pahnwar and other workers were injured.  The armed group was led by Fida Hussain Jilani, Custom Officer Aziz Ubro and Mohammad Bukhsh Soomro.  In Jacobabad, TPO Ghulam Subhani and area SHO are leading the terrorists of Mizari Tribe who are terrorising the area residents at gunpoint to vote in favour of their candidate.  The terrorists of PPP led by SHO Mehar attacked the polling camp of Haq Parast candidate and also cast bogus votes.  In Ronti Ubaro, Ghotki, the area SHO Ayub Junejo and other police personnel on the instruction of local wadera Asghar Shah occupied the polling station and harassed the Haq Parast voters, attacked the home and camp of Haq Parast candidate and brutally tortured the MQM workers present.  In Dadu, police personnel led by TPO Islam Rajput harassed the Haq Parast voters to keep them away from the polling stations.  In various other areas of Dadu District, people of Jatoi Tribe led by MPA Sadaqat Jatoi of Sindh Assembly, harassed the MQM workers and area residents and pressurised them to vote in favour of their candidate.  In Mirpur Sakro, armed terrorists of Jatoi Tribe brutally tortured the MQM workers and supporters in UC Belo and threw the Haq Parast candidate out of the polling station at gunpoint.   In UC Radhan Dadu District, ASI Ayub Pahnwar and ASI Bakhshal Mallah, under the supervision of MPA Sadaqat Jatoi, occupied the polling station and threw out the polling agent for Haq Parast candidate.  In Jhangshahi, terrorists of PPP led by waderas of Shirazi Tribe occupied the women polling booths and cast bogus votes.  In UC2 Dadu District, police personnel led by ASI Ashraf Shahani harassed the polling agents.  These police personnel brutally tortured the polling agents of Haq Parast candidates and threw them out.  In UC Thari Mohabbat, armed terrorists of Jatoi Tribe harassed the voters of Haq Parast candidates and were involved in bogus voting.  In UC Bleedani, polling agents of Haq Parast candidates were thrown out and the polling station occupied.