Posts Tagged ‘Torture’
Umar Cheema: Pakistani journalist speaks out after an attack (by the ISI) – by Jane Perlez
Related articles on the LUBP: An act of barbarity: kidnapping and torture of Mr. Umar Cheema – by Aamir Mughal Umar Cheema Saga — Other view point by Fawad Manzoor ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An investigative reporter for a major Pakistani newspaper was on his way home from dinner here on a recent night when men in black commando garb [...]
The matchless courage of Rana Maqbool – by Hakim Hazik
Source: Justice Denied PK Justice Iftikhar of the Lahore High Court has struck a blow for democracy. He has granted a bail before arrest to the selfless civil servant and policeman par excellence, Rana Maqbool Ahmed, formerly of Sind Police department and currently in charge of public prosecution in the Punjab. This kind-hearted and mild [...]
Culture of police torture in Pakistan – by Qudrat Ullah
Although the police flogging are not an uncommon arcane in Pakistan, yet the shocking telecast of flout police torture of some hapless accused, in the presence of flabbergasted on-lookers, in a remote Punjab locality by the acerbic media, has unnerved the whole nation. Its subsequent admonish of the antiquated police system shows that much debated [...]
Aafia Siddiqui: An Objective Overview – by Anas Muhammad
President Asif Ali Zardari directed the government to provide legal assistance to Dr Aafia Siddiqui, after the jury found her guilty on all seven counts. The government of Pakistan has so far spent $2 million in defense of the 'Lady Al Qaeda' along with enormous amount of diplomatic efforts to bring her back to Pakistan. The legal assistance and [...]
