Fake-encounter footage goes viral with #ShutdownKHI hashtag

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Friday, 18 April 2014

After unveiling fake-encounter clips by private TV channel, Karachi-based depressed twitteratis are trending #ShutdownKHI hashtag on the social media network, twitter.

Majority of twitteratis asked stake-holders of the city in their tweets to shutdown Karachi until extra-judicial killings of Urdu speaking community are not halted.

The recent fake-encounter clips were also massively discussed in this hashtag. Screen shots of fake-encounter clips and license plate no. ‘S-1046’ of vehicle were also posted, in which plain-clothed personnel killed two unarmed people extra-judicially.

Why were you silent when people were asking for justice? If you had raised your voice, things would not have come to #ShutDownKhi appeal.
— Sameer Siddiqui (@SameerSiddiki) April 18, 2014

Those are mocking over #ShutdownKHI, they should have to watch this fake encounter clip of Mohajirs http://t.co/sslWAS9MJe
— ← Namaloom Engineer (@Rectified_Guy) April 18, 2014

#shutdownkhi is now trending in #Karachi http://t.co/M8uPi7bbzE
— Trendsmap Karachi (@TrendsKarachi) April 18, 2014

We dont wana #ShutdownKHI but its the last resort for us , no one is listening to us. where shuld we go ??
— Talha Siddeke (@Siddeke) April 18, 2014

Stop #ShiaGenocide and #MuhajirGenocide in Karachi !!!!! #ShutdownKHI
— Sakina Alie (@SakinaAlie) April 18, 2014

Those who justify suicide bombing, slitting throats & playing football with the heads, as reaction to US Drones, R criticizing #ShutdownKHI
— Salman (@imsalmansaeed) April 18, 2014

This is the reward of extrajudicial killings for those who sacrificed a lot just for the sake of PAKISTAN #ShutdownKHI
— Fatima Khan (@Fatty_Khan) April 18, 2014

#ShutDownKhi will affect economy, and people's life? And what about those who are abducted illegally and being killed? Irony. #Pakistan
— Sameer Siddiqui (@SameerSiddiki) April 18, 2014

How many dead bodies more??? How many fathers nd innocent brothers? #ShutdownKHI
— Aisha Khan (@AshKhan94) April 18, 2014

Shutting down the city is obviously not commendable. But unfortunately we in Pak the only way to be heard is Strike. #ShutDownKhi
— M H Zaidi (@zaidiopines) April 18, 2014

We give more than 67 percent to the national exchequer every year, but what we gets in return? tortured bodies of our people #ShutdownKHI
— Umer F. Pirzada (@Umer_Pirzada) April 18, 2014

Did they retaliate? No. These innocent handed over themselves but they got killed in fake encounter #ShutdownKHI pic.twitter.com/io5ltpFZiR
— ← Namaloom Engineer (@Rectified_Guy) April 18, 2014

Uniformed and Un-uniformed terrorists using weapons and firing publicly, and you ask why #ShutdownKHI ? pic.twitter.com/3VVffkjKMJ
— Babar Lodhi (@LodhiBabar) April 18, 2014

Aired a plain clothed policemen killing two suspect arrested earlier at Banaras Colony Bridge. | http://t.co/8GyHWvFl6y | #ShutdownKHI
— ← ѕαум_☺ (@saym90) April 18, 2014

To shut him and alike #ShutDownKHI pic.twitter.com/FA0mrK1yZW
— Nida Khan Yousufzai (@NidaYousufzai) April 18, 2014

> Published in the XReports.net, on April 19th, 2014

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Blog: Culture of missing and unknown

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Wednesday, 12 February 2014

By Hasan Tasleem | 12-02-2014

The term “Missing Persons” has become an ever-growing phenomenon and it is spreading like a disease. This term missing person refers to a human being who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and fate is not known.

But in Pakistan, such term refers to a person who has disappeared due to illegal detention by Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA); such prisoners are often assaulted, tortured in captivity till they confess to a crime they never committed. If authorities are unable to full-fill their desires; inhumane level of torture is used and often it exceeds the threshold of pain, which leads to murder; if they are fortunate enough to survive they spent rest of their life in misery. Mutated bodies are thrown in piles of trash, found in a gunny bag throughout the city, from highways to busy shopping centers; or may even end up at a morgue as an unknown person.

The culture of missing and unknown dates back to little over two decades, when 28 political workers belonging to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) had disappeared between 1992 and 1996. The families claimed that their sons were actually taken away by law-enforcement agencies, but they were never shown arrested or produced before any court of law. In 1997, the then interior minister Chaudhry Shujaat, had claimed in National Assembly that 28 MQM men were killed and their bodies were dumped in the Margalla Hills, Islamabad. Till this date a judicial reference is pending in Supreme Court, with no result insight; the families of victims simply appeal “We should be informed even if they were killed by the law-enforcement agencies.”

The nation stood quietly and observed these violations of human rights occur rather infrequently. This venom has spread throughout the country as we witnessed numerous disappear from Baluchistan and hundreds more in the name of insurgency in war against terrorism. Recently, Pakistan’s Metropolis, Karachi has seen an increased number of missing person within the last year. This time MQM is the target once again, with more than 45 missing since the last year alone and 13 subjected to extra-judicial killings; for many cases there are video evidence available which evidently shows the missing or deceased being arrested from home, office or public places being escorted and arrested by LEAs. But the citizens and the media watched the blatant lies unfold, but the relevant authorities are untouched by it, as action is yet to be taken.

An ongoing operation against criminals has been diverted upon citizens belonging to specific ethnic background and upon an opposition political party (MQM); its political workers and innocent citizens have been arrested or captivated in broad day light and some in late evening hours by known Law Enforcement Agencies. Precisely, claim were made that LEA’s did not arrest them; later demands of heavy extortions are put forth, innocent citizens are tortured and assaulted inhumanely while in illegal detention. They’re deprived of basic human rights. Those who survived such inhumane acts state, they were torture and were told to accept a crime they never committed, they are beaten by heavy metal item, burning rods inserted, electrocuted with current on throughout the body, on facial organs & genital; and were later handed over to families at the police station in near dying condition.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has taken a notice of this incidence and called for an investigation in this regards. While, we the citizens can hope for this situation to improve, the odds aren’t looking likely.

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Video: Nawaz Sharif - the attention seeker

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Wednesday, 22 February 2012

22-02-2012

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Leader Fauzia Kasuri lashes out Nawaz Sharif's drama in missing person camp. 

According to Fouzia, Nawaz Sharif focused on Media & Anchorpersons instead families of missing persons, in real he don’t have any sympathy with Missing person family, but he want to earned sympathy for his Party via media coverage. 

The interesting drama exposed When Nawaz-League supremo Mian Nawaz Sharif took girls on his lap for photography. Media highlighted this story as, Mr. Nawaz with daughters of Missing person. But in real, Those girls have their parents. 

Nawaz did point scoring in this tour, Fouzia added.

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