Rights & Movements: August 2013

Ten militants killed in Turbat clashes: officials

Frontier Constabulary (FC) claim to have killed ten armed militants in Balochistan's volatile Kech (Turbat) district on Saturday morning. Security forces launched a search operation in the troubled area after the militants attacked their convoy. Read details in daily Dawn

Protests in Karachi and Quetta against enforced disappearances

A large number of people both women and men held a protest demonstration in Quetta, the capital city of Balochistan against the enforced disappearances. The protest was organized by Baloch Human Rights Organization and The Voice for Missing. Meanwhile, a large number of Jeay Sindh Mutahida Mahaz (JSMM) activists have protested demo in Karachi against the enforced disappearances by the military and its intelligence agencies in Sindh and Balochistan. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

In an event organized by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in Hyderabad the speakers have said that state-terrorism in Pakistan has on rampage, where rights activists are being either disappeared or killed in Sindh and Balochistan. The speakers said that a large number of Sindh rights activists have either been killed and disappeared that also include the burning of three nationalists alive in Sanghar district of Sindh in 2011. They said that military is behind these activities. The prominent among the speakers of Hussain Bux Thebo, Jami Chandio, Punhal Saryo and novelist Mohammad Hanif. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

The Sub-Division Officer (SDO) of Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) opened the fire upon the residents of the Nasirabad town over the issue of electricity connection. In reaction the residents warped-up and beaten the WAPDA officials. Later on, the city went on the shutter down strike responding to the WAPDA bureacracy attitude.Read details in Daily Awami Awaz

Sindh Government for violence free Karachi

The Chief Minister of Sindh Qaim Ali Shah has said that Government of Sindh will take every possible initiative for turning Karachi in the violence free city. He said that Sindh Government has started taking actions against the terrorists and criminals. Read details in Sindhi daily Awami Awaz

Interior Minister of Pakistan Chaudhry Nisar has said that Muhajir Republican Army is involved in the violence of Karachi; however the report was mistakenly submitted in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, which the ministry has taken back. Read details in Daily Awami Awaz

Hundreds protest in Karachi over stolen heavy weaponry NATO containers

Hundreds of Liyari residents protested in Karachi demanding USA to clarify about their silence over the NATO stolen weapons, most of which are being used against Sindhi, Baloch and Pashtuns in Karachi. Read details in Sindhi daily Awami Awaz

"19000 NATO lethal weapon containers disappeared from Port Qasim in the Supervision of MQM minister" Supreme Court orders a judicial inquiry

A report by the Home Ministry has been submitted in the Supreme Court of Pakistan that 19000 NATO weapons containers disappeared from Port Qasim, Karachi under the Ministry and Supervision Mutahida Qomi Movement (MQM) affiliated Pakistan's Minister for Ports and Shipping Babar Ghori. The report mentioned that the arms were distributed within Karachi as well as other parts of the country. The apex court has ordered an inquiry under the supervision of a Supreme Court judge to probe in the matter and present a report in the apex court within one day. Read details in Sindhi daily Awami Awaz

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Human Rights Watch Thursday urged the Pakistan government to affirm its commitment for ending enforced disappearances by ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. The third annual United Nations International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is set to be observed on August 30. “Ratifying the convention against disappearances is a key test for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s new government,” said Ali Dayan Hasan, the Pakistan director at Human Rights Watch. Read details in daily Dawn

The Federal Government of Pakistan yesterday stated in the Supreme Court of Pakistan that Mutahida Qomi Movement (MQM) was has a militant wing Muhajir Republican Army; however later on after the denial of Altaf Hussain, the Federal Minister Chaudhry Nisar said that the report was submitted in the Supreme Court of Pakistan was still in pre-mature stage, hence, therefore, the Federation of Pakistan withdraws it. (News brief from daily Awami Awaz and daily Dawn

According to Sindh Police Karachi, 150 persons at least, who have been involved in the crime, terrorism and violence activities, are required to the police. These include two Mutahida Qomi Movement (MQM) leaders and ex-federal and provincial ministers Farooq Sattar and Dr. Saghir as well as Sunni Tahreek leader Dr. Sarwat Qadri. Read details in Sindhi daily Awami Awaz

Hundreds flood affected persons protest in Gambat town

Hundreds of flood affected persons held demonstration against the Gambat town of northern Sindh administration for their negligence in emergency support. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

JSQM rally against the fake case

Jeay Sindh Qomi Mahaz (JSQM) activists held a protest rally in Larkan city against lodging the fake cases on the JSQM activists. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

PPP to become party in the Benazir Bhutto murder case

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) after five years has submitted the application in the court for becoming party within the Benazir Bhutto murder case.

