The newly wed was shot dead while on his way back from a hospital in Korangi where he had taken his cousin for dialysis. According to initial reports, the Rangers’ official opened fire when Haider did not stop his car after being signaled to do so.
Following the incident, the police registered the case against six Rangers personnel who were at the site when the killing took place, on behalf of the victim’s companion in the car, Abdul Salam. According to the Station Investigation Officer (SIO) Ayaz Shah, the Rangers have suspended the personnel who killed the young man and also detained him after initiating an internal inquiry.
In reply to a question, he said that the police have written a letter to the Rangers to hand over the suspect for investigation.
District East Police Chief DIG Captain (retd) Tahir Naveed told The Express Tribune that only one Rangers’ official was involved in the firing and that a proper inquiry would be conducted against him. He will also be produced before the court and a charge sheet will be prepared against him, said DIG Naveed.
Gone too soon
Ghulam Haider, a resident of Salay Mohammad Ronja Goth, was known for doing favours for his family and friends since he had his own cars - in case of emergency, he was the one who would take people to hospitals and wherever else need be.
“He was very helpful. Even when people would call him up in the middle of the night to take them some place, he would never refuse,” said Mohammad Akram, who was in the car with Haider when he was shot. According to him, Haider had an accident with a motorcycle and was following the ambulance which was taking the rider to the hospital when the Rangers’ official shot him from behind.
The deceased grew jasmines in his garden and would sell them every day to the wholesale market of Teen Hatti. His sudden demise has left the family devastated but with enough rage to fight for justice.
“The Rangers can shower me with bullets like they did to my son but they will never have my forgiveness,” said a teary Asma. “My son was innocent. Why was he killed?”
Haider had been married for less than a month, his small room still bearing traces of his wedding with initials of the bride and groom glued on the wall. “He [Haider] left me alone. Had I known that he was going to be killed, I would have never let him go,” said the deceased’s wife, Shireen. “It is the Rangers’ duty to protect lives, not take them away. They are terrorists in uniforms and we want justice for their actions.”
Men of the family, who belong to a Baloch tribal family, said that they would seek blood for blood and unlike Sarfraz Shah’s family, would never settle or forgive. “We want the murderer to be hanged and we will make pursue every means to make that happens,” said Akram.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 6th, 2013.
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@Syed: He shot at a moving car which was driven in a very suspicious manner. Even a skilled shooter cant be accurate. Unlike movies, bullets do not travel in a straight line.
Has anyone of us watched the video? He drove the car in a zig zag pattern. This is extremely suspicious. Had it been an actual explosive laden vehicle, all of us would have praised rangers for a marvelous jobs. Just because Sarfraz Shah was killed by rangers, we have developed a habit to accuse law enforcement in every situation. If he had an accident, he was either following the ambulance or running away from a crime scene. Both possibilities should be investigated. CCTV feed shall be decisive factor. I hope its not stolen or destroyed. I hope rangers withdraws from Karachi. They have not been useful anyways.
When was the last time we heard news that Rangers shot and killed or injured any of million target killers in the last 5 years? Was this guy aiming for the tires of the car and his aim was so bad that he his the back of the head of this young guy? This is unbelievable.
I have no words to describe the pain i am feeling especially after seeing the weeping brother and old grief stricken mother. Hadd hai. The rangers get salaries from our taxes amount to protect us and not to kill us. Rangers or police should only use their guns if the other person is opening a fire on them. Its a tyrannical act by Rangers and shows the mindset of the ppl who are supposed to be protecting us. Seems rangers love killing human beings and are no protectors.
Its Ridiculous....
MQM should also mourn for this POOR BALOCH murdered by a RANGERS delusional officer. Just cant open fire on the civilians like this. Absolutely unacceptable.