Leader of opposition in Balochistan
Assembly Yar Muhammad Rind has been arrested as he came out of the court
room on the orders of the Supreme Court on Thursday.
It may be noted here that trial court and Balochistan High Court had awarded life imprisonment to Yar Muhammad Rind for not appearing before the courts in a murder case. However, he had filed petition in the apex court against it.
The three member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry heard the appeal. On this occasion the Chief Justice ordered the arrest of Srdar Yar Mohammad Rind as per requirements of law.
Counsel of Rind, advocate Akram Shaikh pleaded the court to take his client to Sindh House. The Chief Justice ordered to put him in Secretariat police station as law is equal for everyone and he should be presented again on Monday.
Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind took the plea that he was convicted over non appearance in the courts.
He submitted that he could not appear before the courts as the Chief Minister of the Province Aslam Raisani was after his blood due to old enmity between Raisani and Rind tribes. He said that so far 200 people have been killed due to this hostility between the two tribes. He said that was the reason that he was unable to go to Balochistan.
It may be noted here that trial court and Balochistan High Court had awarded life imprisonment to Yar Muhammad Rind for not appearing before the courts in a murder case. However, he had filed petition in the apex court against it.
The three member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry heard the appeal. On this occasion the Chief Justice ordered the arrest of Srdar Yar Mohammad Rind as per requirements of law.
Counsel of Rind, advocate Akram Shaikh pleaded the court to take his client to Sindh House. The Chief Justice ordered to put him in Secretariat police station as law is equal for everyone and he should be presented again on Monday.
Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind took the plea that he was convicted over non appearance in the courts.
He submitted that he could not appear before the courts as the Chief Minister of the Province Aslam Raisani was after his blood due to old enmity between Raisani and Rind tribes. He said that so far 200 people have been killed due to this hostility between the two tribes. He said that was the reason that he was unable to go to Balochistan.
Top of the Agenda: Deadly Attacks in Pakistan Highlight Sectarian Violence
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a Sunni Muslim extremist group, claimed responsibility for an attack targeting Shia Muslims (al-Jazeera)
in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta that killed more than 100
people in four separate explosions. The neighborhood's residents are
ethnic Hazaras, and the bombings underscored the myriad threats (Reuters)
security forces face from homegrown Sunni extremist groups, the
Pakistani Taliban insurgency in the northwest, and nationalist groups in
resource-rich Balochistan province, of which Quetta is the capital.
Analysis
"Sunni
militant groups such as the ostensibly banned Lashkar-e Jhangvi have
operated with widespread impunity across Pakistan while law enforcement
officials have effectively turned a blind eye
on attacks against Shia communities. Some Sunni extremist groups are
known to be allies of the Pakistani military, its intelligence agencies,
and affiliated paramilitaries, such as the Frontier Corps," writes Dawn.
"This
was a sectarian strike. Most of the dead were members of the minority
Shia community. Human rights activists say the government is complicit in the killing
of Shia because of its failure to protect them from Sunni militant
groups. Campaigners say the authorities are either in sympathy with
Sunni extremists or incompetent and unable to provide basic security,"
writes Orla Guerin for the BBC.
"The
LeJ wants to impose a Sunni theocracy in U.S.-allied Pakistan by
stoking Sunni-Shi'ite violence. It bombs religious processions and
shoots civilians in the type of attacks that pushed countries like Iraq close to civil war," writes Gul
| Iran, Pakistan decide to start special flights for Shia pilgrims: Report |
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Islamabad, Jan 1, IRNA - A Pakistani leading news daily on Tuesday reported that Iran and Pakistan have decided to start special flights for pilgrims who visit holy shrines in Iran in the wake of terrorist attacks on Shia pilgrims in Balochistan. |
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According to daily 'Jang', the move would help in countering the terrorists' attacks on pilgrims. In last four years militants have carried out more than 200 sectarian attacks in Balochistan, killing 400 people. The report said that buses of pilgrims have proved to be an easy target for the militants in Balochistan. It is also decided in a meeting between the officials of Iran and Pakistan that extra security measures would be taken for the safety of Shia pilgrims traveling through buses. Around 0.12 million Pakistani pilgrims visit Iran and Iraq's holy shrines annually. These pilgrims rarely get official permits from the Foreign Office or the relevant embassies in Pakistan, according to religious affairs ministry officials. |
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