Death Penalty in Pakistan: ALRC's stance in the session of UN-Human Rights Council, Geneva

A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status in the Twenty-fourth session, Agenda Item 3, General Debate Human Rights Council of the United Nations:

1. The new Pakistani government under the Pakistan Muslim League –Nawaz, is moving into office in September and is set to commence killing death row inmates within the next week, despite pleas by the international community to stay the death penalty. 400 inmates are set to be executed by the end of 2013. Critics of the PML-N fear that re-instituting the death penalty is the government's attempt toward Islamization.

File Photo: Mutilated bodies of Political activists thrown in Balochistan by Pakistan armed forces

Balochistan nationalists have said that during 2010-2013 at least 540 political and human rights activists as well as journalists and commoners have been abducted by the armed forces and their mutilated bodies have been thrown after killing. Read details in daily Awami Awaz

'Fraud Don' arrested from Ghotki

The Punjab government backed fraud master "Don Golo" has been arrested in Daharki Tahsil of district Ghotki Sindh. He was involved in heavy scams worth millions of rupees and was backed by Punjab Interior Minister Rana Sannaullah. Read details in Sindhi daily Awami Awaz

Balochistan has become no go area, Baloch are running their own courts in Balochistan: Dr. Malik

Balochistan Chief Minister Dr. Malik Baloch has said that Baloch are taking their own decisions in the various parts of Balohistan through establishing the people's courts, and Balochi speaking areas has become no-go areas. Read details in Sindhi daily Awami Awaz

Pakistan People Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto has said that if the meaning of the Urdu language was kept on changing to save the Punjabi politicians, he wont be able to learn Urdu language. Read details in daily Awami Awaz

Pakistan's chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry suffers public backlash

An unprecedented surge of criticism directed at Pakistan's chief justice by lawyers, politicians and even sections of a once-fawning media threatens to bring to a close years of interference in government affairs by the country's top judges. After he ordered the sacking of a sitting prime minister and the cancellation of host of critical economic initiatives, Iftikhar Chaudhry came to be regarded by many analysts as second only to the country's army chief in his ability to influence the civilian government. Read details on The Guardian, UK

Political parties reject MQM’s call for army

Major political parties in Sindh have rejected the demand of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to deploy army in Karachi to maintain law and order. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPA Syed Hafeezuddin stressed the need to have a neutral police force to deal with the law and order situation in Karachi. “We demand the government should depoliticise the police force and stop political patronage of criminals,” he said. Read details on Pakistan Today

Sindh Governor gave assent to Sindh Universities law 2013

A day before Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan is expected to return to Pakistan, acting governor Agha Siraj Durrani gave his assent to the ‘Sindh Universities law 2013’, on Wednesday, making it an act in the province. Read details in Express Tribune

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif took notice of the deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi on Wednesday, Express News reported. The notice comes after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) demanded that the army be deployed in Karachi. MQM chief Altaf Hussain had demanded army deployment to protect the life and property of the Kutchi community in Lyari. He had clarified that the Constitution allows them to make such a demand. Read detail in Express Tribune

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) submitted a requisition to call a Sindh Assembly session over their demand for army supervision in Karachi, Express News reported on Wednesday. Read details in daily Express Tribune

Army authorities have agreed to provide police access to uniformed officers allegedly involved in the abduction of citizens in Balochistan province to for investigation, to comply with orders issued by the Supreme Court on Balochistan Law and order case on Wednesday. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry conducted the hearing on Balochistan law and order situation, and particularly the missing persons’ cases this week at the Quetta registry of Supreme Court, issued a written judgment in the case on Wednesday. Read details in Express Tribune

