Allama Ahmed Iqbal demands release of Rashid Turi and Jafar Ali

Allama Ahmed Iqbal demands release of Rashid Turi and Jafar Ali, the two Shia notables from Balochistan province.

He condemned the violation of Shia Muslims’ fundamental rights as the ugliest blot in the face of state security agencies.

Allama Ahmed Iqbal demands release of Rashid Turi and Jafar Ali

Particularly, MWM leader slammed the agencies for enforced disappearance of these latest enforced disappearance.

Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen leader further said that enforced disappearance of Shia notables Turi and Jafar amount to state terrorism.

He said that people cannot trust the government anymore because of such repeated cases of enforced disappearance despite the highest-level assurances vice versa.

Allama Syed Ahmed Iqbal Rizvi further said that their patience was running out.

He reiterated oft-repeated demand that if the agencies have any charge, they should produce accused with such cases in the courts of law.

Balochistan Shia Conference leader among 2 subjected to enforced disappearance.

Rasheed Turi, Jafari Ali and other Shia notables were going from Quetta to Karachi.

The personnel in plainclothes pulled the four out of vehicle at Lakpass check post.

Later, they released two of them late night. According to reports, the cops took them away in the morning on March 20, 2021.

Apparently, the cops have subjected Rashid Ali Turi and Jafar Ali to enforced disappearance.

Rashid Turi belongs to Balochistan Shia Conference and also leads Anjuman Imam Bargah Turi as its president.
Jafar Ali son of Ibrahim of Hazara Town had retired from Pakistan Army. He belongs to Anjuman Imam Bargah Wali Asr Hazara Town.

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In the past, he had served as MWM Hazara Town chapter secretary general.

Nowadays, Rashid Ali Turi was doing the coal business and Jafar Ali worked as property dealer.

People of Pakistan have condemned this hypocrisy on the issue of enforced disappearance (so-called missing persons).

They reminded Prime Minister Imran Khan who directed for legislation to criminalize enforced disappearance on March 18.

Most importantly, the PM said so during a meeting with three members of Balochistan’s missing persons in Islamabad.

According to Minister Shireen Mazari, he called for fast track legislation to criminalize enforced disappearance.