Forceful disappearances continue to go on…

The issue of the enforced disappearances and subsequently killings allegedly at the hands of the security forces in Sindh is nowhere near the levels it is in Balochistan.

Nationalist politicians have been speaking for some time that they are increasingly being harassed and threatened.

The certainty of this allegation appears to be corroborated by the circumstances surrounding the killing of Muzaffar Bhutto, the leader of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz. A couple of days ago, his body bearing two bullet wounds was recovered in the Chalgari area near Hyderabad.

The nationalist leader had been missing since February this year and His wife filed a petition in the court for recovery of her husband, claiming that her husband had been abducted by the security forces.

It is vital to highlight here that Muzaffar Bhutto had been picked up in a similar fashion on at last two occasions.

The way in which the nationalist leader disappeared and was found dead is reflected in the cases the apex court is pursing in Balochistan. Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz advocates the creation of a separate state of Sindhu Desh which is why its leaders are threatened and harassed by the security forces.

The intelligence departments refused the allegation that Muzaffar Bhutto was in their custody during the course of constitutional petition.

The onus is upon the intelligence services and law-enforcement agencies to comprehensively establish their lack of involvement by dynamically pursing all suck killings and dumping incidents and bringing original culprits to the justice, if they are not indulged in these tactics.

The matter is of a great concern and it is fortunate that the media and the judiciary have brought it to the forefront of public attention due to the efforts of the families of the missing persons.

Such incidents are putting significant black marks on the country’s human rights record and require a solution at the earliest. It is vital to mention here that such incidents are not achieving positive names for the country.

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Posted by Faisal Farooq on May 24 2012. Filed under Opinion, Pakistan, Society. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.