Man forced to walk naked in public

Taken by force, 29-year-old Rehman was physically assaulted and made to walk naked on the streets of Pahar Pur by 10 men, DSP Tahir Wazir told The Express Tribune on Tuesday. With dark paint on his face and body exposed, Rehman was forced to walk from Government High School No. 1 to Thala streets – not a short distance, according to the police official. Later, the 10 culprits left the area, leaving him on the street. Read details in Express Tribune

Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch on Tuesday ordered quashing of an FIR registered against a news channel under the anti terrorism act and ordered an inquiry to know who is responsible for the filing of the case. Read details in daily Express Tribune

Report by Khaleeq Kiyani

New Courtesy: Dawn.com

In a major development, the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the American federal authority on energy statistics and analysis, has estimated fresh recoverable shale gas reserves of 105 trillion cubic feet (TCF) and more than nine billion barrels of oil in Pakistan. These estimates of recoverable hydrocarbon reserves are many times larger than so far proven reserves of 24 TCF for gas and about 300 million barrels for oil. Pakistan currently produces about 4.2 billion cubic feet of gas and about 70,000 barrels of oil per day.

By Zulfiqar Shah

www.merinews.com

Pakistan would also be using the drone technology against the uprisings within Pakistan after giving legal cover to the United States of America (USA) drone strikes in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan through signing an agreement with USA, said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) State Minister, Khuram Dastagir, as per the news published in Daily Ibrat Sindhi from Hyderabad. Click to read on Merrinews.com

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a convoy of foreign troops in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing four civilians, officials said, adding there were no confirmed military casualties. About 15 by-standers were also injured in the attack on Nato-led forces travelling on a main road near the police headquarters in Lashkar Gah, capital of the volatile province of Helmand. Read details in Daily Dawn

The Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftekhar Chaudhri has said that involuntarily disappeared persons are with either armed forces or they are kept by Pakistan's intelligence agencies. In the remarks, a Supreme Court judge yesterday said that there is no way out except arresting armed forces and intelligence agencies officials. Read details in daily Awami Awaz

JSQM activist killed in Karachi, protesters blocked highway

The armed persons, apparently mercenaries of a Farm owner, have killed Jeay Sindh Qomi Mahaz (JSQM) activist Abdul Jabar Burfar, meanwhile an other associate Abdul Waheed Siyal got severe wounds in Malir town of Karchi. Both were wage laborers on the Farm. JSQM leaders Sanan Qureshi, Maqsood Qureshi and Dr. Niaz Kalani have said that the owner of the Farm in association with the police have killed the activist. On the other hand, JSQM activists held held and protest demo and blocked national highway in Karachi. Read details in daily Sindh

Sindh High Court orders formation of inquiry committee on the disappeared persons from Sindh

Sindh High Court has ordered the formation of an inquiry committee to collect information from the intelligence agencies about the abducted persons from Sindh in the intelligence agencies' torture cells. Read details in Sindhi daily Kawish

Houses of Kucchi Sindhis occupied in Karachi: 8 killed, 29 injured in the violence

At least 8 people were killed and 29 injured yesterday due to violence in Karachi, mostly in the city's one of the Sindhi and Baloch majority towns, Liyari where unknown armed persons started occupying the houses of Kuchhi Sindhi. Read details on Sindhi Daily Kawish

JSQM protests against detention of the activists

Jeay Sindh Qomi Mahaz (JSQM) activists held protest in Ratodero, Larkana against detention of JSQM activists as well as state atrocities on the Sindhi activists. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

Journalists protest in Sindhi against terrorism cases

Journalists from across the Sindh province held protests against lodging cases on the senior journalists associated with ARY TV. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

Protests in Sindhi against state atrocities on Sindhi activists

Hundreds of Jeay Sindh Mutahida Mahaz (JSMM) activists held protest demonstrations against the state brutalities, murders and unleashing torture campaign against Sindh nationalist activists. The demos were held in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana, Nawabshah, Jamshoro and Dadu districts. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

