Relatives’ murder: Altaf writes to CJ to take suo motu notice of 1995 killings
Altaf wrote a letter to the chief justice which was sent to the Supreme Court by post, e-mail and fax, according to the MQM’s Information Cell. The letter dated October 19, 2011 was released to the media late Wednesday evening.
Highlighting how the chief justice has taken suo motu notice [of issues] several times in the past for the sake of ensuring justice, Altaf wrote that if he were to take up the case, it would pave the way for uncovering the whereabouts of thousands of victims of enforced disappearances.
Recounting the events of 1995, Altaf wrote that his nephew Arif Hussain was arrested on December 5 after an “unlawful” raid by the police, Rangers and law enforcement agencies while his elder brother Nasir Hussain was arrested the next day. Altaf said that the two men were apolitical and had no connection with the MQM. He also claimed that law enforcement agencies also visited his other siblings to detain them but they had already shifted to different locations.
Altaf claimed that his brother and nephew were tortured by the police, law enforcement agencies and “agency” personnel for three days, and later taken away to a settlement in Gadap and killed on December 9, 1995. Their bodies, the MQM chief wrote, were dumped there and were later recovered from the Edhi centre.
In conclusion, Hussain said he hoped that the chief justice would take up his letter as a constitutional petition.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 20th, 2011.
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@Salman Orangiwala: you are so correct.
Chief Justice can take SUO MUTO on two bottles of liquor confiscated from Ms.Atiqa odho , the spokes person of Musharraf , the archrival of CJ . Explicit enough the CJ's Suo Motu is dubious in nature and partial of course . The latent grudge against a particular community is so obvious .The commentors are proving so .
@waqqas iftikhar: operation started in 92, but killings started in 1984, so truth commission should investigate from 1984
Can a foreign national ask for Supreme Court of Pakistan to take suo motu notice?
@Dr. Who!: May be through telephonic address !!
the karachi operation of the 90s needs to be investigated by a south africa style truth commission.....there were atrocities on both sides...and yes the law enforcement did kill a lot of people very horribly and in some cases without just cause.
Investigation is purely responsibility of police and other agency . MQM is part of Gov. from 2003 with high profile ministry in center and province including home ministry in sindh why they did not solve this case or at least identify culprit . Instead of CJ they ask Government to identify culprit of these innocent person who were noting to do with politics .
@abdul jabbar: you are right
the chief justice should also open investigations into the over hundred brave policemen who have been martyred in karachi because they took part in the operation in the 90's.who will give justice to the families of these courageous shaheed policemen?
How can be it "Suo Motu", when you have already written ?
Will he attend the hearings in person?