UN asked to help transfer MQM man to hospital
He said the fundamental human rights of the Mohajir community were being grossly violated by the paramilitary Rangers
Altaf Hussain. PHOTO MQM
KARACHI:
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has appealed to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon through its international secretariat to help transfer one of its leaders Qamar Mansoor to a hospital. The appeal was made on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 1st, 2015.
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has appealed to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon through its international secretariat to help transfer one of its leaders Qamar Mansoor to a hospital. The appeal was made on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
In the letter, lawyer Adil Ghaffar says he has written copious missives to the UN, informing it about the plight of MQM office bearers and supporters. He said the fundamental human rights of the Mohajir community were being ‘grossly’ violated by the paramilitary Rangers.
On the issue of Mansoor’s arrest on July 17 from Nine Zero, the letter says that he was also arrested during the army operation in 1990s against the MQM.
Back then, he was brutally tortured in custody, causing severe damage to his back which restricted his movement. “Due to torture while in custody, Mansoor’s back ailment has worsened.”
Published in The Express Tribune, August 1st, 2015.