Hunger strike in Hyderabad against murder of the activists

A large number of political activists staged a token hunger strike in Hyderabad against the brutal murder of the Sindhi nationalist activists in Karachi by mid of the August. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

Chief Minister of Sindh, Qaim Ali Shah has said that provincial governments should play the role in the freedom of disappeared persons whose allegations are on the intelligence agencies of Pakistan. He said that most of the disappeared persons are innocent. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

Pakistan Peoples Party Patron-In-Chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has condemned the killings of party workers in Karachi’s Quaidabad area and called upon the government to go for the killers immediately and bring them before a court of law. n a statement issued here on Tuesday, and on Twitter, he said PPP workers have immensely suffered during the dictatorial regimes for democratic struggle adding that they need to be protected from the elements directly or indirectly propped up by the undemocratic regimes. He sympathized with the bereaved family and assured that the Party will not leave them alone. Bilawal said he was shocked and saddled by the assassination of PPP worker Alam Khan in malir, adding that four party workers were killed in last four days. He said parties should rid themselves of murderous elements instead of calling for army deployment in Karachi. Courtesy: Khyber News TV

The National Assembly, on the second private members day of its 4th session, witnessed a spat between two opposition parties, PPP and MQM, over the latter’s demand to hand over Karachi to the army, while Leader of Opposition Syed Khursheed Shah termed the demand a slap in the face of democracy. The house that was to continue debate on President Asif Ali Zardari’s address without taking a single agenda item kept on discussing the issue of handing over Karachi to the army on Tuesday. Read details in daily The Nation

In a strange announcement, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has said in the National Assembly of Pakistan that Pakistan would sign an agreement with United States of America (USA) regarding the drone operations. Besides, the PML-N State Minister Khuran Dastagir said in the parliament that Pakistan besides signing an agreement with USA would also use the drone technology against the uprisings within Pakistan. Read details on daily Ibrat The use of drones by Pakistan authorities within Pakistan ultimately means the attacks on Balochistan and Sindh, where freedom movements are getting strong footings. Pakistan Army has extensively bombed civilian areas of Sindh in 1983 and in 1986 and recently bombed the villages of Balochistan through Gunship helicopters.

PAKISTAN: Who is responsible for the mockery of booking journalists on charges of terrorism? AHRC

The Balochistan government has registered a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act against the chief executive and three other employees of a television channel, ARY Digital, for releasing a documentary about the attack on the former residency of the father of the nation. The three other employees are the Executive Director, Owais Tohid, the Quetta bureau chief, Shahid Hameed Rind and the Islamabad bureau chief Sabir Shakir. Read details on AHRC website

Protests against extra-judicial murder of activists in Sindh

The activists of Jeay Sindh Tahreek (JST) and Jeay Sindh Mutahida Mahaz (JSMM) held the protests in Hyderabad, Sukkur and Larkana districts against the extra-judicial murder of Sindhi nationalist activists. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

Hundreds of displaced persons in Sindh should be rehabilitated: Sindh civil society

The civil society organizations of Sindh have said that hundreds of thousand rural people have displaced due to ongoing floods in the province, and have demanded in a press conference that Sindh government should announce a package for the displaced persons. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

Photo Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

A complete shutter-down strike was observed in Balochistan on the seventh death anniversary of Nawab Akbar Bugti. The call of strike was given by Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) led by the elder son of Nawab Bugti and was supported by almost all Baloch nationalist parties. In the References organized by various political parties, the speakers and participants wowed to carry on the struggle for the freedom of Sindh. Read details in Sindh daily Awami Awaz

Governor of Sindh, Ishratul Ibad has signed the Sindh People's Local Government Bill, which after signing has become Sindh People's Local Government Act. The act has been re-legislated after a fierce resistance movement in second of half of 2012 against Pakistan due to the old version of local government act that was administratively dividing Sindh. Read details in Sindhi daily Awami Awaz

Thousands of Jeay Sindh Qomi Mahaz (JSQM) activists held a protest rally in Karachi against the extra-judicial killing of Jeay Sindh Tahreek (JST) activists in Karachi. Led by JSQM leader Niaz Kalani, Mqsood Qureshi and others, the leaders said in their speech that state want to suppress voice of Sindh and Balochistan by unleashing atrocities. They termed the murders of all Sindhi nationalists, especially in Karachi, were the acts of state terrorism. Read details in Sindh daily Awami Awaz

