REPORTS OF ATROCITIES UPON MQM WORKERS, SUPPORTERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS BY THE NAWAZ SHARIF GOVT.

4 May 1999

At around 5 a.m., Police raided the residence of Asif and arrested him. He is a worker of MQM Unit 143-A, Sector North Karachi.

3 May 1999

At around 5 a.m., the personnel of Khwaja Ajmer Nagri Police Station raided the temporary residence of Shahid Nisar and arrested him. The raiding party then went to the house of his in-laws and beat them up. The family was told that Shahid is being taken to Dadu Jail, in the interior Sindh and would be kept with hardened criminals.

1 May 1999

  1. The personnel of Momanabad Police Station, led by SHO Aslam Baloch raided the residence of Moinuddin at House no 446 Sector 1-A Orangi Town, Karachi, and arrested him. Moinuddin 28, son of Raj Mohammad is a worker of MQM Unit 131, Orangi Town Sector, Karachi.
  2. At around 4 a.m., the CIA Police raided the temporary residence of Syed Khalid Rizvi and arrested him. Syed Khalid Rizvi 30, son of Syed Nafees Rizvi is a worker of MQM Unit 143-A, Sector North Karachi.
  3. At around 7 p.m., the personnel of CIA Police arrested Zia Uddin while he was dinner with his wife at a restaurant in Nazimabad, Karachi. The CIA Police told his wife that Zia Uddin would be kept in custody at the Azizabad Police Station. But the Police Station is denying of having any knowledge regarding the whereabouts of Zia Uddin 31, son of Naseer Uddin. He is the Incharge of MQM Unit 143-A, Sector North Karachi.

30 April 1999

The personnel of Samanabad Police Station raided the temporary residence of Syed Arif Hyder, and arrested him. Arif Hyder son of Syed Safi Hyder is the Joint Incharge of MQM Unit 174, North Nazimabad Sector, Karachi.

29 April 1999

At around 10 a.m., the personnel of Taimuria Police Station arrested Syed Nauman Hyder from near Pyala Hotel, Peoples Colony, Karachi. He was severely tortured in police custody and accused of supplying arms to Nine Zero, the MQM Headquarters. Syed Nauman Hyder 30, son of Syed Safdar Hussain, is the resident of Peoples Colony, Block-N, Batha Town, North Nazimabad, Karachi. He is the elder brother of Wajahat, the Incharge of MQM Unit 173, Sector North Nazimabad.

28 April 1999

The personnel of Usmanabad Police Station raided the residence of Anis. He is a member of MQM Lyari Sector Committee. In his absence they ransacked the house and misbehaved with his family members.

27 April 1999

At around 3 a.m., the personnel of Kharadar Police Station raided the temporary residence of Mohammad Saeed and arrested him. Mohammad Saeed 24, son of Mohammad Sharif is a resident of Farooq Colony, Orangi Town, Karachi. He is a worker of MQM Unit 123, Orangi Town Sector, Karachi.

24 April 1999

  1. The personnel of Obaro Police Station Sukkur, raided the temporary residence of Tayyab, Member of MQM Obaro Unit Committee, Sukkur Zone and arrested him with three other workers. Those arrested are: Dr. Sattar, Tanweer and Waheed
  2. The personnel of C.I.A Police raided the temporary residence of Abdul Latif son of Abdul Aziz, Joint Incharge of Society Sector, at A-26, Sector 11-A, North Karachi. As he was not present in the house, the raiding party arrested his three brothers namely: Abu Ibrahim, Abdul Qadir and Abdul Rahim.
  3. The Personnel of C.I.A Police raided the residence of Junaid Jamal. He is a supporter of MQM Society Sector, Karachi, and arrested him with seven workers of MQM Society Sector. Those who were arrested are: Asif Saleem, Suhaib Junaid, Zeeshan, Kamal, Imran, Hamid and Kamran
  1. At around 10:30 a.m., the personnel of C.I.A Police, led by SI Shahbaz raided the temporary residence of Gulzar Ahmed and arrested him. Gulzar Ahmed 45, son of Fasih Ahmed is a resident of House No A/R-106 Steel Town Karachi. He is a worker of MQM Labour Division.

23 April 1999

  1. The personnel of C.I.A Police raided the house of Azhar. In his absence they ransacked the house, misbehaved with his family members and arrested his elder brother Mazhar. Azhar is a worker of MQM Unit 173, North Nazimabad Sector, Karachi.
  2. The personnel of C.I.A Police raided the residence of Aslam in Orangi Town, Karachi, and arrested him. He is a supporter of MQM. He is being detained at the C.I.A Centre, where he is being subjected to brutal torture.
  3. At around 12 p.m., the personnel of Orangi Town Police Station, led by SI Mehmood, raided the residence of Nasir Iqbal, and arrested him. Nasir Iqbal 23, son of Shamim Tauheed is a worker of All Pakistan Mohajir Student Organisation (APMSO), the student wing of MQM.

21 April 1999

The personnel of Sharifabad Police Station raided the temporary residence of Nadeem Akhtar and arrested him. Nadeem Akhtar 27, is a member of the MQM P.I.B Sector Committee.

18 April 1999

At around 3 a.m., the personnel of Nazimabad Gulbhar Police Station, led by DSP Chaudhry Aslam raided the temporary residence of Abdul Salam and arrested him. Abdul Salam 30, son of Abdul Sattar is a worker of MQM Unit 181, Nazimabad Gulbhar Sector, Karachi.