Balochistan : Mastung Sisters Seek Chief Justice’s Attention For Their Killed, Injured and Missing Brothers

The Baloch Hal News

The sisters of three men, one killed, one whisked away by the security forces and the third badly injured in an operation in Mastung area on January 18, 2013, have appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to conduct an independent inquiry about what they called as the extrajudicial killing, injury and disappearance of their three brothers. Speaking at a press conference at Mastung Press Club on Saturday, the women said their family comprised of six sisters and three brothers. On January 18, 2013, the security forces conducted an operation in their town in Mastung District which led to the killing of their brother Rasheed Shahwani. Their second brother Nisar Shahwani was critically injured in the attack while a third brother was taken away by the security forces during the operation. The government claimed that the two brothers belonged to the Baloch Liberation Army (B.L.A.). The sisters denied the charges. “Two months after the operation, we still do not know where our third brother is. The security forces took him away. None of our brothers was affiliated with any political groups. Our family has been suffering emotionally and financially after this tragic incident. The government has not been able to prove any charges against our brothers. We want them to reproduce our missing brother before a court and prove whatever charges are there against him,” they demanded. They said their missing brother was badly sick and faced health issues. The women said they had approached various senior officials in the Balochistan government for help but no one had helped them get justice. They appealed to the Supreme Court Chief Justice to take notice of the case and ensure the immediate recovery of their missing brother and also punish those who, as they said, killed their brother without proving any charges against him.