Sketch Courtesy: Express Tribune

A large number of activists of Jeay Sindh Mutahida Mahaz (JSMM) protested in Karachi against the use of chemical weapons by Syrian Government on the citizens and have showed their concern that Pakistan can use its nuclear and probably other weapons of mass destruction against the people of Sindh and Balochistan. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

Thousands of the Ghotki district residents yesterday protested on the call of Citizens Alliance against state introduced and supported thug "Don Golo." He is involved in the fraud cases. In fact, Pakistani intelligence agencies has started introducing a new brand of criminals in Sindh, particularly in the Punjab bordering districts of Ghotki and Kashmor, the districts that are in the proximity of Pano Aqil cantonment of the military. This trend is introducing a new brands of thugs and popularizing them as "Dons." One of such so-called and state backed Don, Golo, that has looted millions of rupees from commoners including the Hindu business community was not being arrested despite the pressure of the people.

Ban lifted on the recruitment in Intelligence Bureau

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has lifted the ban on the recruitment of Intelligence Bureau (IB) yesterday. The ban on the IB recruitment was imposed by the authorities on the instruction of Supreme Court of Pakistan during Pakistan People Party (PPP). Such initiatives are the part of Pakistan politics since the end of General Zia ul Haq military rule , in which the recruitment in the civil security services used to ban under the tenure of Sindhi leadership led PPP in a bid to avoid Sindhis' recruitment in the security agencies of Pakistan. News Courtesy: Daily Sindh Hyderabad

Shelterless flood survivors: Photo courtesy daily The Nation

The authorities in Sindh has indicated that a second high flood flow of 400000 cusecs of flood water will cross through today from the Guddu Barrage. A flow of the equivalent quantity crossed Guddu and Sukkur barrages late last weak inundating thousands of villages in the province has caused a large number of human displacement. The more flood flow would mean the more destruction and displacement.

File Photo Courtesy: www.bbc.co.uk

In a seminar organized by Sach Welfare Association in Karachi, the human rights activists, civil society representatives and Karachi residents have said that Pakistan establishment is backing the demolishing of Sindhi settlements in Karachi with the support of ethically biased organizations, builder mafia and through the use of security forces. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

Sindh Taraqipassand Party (STP) Chairperson Dr. Qadir Magsi has said in a press conference held in Dadu that the state by killing Sindhi nationalist activists want to further strengthening the slavery of Sindh. Read details on Daily Sindh

Water shortage for rice crops in Sindh during the high floods: A conspiracy against the economy of Sindh? Hundreds protest in Dadu and Thatta

Although there is flood in Pakistan, particularly in Sindh, these day; however many parts of Sindh are still being deprived of the irrigation water causing severe damages to the rice crops. Amid such a high flood, the water shortage for the agriculture in Sindh seems to be artificial and is aimed to damage the agriculture economy of Sindh. In a bid against the situation, hundreds of peasants and growers of Bhan Saeedabad town of district Dadu as well a large number of growers in Sujawal town of district Thatta protested yesterday against the water shortage in the area. News Courtesy: Daily Sindh and Daily Awami Awaz

Courtesy: Daily Ibrat

At least 14 Suni were killed Karachi yesterday majority of whom was the leadership of Sunni organizations including Sunni Tahreek and Ahl-e-Sunah wa Jamat in Karachi. It is worth mentioning that hundreds leaders of Sunni organizations have been killed in last ten years, mostly due to Salafi policy of the establishment in Pakistan. The murder of Sunni leaders caused reaction and arson attacks by the Sunni activists in the city. News Courtesy: Daily Ibrat

Previous Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) government that was in denial mode regarding Punjabi Taliban before the elections 2013, have finally admitted their existence by offering them the olive branch of negotiations. Read details on Sindhi daily Awami Awaz

World Sindhi Congress (WSC) held protest in front of 10 Downing Street (the Prime Minister, UK's House) London against the recent extrajudicial murder of Jeay Sindh Tahreek (JST) and Jeay Sindh Mutahida Mahaz (JSMM) activists in Karachi and Kotri including Afzal Panhwar.

