Pakistan: Two members of the Jeay Sindh Quomi Mahaz Nationalist

Party abducted in the latest report of forced disappearance

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is alarmed by the

 continuing reports

of forced disappearances of political activists with the latest incident

involving two

 members from the Jeay Sindh Quomi Mahaz Nationalist Party.

The persistent practice

 of such acts undermines the deepest values of commitment to respect

human rights

 and fundamental freedoms. Intervention must be afforded to investigate

and bring to

an end this grave crime against humanity.

The latest disappearance took place on 16 May 2006. Two activists

of the Nationalist

 Party, Jeay Sindh Quomi Mahaz were arrested by a group of six to

 eight officers in

 civilian clothes at 7.30 pm near the Sarmad Hotel, Chandia Goth.

Several witnesses

were present and enquired about the arrest, the officials declared that they were from the Qaisabad Police and that Mr. Sikander (alias Aakash

Mallah s/o Mohammad Siddiq r/o B3

 Maari Garden Qasimabad) and Mr Manjhi Khan (s/o Dhani Bux r/o Chandia Goth near

Happy Homes Qasimabad) were wanted for investigation relating to the protest and

 demonstration against the construction of the Kala Bagh Dam. Four

 people amongst the

 crowd followed the police vehicle and found that the two activists were being taken to

 the Hyderabad Sindh, a renowned military cantonment for torture and killings. Since the

 incident the two activists have not been seen and the Qasimabad Police

has denied all

knowledge of the arrest.

The AHRC has been closely monitoring the situation in Pakistan and this

is by no means

an isolated case (See further UA-132-2006; UG-003-2006; UA-49-

2004 and

FA-05-2003). In a statement issued by the Human Rights Commission

of Pakistan on

23 May 2006, it was stated that intelligence agencies have been playing

a part in the

kidnapping of nationalist leaders and students from the Sindh and Blochistan provinces

 with more than 57 people still reported missing.

BARCKGROUND:

There have been several reported disappearances

of politicians from the same nationalist party (See UA-132-2006). The General

Secretary of Jeay Sind Qaumi Mahaz, Dr. Safdar Sarki has been missing since

24 February 2006 following an arrest by the Deputy Superintendent of Police

 (DSP) of Karachi. When the case reached the division bench of the Sindh

High Court, the bench was informed that the federal News: 14th Dec ta muzahiran  je kal...

The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz Party further claims that 15 of its activists including three office bearers have been missing for more than a year following

similar arrests. Two Sindhi journalists, Mr. Abdul Sattar Heckrho and

 Mr.

 Muzzafar Bhutto, have been missing for periods of nine months and one

year

respectively and it is believed that it is unlikely they would still be alive.

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