Killers reveal horrific details of target killings by MQM
Article from 'The News' April 15, 2011
ISLAMABAD: The alleged target killers arrested by police have revealed before the Joint Interrogation Team (JIT) horrific stories of murder, rape and looting common citizens on the basis of affiliation, revenge and profiling based on the colour of their skin.
The arrested accused have told the investigators whom they killed on the orders of the high-ups. They have also explained as to who provided them the weapons and how they used to return the arms after the commission of the offence. The killers have also disclosed that girls were being used to identify targets and how mother of a person was raped as revenge because that person had developed illicit relations with mother of the rapist, when he was in jail.
One alleged killer told the JIT that he was ordered to kill Pathans and he opened fire on three persons who looked like Pathans.
According to the Sindh government's report, the JIT comprising representatives of ISI, IB, CID Karachi, Special Branch, Pakistan Rangers, CID Sindh, Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) and Karachi Police interrogated some twenty-six alleged target killers and the report's findings speak clearly of violence in Karachi which is being committed with ease and comfort.
One of these alleged killer, Habib-Ur-Rehman, who disclosed before the JIT that in year 2004 he, on the directions of Saad Siddiqui, killed a person of Nazimabad who used to give donation (Chanda) to the organization but had stopped. Nadeem Bihari, Zubair Kala and Danish also accompanied him in this murder. On 22-06-2009 Abdullah, a member of a political party was killed on the orders of Saad Siddiqui by him.
He also killed a meat-seller, Muhammad Naeem and a vegetable vendor Asim Hussain because of their affiliation with a political party. Orders from the top were given to him to kill Muhammad Ali too, another man.
"On 04-01-2010 Saad Siddiqui asked them to commit acts of terrorism on the orders of high command under the prevailing situation of the city to create an atmosphere of fear and harassment. He along with other members went to Liaquat Market and killed an unknown person," JIT report reveals.
Another accused target killer Muhammad Sultan alias Couple has also been involved in six events of target killing. One Aamir Pundit was killed in January 2010. Pundit was killed on suspicion of being a police informer.
Muhammad Yasin another alleged target killer explained before the investigators his acts of dacoity, murders and rape. He was wanted in twelve FIRs of murder and illict weapons at the time of his arrest.
He along with co-accused Abu Huraira killed drugs dealer Noorul Ameen in 2009 by firing with a Kalashnikov. After killing the said person, he went to safe house while Abu Huraira took Kalashnikov to unit no 76 as the same belonged to the said unit. He also disclosed to have opened fire on Pathan labourers in a brick kiln.
He with Amir Topi, Rashid and Papo Kania picked up Zia-ur-Rehman from the area of Ibrahim Hyderi and brought him to Unit 76 in the Cultus car of Amir Topi. Zia was kept in the unit for whole day during which the boys of the unit obtained different information and also tortured him. After obtaining the required information Zia was killed and his dead body was thrown at the beach of Ibrahim Hyderi. Zia was killed because he had created his own group in the area and was creating problems.
He and his associates went to attend the marriage ceremony of brother of their associate Saleem Bengali where he along with co-accused Mansoor, Rafiq Rikshaw wala, Sher Ali and Ismail committed robbery in three houses belonging to Yousaf, his mother and their neighbour. The motive behind committing robbery in the house of Yousaf was that while Mansoor was in jail, his mother used to visit him in court and jail with Yousaf and due to such interaction his (Mansoor's) mother had developed illicit relation with yousaf and to have revenge for this act of Yousaf, Mansoor committed robbery in the house of Yousaf and his mother during which he (Mansoor) also raped Yousaf's mother. He is also involved in killing of four persons who had developed their own group in the area.
Abdul Nasir alias Commando who was gunman of Asif Hussain MNA and was involved in at least ten events of target killing since 1993 has also been interrogated by the investigators and one of his targets was Matti Pehalwan who was a drug dealer and used to give small amount of extortion money (Bhatta). In 2004 he killed Zubair Tunda to get himself reinstated in the party as Zubair had grown links with underworld. He was also part of the team that fired rocket launchers on Bait ul Hamza, in 1996.
Another alleged killer Imran Ali alias Lamba Irfan disclosed that he was leader of the killer squad in Unit 66-B. He further disclosed that on the orders of the high-ups to kill Pathans he opened fire at three persons looking to be pathan near Imam Bargah Mehdi Akhar-uz-Zaman Gulistan-e-Johar. "Directions were received from unit office to kill Pathans".
He also set on fire, a paint shop owned by a Pathan in Sunny Pride Gulistan-e-Johar after the killing of MPA. A Pathan Naseer Khan was also injured by him in a furniture market in Gulistan-e-Johar. Apart from killing Pathans and being involved in acts of dacoity and murder, Imran also set ablaze 7/8 wooden carts of Pathans at Johar Chowrangi.
Shariq Nafees alias Sheri, another accused target killer, disclosed that he had killed two motorcyclists by firing along with accused accomplices Imran alias Irfan, Zain and Atif Rasheed at Gohar More. Imran asked them to execute the murder, while Adnan former unit in charge 66-B said to Imran.
He also fired on a car with the accomplices of Atif, Zain and Imran at King Residency opposite Rabia City block 13 Gulistan-e-Johar Karachi resulting in killing of Furqan Butt alias Aamir, Saqib Warriach and Fazal Rahim affiliated with ANP. Plan was made at Good Broast Fast Food. Directions were given by Shahid unit Incharge 66-B to Adnan telephonically. Weapons were supplied by Adnan. No of Car ABU-221 was given by Adnan to Imran. After commission of offence they again gathered at Good Broast and handed weapons over to Imran.
He also opened fire on two gate-keepers that resulted in killing of a Pathan and a Seraiki. He is also involved in dacoity at Haleem Ghar, Iqra Complex, Johar Chowrangi, Gulistan-e-Johar. The accused disclosed that he took assistance/help of Adnan from girl friends Misal of Drigh Road and Komal of flats near Allah Din Park in target killing. Atif Rasheed alias Gandari, Kasoda another arrested killer accompanied Shariq in almost all incidents of killing and dacoity.
Ikramullah, another alleged target killer, has disclosed to have murdered a boy of a political party on the orders of Shaukat Bhai unit in charge 108, Shah Faisal Colony. He along with Atif Rasheed, Imran, Irfan and Zain, also killed two persons Fayyaz Kala (President Youth Wing SF Colony) and Amjad (PPI) at Rashid Minhas Road near Alladin Park on 13 July, 2010.
He also confessed putting a shoe store on fire after murdering an MPA. He further disclosed having fired along with accused accomplices Salman Saloo, Shaukat, Rafiq and Noni resulting in injuries to many persons.
Syed Abu Irfan alias Irfi confessed having killed DSP Nawaz Ranjha on the orders of Ishtiaq Policewala and Agha Sahib. Agha gets instructions from London, he told the investigators. He did not know what was the reason of killing DSP but he only got orders and fired six bullets into the body of DSP.
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