[DAWN] The city police authorities on Tuesday informed the Sindh High Court that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead...
activist who was picked up when he was escorting home his bride from the wedding ceremony and then allegedly subjected to torture was tossed in the slammer
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
for his alleged involvement in the Feb 4 killing of four coppers.
A two-judge bench was seized with the petition of the MQM against alleged extrajudicial killings and torture of party workers by the law-enforcement agencies.
The petition was jointly filed by MQM leader Dr Farooq Sattar, party worker Fahad Aziz and his father, who cited the interior secretary, home secretary, Rangers director general, inspector general of police, Additional IG Shahid Hayat, SSP-East and Sharea Faisal SHO as respondents.
On Tuesday, SSP-East Pir Muhammed Shah filed his comments in the petition stating that Fahad Aziz was arrested along with his driver on Feb 8 under Section 54 (when police may arrest without warrant) of the criminal procedure code by the Shah Faisal Colony police after they received secret information about his involvement in various heinous crimes, including the recent assassination of four coppers in the Ibrahim Hyderi police jurisdiction.
The police officer further submitted in his comments that the Muttahida worker during interrogation had confessed to the killing of coppers. He said that the suspect during interrogation complained of being unwell and he was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
Later, the SSP said, the Muttahida worker was released on surety of MNA Iqbal Ali.
He further submitted that the police team members who picked up the Muttahida man and allegedly tortured him were placed under suspension and a high-level inquiry was initiated to probe the allegations.