Update on the detention of
Waheed Kambarani and Sherdil Khan
September 9, 2007
Torture of kidnapped Baloch:
In early June 2007 Waheed Kambarani and Sherdil
Khan were kidnapped from a restaurant in Khuzdar, Balochistan, by Pakistani
agencies. For a month their whereabouts were unknown to their families. Now
they have surfaced in Khuzdar detention center. Relatives of Waheed and
Sherdil have met with them in Khuzdar's prison. They have told
family members that they are being tortured without cause. During torture they
are being asked to reveal names of those Baloch who are active in the resistance
against the Pakistani occupation. Sherdil and Waheed require medical attention
and are now diagnosed with acute kidney problems. The source adds: "This is
an appeal to all human rights organizations: Help save thousands of Balochs
who have been detained by Pakistani and Iranian governments."
Additional note:
Sources confirm that Munir Mengal is also held in this
location.
Monday, August 06, 2007
Munir Mengal resurfaces on RCD Highway
QUETTA: Munir Ahmed Mengal, Managing Director of a proposed Balochi TV channel,
resurfaced on the RCD Highway near Kalat on Sunday, where he
was immediately arrested by local police.
Mengal was detained by the government under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance
(MPO) and has been shifted to Khuzdar Jail.
“Presumably, the police got the prior information that Munir Mengal is being
dumped in Kalat. They placed him under formal arrest and detained him under the
MPO in the Khuzdar District Prison,” said a local journalist. Mengal’s family
members, however, are still unaware of his location. “We received a phone call
from officials saying Mengal would be ‘available’ at Khuzdar police station,” said
one of Mengal’s relatives, requesting anonymity. “But the police station authorities
said they had handed him over to the authorities in Khuzdar Cantonment.” Malik
Siraj Akbar
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