Last night, an apartment I had rented near my residence for my staff was raided by intelligence agencies. All the men’s phones were confiscated and they were subjected to beatings. Some have since been released but none were spared from the violence.
My manager and one of the guards remain unaccounted for and have not been returned.
This is not simply a security matter. The use of racial profiling to target and raid a residence, followed by arbitrary detention, confiscation of personal phones and physical abuse, raises grave human rights concerns.
The men who were present are:
1. Haji Rajab s/o Eid Mohammad
2. Bashar Uddin s/o Mohammad Usman
3. Nasarullah s/o Qadir Bux
4. Asad s/o Shafi Mohammad
5. Mohammad Aasif s/o Deen Mohammad
6. Mohammad Naeem s/o Peer Mohammad
7. Mohammad Ahsan s/o Rehmatullah
8. Mohammad Waseem s/o Mumtaz Ahmed
9. Ahmed s/o Jumma
10. Mohammad Jameel
11. Sanaullah s/o Meer Jan
12. Masood Ahmed s/o Abdul Kareem
13. Jameel Ahmed s/o Abdul Sattar
Haji Rajab (No. 1) and Ahmed (No. 9) have not been released.
I am publicly calling for their whereabouts to be confirmed immediately and for their safe return. If there are allegations against anyone, they must be dealt with through a transparent and lawful process, with access to legal representation and all due process protections.
The Sindh government and the PPP cannot wash their hands of the climate of impunity that Baloch people have faced in Sindh.