T E L E G R A M

THE PRIME MINISTER
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
PRIME MINISTER HOUSE
ISLAMABAD

DATED: 24TH OCTOBER 1998

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY (CIA) KARACHI ACCORDING TO THEIR PRESS RELEASE RAIDED AND ARRESTED FALSELY ALLEGING CRIMINAL INVOLVEMENT OF FASIH ALIAS JUGNOO SON OF AFTAB, MUTTAHIDA WORKER FROM UNIT-157, IN HEINOUS CRIMES FROM HOUSE NO. M-3701, GULSHAN-E-IQBAL, SCOUT COLONY ON 23RD OCTOBER (.) IT WAS FURTHER FALSELY ALLEGED IN THE SAID PRESS RELEASE THAT AN ASSAULT RIFLE AK-47 (KK) WITH TWENTY LIVE CARTRIDGES ALONG WITH CAR NO.AB-3155 WAS ALSO RECOVERED FROM HIS POSSESSION (.) IT WAS AGAIN FALSELY ALLEGED THAT DURING INVESTIGATION HE ADMITTED A NUMBER OF PREVIOUS CRIMES AND AT HIS POINTATION FLAT NUMBER D-20, APSARA APARTMENT WAS RAIDED(.) AND AN ENCOUNTER TOOK PLACE (.) 1- NAUSHAD 2) REHAN 3) SARWAR 4) ARIF 5) AJMAL PAHARI 6) AJAZ ALIAS KALA MUNNAH 7) WAHAB BANDHANI 8) ASIF BERGER 9) SHAHID COMMANDO 10) AND TARIQ SECTOR WALA WERE ALLEGED TO HAVE MADE THEIR ESCAPE GOOD UNDER INTENSE FIRING(.) ACCORDING TO POLICE VERSION THESE PERSONS WERE PRESENT IN THE APARTMENT AND HAD ESCAPED UNDER FIRE COVER(.) THEY ALLEGEDLY LEFT (1) FOUR K.K. (2) TWO RIFLES 714 AND 222 (3) SIX T.T PISTOLS (4) REVOLVERS AND 1000 LIVE CARTRIDGES(.) CIA POLICE FURTHER ALLEGED THAT INVESTIGATION WAS IN PROGRESS(.) FURTHER AND ADDITIONAL SENSATIONAL DISCOVERIES WERE EXPECTED.

THIS PRESS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE TOOK PLACE IN THE EVENING OF 23RD OCTOBER AND WHILE THIS PRESS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE WAS SCHEMINGLY AND MALICIOUSLY HELD AS A COVER UP FASIH ALIAS JUGNOO WAS LYING DEAD WITH CIA POLICE AND JOURNALISTS WERE CHEATED INTO BELIEVING THAT HE WAS ALIVE AND WELL IN POLICE CUSTODY(.) HE WAS FORCED UNDER INTENSE THIRD DEGREE TORTURE TO IMPLICATE MUTTAHIDA LEADERS AND WORKERS IN THE GRUESOME MURDER OF HAKIM SAEED WHICH OCCURRED ON 17TH OCTOBER, 1998 (.) ON HIS DISCLOSURE OF THE POSSIBLE NAMES OF REAL CULPRITS AND THEIR MASTERS AND REFUSAL TO SIGN ANY CONFESSIONAL STATEMENT OR GET HIS STATEMENT RECORDED IN AUDIO AND VIDEO AND ON TV IMPLICATING MUTTAHIDA HE WAS BRUTALLY AND MOST INHUMANLY MURDERED FOR FEAR OF REAL CULPRITS BEING EXPOSED (.) AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH GRUESOME MURDER AND CUSTODIAL AND EXTRA JUDICIAL EXECUTION OF FASIH ALIAS JUGNOO (.) THE STORY OF HIS TAKING POISON IN POLICE CUSTODY IS FALSE AND BOGUS (.) MEDICAL CERTIFICATE TO THIS EFFECT IS FALSE AND CONCOCTED AND BOGUS AND HAS BEEN MANIPULATED BY POLICE AND AGENCIES (.) PRISONERS ARE ALWAYS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS INCLUDING WATCHES, TAWIZ ETC. AFTER BEING TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AT THE POLICE STATIONS OR CIA CENTRES.(.) DEATH AS A RESULT OF POISON WOULD NOT FRACTURE THE SKULL AS EXHIBITED IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF FASIH SON OF AFTAB(.)

1) WE DEMAND REGISTRATION OF MURDER CASE AGAINST RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS AND INCHARGE MEDICO LEGAL OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANIPULATING SUCH A FALSE CERTIFICATE.

2) JUDICIAL INQUIRY BY CHIEF JUSTICE SINDH HIGH COURT INTO THE INHUMAN MURDER OF FASIH ALIAS JUGNOO AND FIXING OF RESPONSIBILITY(.)

3) PROVINCIAL AND CENTRAL CABINET TO TAKE IMMEDIATE NOTICE OF THIS MURDER AND ORDER CONSEQUENTIAL IMMEDIATE ACTION.

4) PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER, GOVERNOR AND CHIEF MINISTER MUST HOLD INQUIRY DEPARTMENTALLY AND ACTION TO BE FOLLOWED (.)

5) ALL STATEMENTS AND EVIDENCE GIVEN BY FASIH ALIAS JUGNOO BE TAKEN POSSESSION OF FORTH-WITH AND SEALED TILL HOLDING AND COMPLETION OF JUDICIAL INQUIRY.(.)

SENATOR AFTAB AHMED SHEIKH
SENATOR NASREEN JALIL
DEPUTY CONVENERS
MQM COORDINATION COMMITTEE