A former commando of the Pakistan Navy and his brother, who were earlier picked up for interrogation from Lahore in connection with the PNS Mehran attack, have been released after being declared innocent.
Sources said that intelligence agencies had detained Kamran Ahmed Malik along with his brother Zaman Malik from the Abdullah Engineering Workshop, which the brothers had rented, on May 27 – five days after the attack occurred in Karachi.
The brothers were released after no evidence was found against them.
Qamaruddin, the brothers’ uncle, confirmed their release and said that at the moment they were not talking about the incident.
He said that at 10 am on May 27, three vehicles carrying 10 people in civilian attire stormed Kamran’s shop.
He added that one person of the raiding party was in a police uniform, while some were armed with weapons.
Qamaruddin said that the team picked up Kamran and two visitors from the workshop and Zaman from a place nearby.
Sources said that Kamran was court-martialled 10 years ago for assaulting a senior officer. He was subsequently admitted to the Combined Military Hospital and upon release, went on to work as a seller of prize bonds. During his service, Kamran had worked at the PNS Mehran and PNS Iqbal naval bases.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 25th, 2011.
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