At least four human rights activists known on social media for their leftist views have gone missing this week, relatives and NGO workers told AFP on Sunday, as analysts voiced rights concerns.
Two of the men — Waqas Goraya and Asim Saeed — disappeared on January 4, according to a cybersecurity NGO, while Salman Haider vanished on Friday](http://www.dawn.com/news/1306981)and Ahmed Raza Naseer Saturday, relatives said.
The interior ministry has said it will investigate the disappearance of Haider, who is known for his outspoken views on enforced disappearances in Balochistan, but made no reference to the others. All four were active on social media groups. Know more: Missing persons
Pakistan is routinely ranked among the world’s most dangerous for journalists, and reporting critical of the military is considered a major red flag, with journalists at times detained, beaten and even killed.
“The state has controlled TV and now they’re focusing on digital spaces,” said Raza Rumi, a writer and analyst who left Pakistan in 2014 after he was attacked by gunmen who shot his driver dead.
A security source denied intelligence services were involved in the disappearances.
Naseer, who suffers from polio, was taken from his family’s shop in central Punjab province, his brother Tahir told AFP Sunday.
Hours after Haider was due home Friday evening, his wife received a text message from his phone saying he was leaving his car on the Islamabad expressway, his brother Faizan told AFP. Also read: 728 added to list of missing persons in 2016
Police later found the car and registered a missing persons report. Faizan said his brother had not received any specific threats.
Waqas Goraya, who is usually a resident of the Netherlands, was picked up on January 4, as was Aasim Saeed, said Shahzad Ahmed, head of cyber security NGO Bytes for All.
“None of these activists have been brought to any court of law or levelled with any charges. Their status disappearance is very worrying not only for the families, but also for citizens and larger social media users in the country,” Ahmad said. Also read: ‘Military courts convicted five missing persons’](http://www.dawn.com/news/1307086)
In 2014, when sectarian killings were rife, Salman Haider had penned a poem titled ‘Kafir’, which quickly went viral on social media. The poem critiqued the intolerance prevailing in the country and quickly garnered critical acclaim.
Haider is a lecturer at Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) in Rawalpindi, an actor, writer and a human rights activist, police said, adding that investigators have started examining his social media accounts and e-mail address, as well as combing his mobile phone records.
A case has been registered](http://www.dawn.com/news/1307084) under Section 365 of the Pakistan Penal Code, which deals with “kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person”, at the Loi Bher police station.
Police were also collecting information regarding his activism, the officer said, adding that “although a kidnapping case has been registered, investigators are still not in any position to pinpoint the motive; whether it is a kidnapping or a forced disappearance”.
“An investigation is ongoing and we are thoroughly examining all aspects of the case.”
Very very sad… This is 21st century. let people to have their voice. As someone mentioned earlier , They already controlling the media by their puppet analysts and now social media to be controlled as well.
[RIGHT]سینیٹ میں چوہدری نثار صاحب نے قبول کیا کہ سلمان حیدر خفیہ اداروں کے مہمان ہیں.
تو یعنی کہ وقاص گورایہ عاصم سعید اور احمد رضا بھی انہی اداروں کی تحویل میں ہیں.
یہ بات سمجھ سے باہر ہوگئی ہے کہ حساس ادارے کیونکر قانون سے بالاتر ہیں.
اداروں نے چار افراد ماورائے عدالت اٹھائے، ساتھ ہی تین پیجز بلاک ہوئے. یہاں سے یہ تاثر قائم کیا گیا کہ جو بھی اغوا کیا جارہا ہے، دراصل اس کا تعلق شر پسندی میں ملوث کسی پیج سے ہے.
یعنی خفیہ اداروں نے اپنے ماورائے آئین و قانون اقدام کے لیے مذھبی جذبات کو ہمیشہ کی طرح پوری ہوشیاری سے استعمال کیا
سوال یہ ہے کہ جب افراد حراست میں ہیں اور یہ علم ہوچکا کہ وہ سماجی ذرائع ابلاغ پر کسی خلاف آئین وقانون سرگر میوں میں ملوث تھے، تو پھر مشکل کیا تھی؟
کیا یہ زیادہ مناسب اور زیادہ آسان نہیں کہ تمام افراد کو عدالت میں پیش کرکے قانونی کارروائی کی جائے..؟
کیا ایسے میں قانونی کارروائی اور بھی آسان نہیں ہوجاتی کہ جب سائبر کرائم بل جیسا غیر متوازن قانون موجود ہو.؟ وہ قانون جس کی ہر دوسری شق آپ ہی کو سہولت مہیا کرتی ہے؟
ملزم پر قتل کا الزام ہی کیوں نہ ہو اس کو بنیادی انسانی حقوق سے محروم نہیں کیا جاسکتا.
مشکل مگر یہ ہے کہ غیر جمہوری عناصر قانون کے سامنے جواب دہی کو اپنی تذلیل سمجھتے ہیں.
انہیں تسکین ملتی ہے، جب یہ منتخب ایوان اور عدل کے ایوان کو پامال کر کے شہری کو غائب کرتے ہیں، خود فیصلہ سناتے ہیم اور خود ہی تازیانے برساتے ہیں.
مطالبہ بہت سادہ ہے..!
ماورائے عدالت اٹھائے گئے بلاگرز کے گرد جرائم کی پر اسرار لکیر کھینچ کر مزید جبری گمشدگیوں کو جواز بخشنے کی بجائے قانونی کاروائی کرکے ان کے جرائم سے دو اور دو چار کی طرح آگاہ کیا جائے.
مشکل کیا ہے آخر…؟
یہ سماجی ذرائع ابلاغ پر موجود سینکڑوں اہل قلم کے مستقبل کا سوال ہے.
اب یہ تو نہیں ہوسکتا کہ آپ ایک کے بعد ایک کو اٹھاکر لاھوت و لامکان پہچاتے جائیں اور ہم انہیں کسی پیج کا ایڈمن گمان کرتے جائیں.
فرنود عالم
Another poem by SH which is very much hasb-e- haal . I dont dare to post his other poem kaafir here as it is not safe..
Abhi mere doston ke dost laa-pata ho rahay hein
Phir merey doston ki baari hai
Aur uske baad main
Woh file banun ga
Jisey mera baap adalat le ker jaye ga…
Even if they were at pay-roll of India/RAW or Mosaad..
expose him, abducting complicate the situation 10 folds… never ever a single issue was resolved by abducting… yes expose them… play them around and let them shoot at their foot…
If these pages are run by the missing people , then these are sufficient enough prooof to run a solid case against them. Capture them openly with clear allegations. kidnapping due to religous or political or any other mind set is not right. else it will remain a jungle with lawless ness for ever.
govt banned those pages is not hidden thing. and owner of those pages are booked Govt must know it. Govt should answer it. magr wohi bat, itni auqat ho to jarnaylon ki jholion main kyon baithain.
