PPP local leader held in overnight raid in Karachi

Family, party worry as Habib Hassan's whereabouts remain a mystery

KARACHI: A former vice-president of the Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) Karachi chapter, Habib Hassan, was detained on Monday by security agencies.

Hassan was taken into custody during an overnight raid conducted at his residence at Singu Lane area of Lyari's Kalakot locality. Hassan had been PPP's Karachi chapter vice-president for over a year till April last year. Currently, he was serving as the chairperson of Union Council 12 of Lyari.

Sources in the party told The Express Tribune Hassan had also played a key role in the banned Peoples Amn Committee and had been associated with the Lyari Resource Centre.



According to Hassan's family, personnel in plainclothes raided his residence and took him away to an undisclosed location.

The family and party are looking for Hassan but are unable to trace his whereabouts. "We have asked the Rangers and police but they claim he is not in their custody," PPP Sindh Secretary-General Waqar Mehdi told The Express Tribune.

"We are also looking for him and are hopeful that he will be returned soon," Mehdi said, adding that the party was worried about his detention as no one has disclosed his arrest and the reason for the arrest has yet to be shared.



Meanwhile, the Rangers spokesperson and police officials concerned did not respond when approached for comments.