Courtesy: Viewpoint online

Pakistan Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar has said that the government's negotiation offer of Taliban is not conditioned with the surrendering before the talks. It is to note here that earlier Nawaz Sharif government, pointing to the Balichistan liberation movement, said that the negotiations would be carried only if the militants surrender. Read details on Daily Kawish

A complete wheel-jam and shutter-down strike was observed in Baloch-dominated areas of Balochistan on Saturday against the alleged extra-judicial disappearances and recovery of bullet-riddled bodies of Baloch political activists and members of the civil society. The Baloch National Front (BNF) had given the strike call following a staggering hike in the number of incidents involving the dumping of mutilated bodies across the province. All street and trade centres were closed throughout the day, while transport remained suspended, paralysing life in the Baloch-dominated districts of the province. The strike was observed in Mastung, Kalat, Surab, Khuzdar, Hub, Turbat, Gwadar and other districts. It may be mentioned here that the body of a Baloch journalist, Abdul Razaq Baloch, was found in Karachi after he went missing some time ago. Read details in Daily Times

Sindh Taraqipasand Party (STP) chief Dr. Qadir Magsi has said that Pakistani state would get no benefit from Sindh, instead face a failure, through killing the Sindhi activists on similar patterns of Balochistan. He said that hatred against Pakistan is deepening in Sindh. Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

Terrorists killed four people, including two policemen, and torched NATO oil tankers in separate incidents of violence in Pakistan's Balochistan province, which has been continuously being attempted to be converted into Taliban area, despite the fact that freedom movement has been dominating the province. Read derails on Kuwait News Agency

After the decades of the movement for freedom in Sindh and Balochistan, an Italian singer Toney Schito has sung two songs on Sindh and Balochistan movements. Bellow are the links of the songs. Click to listen the songs: Occupied Sindh Balochistan

Kuchhi return back Karachi

The displaced families of Kacchi community in Karachi returned back yesterday to the city on the persuasion of various nationalist groups. Their carvan of return was led by Jeay Sindh Tahreek (JST) leader Dr. Safdar Sarki and Hussain Haroon, Pakistan's previous permanent member in United Nation. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

MQM has killed 600 activists: PPP Karachi division

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Karachi division leaders have said that Mutahida Qomi Movement (MQM) has killed 600 PPP activists in Karachi, therefore it would be hard for PPP to become part of Sindh Government. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

Nine in every 10 Pakistanis are anxious: Survey

Whether it’s the law and order situation or the incessant rise in fuel prices, tensions are high and nerves are shot in Pakistan. Nine in every ten Pakistanis are anxious and “very nervous” about some issue or another, which is the largest proportion across the globe, according to a recent survey published by JWT titled “AnxietyIndex study – Global Report 2013”. The 27-country market study assesses and records the levels and drivers of consumer anxiety around the world. Read details on Exeress Tribune

10 Steps for Improving Human Rights in Pakistan: a letter by HRW to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

August 22, 2013

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

Prime Minister’s Secretariat

Constitution Avenue

Islamabad, Pakistan

Re: 10 Steps for Improving Human Rights in Pakistan

Dear Prime Minister Sharif,

As your government completes its first three months in office, we write to you about the human rights situation in Pakistan and to suggest 10 areas in which you and your government could take steps to address current and longstanding problems.

Pakistan's intelligence agencies kidnapped a Jeay Sindh Mutahida Mahaz (JSMM) activist Raza Sodho from Tando Bago Badin district of Sindh on August 14, 2013, was found fainted in Gharo town of Thatta. His teeth and leg was broken and mark of torture were on the body. News Courtesy: Daily Awali Awaz

