Dr Baqir Shah Assasinated

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Inna Lilahe Wa inna Alihay Rajiyon

Let us see if his killers are prosecuted or not. Apparently this is to silence him for his involvment in Kharotabad case.

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Shame on these blooody agencies.............. they have no heart.........no humanity.

all the bleeping military *******s need to be hanged from their balls.......for allowing such things..

to hell with kiyaani and paasha and whatnot........

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Real brave man and a real shahid

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Inna lillahi Wa inna ilaihi Rajioon

Real sad news :(

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Seems to be another target of agencies

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How are agencies involved with this?

I think this is FC and more importantly Police people who wanted to remove him.

I am ignorant with any agencies involvement in kharotabad incident.

Waisay, who ever was the killer should be hanged warna no one will speak against evil.

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:(

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Is it possible to arrest IGP Baluchistan and Corp Commander Quetta in this gruesome murder? Isay kehtay hain Gunah-e-belazzat.

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You should sent a chitti to rehman malik to do it.

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Inna lillahi Wa inna ilaihi Rajioon
Another medal on the shoulders of “Brave Sons of Soil” !

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Agency/Army killers have been killing since 1947, and they never get punished.

They would rather destroy their own country than bring justice to their own organisation.

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Inna Lilahe Wa inna Alihay Rajiyon. :(

R.I.P.

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Inna lillah e Wa inna elaihi Rajeoon

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/30/the-rewards-of-honesty.html

The rewards of honesty

You would have to be exceptionally callous to be able to forget the image of a woman being shot in broad daylight; unarmed and seven month’s pregnant. She was amongst the five foreigners, who were shot in Kharotabad by security officials.

Caught on tape, the video of the security personnel of Frontier Corps firing at unarmed civilians was all over news channels, explanations followed. Officials from the Frontier Corps insisted that the five foreigners were trained terrorists. There were too many unanswered questions, how did one of the FC men die? Why was the inquiry initiated after much delay? What triggered the gunfire from the security officials?

**The explanation was, and as proven partly true, that the foreigners were trained terrorist and the gunfire was triggered by grenade attack at the FC check post.
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**Fortunately, The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights was quick to critique the judicial report that was no less than a cover up for the crimes committed by our security personnel. Moreover, the report was unashamedly presented with praise of the agencies for their successful crackdown on a racket.
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An inquiry ensued.

**The five men and women were killed in cold blood, no weapons were found in their custody, no signs of the suicide jackets that the FC claimed they had seen. There was much that needed to be told. Jamal Tarakai, the cameraman who captured the images of the shootout, was tortured after he had produced the video in front of the inquiry committee. The images showed one of the women, unarmed and raising her hand thrice while being shot at continuously by the Frontier Corps.
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**Police Surgeon Baqir Shah who was responsible for the forensics, testified that no grenade attack was carried out. Dr Shah was threatened, attacked and tortured. A committee was formed to investigate the moves to destroy evidence. Dr Shah is dead, attacked by ‘unidentified gunmen’ who opened fire on his car, as he was returning from the hospital yesterday. The committee is yet to reveal it’s findings.
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Despite being threatened, attacked and tortured, a courageous Baqir Shah spoke in front of the cameras “Bilkul nahin daronga, main tribunal par jaonga, Justice Hashim say poochounga yehi sila diya hai? Mainay haq ki gawaahi di, uss pay mujhay yeh sila mila?” (I will not be scared; I will go to the tribunal and ask Justice Hashim if this is the treatment I deserve for being truthful? Is this what I deserve for siding with the right?”)
His courage and defiance helped the judicial tribunal in concluding that the Frontier Corps were responsiblefor the extra-judicial killings of the five foreigners.

**“The judicial tribunal on the Kharotabad incident has found Col Faisal Shahzad of Frontier Corps, former Quetta police chief Daud Junejo and other FC and police personnel guilty of killing five foreigners and recommend legal action against them.”
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**Despite the threats, Dr Shah testified against the tribunal, a testimony that helped the tribunal recommend legal action against the culprits. But, as Dr Shah better said it himself “Kya sila diya?”
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So, who do we blame for the death of a key forensic investigator? The provincial government that should have provided him with security? The judges who he testified to? Maybe the absence of a witness protection law?

But let’s not even talk about blame, let’s talk about responsibility. Who will take on this responsibility, so that no more of our brave men and women are killed in cold blood? Because this will happen again and continue to happen unless we put an end to it. Rhetorics won’t count, actions will.

There’s a lesson to be learned here and we need to say it loud and clear.** For years now human rights organisations have raised concern over the misconducts of security officials in Balochistan. In the face of innumerable allegations of extra judicial abductions and killings, this particular case glimmered a bleak hope that no one is above the law. However, with the murder of Baqir Shah, that hope has become a mockery.
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We can not absolve our institutions from taking responsibility while brave men and women continue to be abducted, mutilated and dumped on road sides. Unless substantial actions are taken to ensure the protection of key witnesses and investigators as mandatory by law, unidentified gunmen will continue leaving piles of dead bodies and bundles of human rights report for us, their silent spectators.

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This incidence is similar to the incident involving the death of Saleem Shahzad. In this case FC killed 5 Chechens in cold blood, and then they wanted Baqir Shah to have them (FC) bailed out by saying that they were attacked by grenade first. Anyways, Baqir Shah put forward a statement that there was no grenade attack on the FC people. He was tortured once by 'unknown attackers' and now he has been killed. If this is the way FC is operating with impunity and killing anyone who comes in their way (their perception) then I can just feel sorry for the Baloch, as the media is not highlighting their plight as well.

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RIP.

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PPP’s interior minister weighs in:

http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/12/dr-baqir-shahs-murder-may-be-outcome-of-personal-enmity-malik/
He said that killing of Police Surgeon Dr Baqir Shah may be outcome of some personal enmity or a bid to defame the government, adding that investigation in this regard was underway.

Translation: The investigation is underway but I would really like to see a conspiracy in this murder.

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Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ileyhi Rajioon! :nook:

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Well Said. When Baloch show their hatred and want separation from Pakistan, they should not be termed as enemies of Pakistan. This is what happened in the sixties and early seventies with Bengalis.

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This is a news item from June 2011, when Baqar was initially attcked by policemen (according to him) and were forced to take back his statement regarding Kharotabad incident. The Balochistan province has been converted in to a police/military state, and these are just some of the negative fall outs due to that.

Legal action to be taken against accused policemen: Dr Baqar
QUETTA: A police surgeon who conducted post-mortem of the victims of Kharotabad shooting incident has been tortured, Geo News reported.

Talking to Geo News, surgeon Dr Baqar Shah claimed that he was tortured by police personnel. 10 police mobiles reached the restaurant on Prince road where he visited to take meal.

Dr Baqar said that Police personnel asked his name, threatened him over his statement on Kharotabad incident and started beating him.

He received injuries on his head, waist, and arms after which he was shifted to Civil Hospital for medical treatment.

Dr Baqar said that he stated the reality about Kharotabad incident before the inquiry tribunal, adding that he still stood firm over his previous statement.

He said that he would take legal action against the accused policemen. He demanded to provide security to all the doctors involved in conducting post-mortem.

IG Balochistan Rao Amin Hashim while taking notice of the incident directed to registered the case.

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Exactly.

The 'Defenders of the Nation', are actually 'Destroyers of the Nation'.

No Pakistani is safe with the ISI/agencies around.