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that on the 66 celebration of the Independence Day of Pakistan, three more Sindh nationalists were gunned downed in a fake encounter in Karachi and many young Sindhi activists were arrested from different districts of Sindh province and their whereabouts are unknown. In a fake encounter a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) was also shot dead by the head of the police raiding party to settle an old score. On this occasion of the country's Independence Day nationalist groups observed a 'black day' by holding protests. After the police encounter, the chief minister of the province announced a reward of Rs two million for the shooting of the activists but the very next day the Station Head Officer (SHO), who was in charge of the police party, was suspended on the charge of killing the DSP. Read details on AHRC

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said Gwadar has the potential to be transformed into a successful free port on the same lines as Hong Kong to attract foreign investment and boost economy. Sharif made the remarks during a meeting at the Prime Minister's office to discuss theEconomic Corridor from Kashgar to Gwadar in Balochistan. Read news on Times of India

Non Punjabi members of the Senate of Pakistan walked out in protest from Senate session yesterday in Islamabad against the Punjab's dominance and usurpation of other provinces's rights. The senators walk-out when they asked treasury bench leader regarding the legislation over the provincial quota in the public sector / government employments, which was answered in the harsh language. The walk-out was led by Pakistan People's Party's Senator Raza Rabbani. Read details in Sindhi daily Awami Awaz

Sindhi language should be made mandatory

Sindh Government has given one month's period to the private schools of Sindh and teaching Sindhi language should be made mendatory. This was disclosed by Pakistan People Party Sindh Assembly member Nisar Ahmed Khuhro. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

Protests in Sindh against state atrocities on Sindhi activists

Jeay Sindh Qomi Mahaz - Arisar group (JSQM-A) held protest demonstration in the various cities and town of Sindh including Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur against abduction, torture and brutal murder of Sindhi nationalists by the state agencies across Sindh.

Jeay Sindh Tahreek (JST) leader Dr. Safdar Sarki has said that Pakistani establishment has decided to brutally crush the movements in Sindh and Balochistan. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

Photo Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

Women activists of Baloch Human Rights Organization (BHRO) have protested in Karachi against murder of Baloch journalist Razaq Baloch and the killing of Baloch activists by the Pakista Army and its associated military security outfits. Read in Sindhi daily Awami Awaz

591 villages flooded in Sindh today

According to social media updates by the activists, at least 591 villages were drowned today as heavy flood enters in the Indus today at Guddu Barrage in Sindh. The newspapers reported yesterday that 500000 cusecs water crossed from Guddu barrage yesterday, however the recent reports added that more water have crossed today causing heavy damages including displacement of the people.

Pakistan's inteligence agencies ISI and MI has thrown mutilated dead body of another missing Baluch and Journalist Razak Sarbazi Baloch in Karachi. He was a sub-editor with daily Tawar, Balochistan. Abdul Razaq was arrested by the Pakistan agencies on March 24, 2013 from Chakiwara area of Karachi. Read details on BBC Urdu

PAKISTAN: A student leader was extrajudicially killed in a fake encounter conducted by the state intelligence agencies

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the extrajudicial killing of a student leader by persons from the intelligence agencies. A student leader, Afzal Panhwar, who remained in the custody of the security agencies for one year, was again arrested and within some hours he was shot dead by plain clothed persons believed to be from the secret agencies. He was a leader of the Jeay Sindh Student Federation (JSSF) affiliated with the JSMM, a nationalist organization striving for the independence of the Sindh province from Pakistan. During his first detention he was interrogated by Military Intelligence (MI) and Inter Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) on charges of placing bombs on the railway track and on the second occasion he was again abducted on the same charges. Read details on Asian Human Rights Commission's Website

File Photo from Balochistan

A large number of activists protested in Hyderabad and Digri on the call of Jeay Sindh Tahreek (JST) against the state operation on Sindhi nationalists. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

A large number of men and women activists of Baloch Human Rights Organization (BHRO) have protested in Karachi against the recent killing of six Baloch activists, whose tortured dead bodies were thrown away in Balochistan in last three days. BHRO has said that at least 70 more Baloch activists are abducted from Balochistan very recently by Pakistani security forces. News Courtesy: Daily Awami Awaz

Jeay Sindh Tahreek (JST) leader Dr. Safdar Sarki has said that state is attempting to crush Sindhi nationalists through illegal and unjustified use of militarization. Read details in Sindhi daily Awami Awaz

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