Iqbal Kazmi

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Syed Mohammad Iqbal Kazmi is a prominent lawyer, Human rights activist and Journalist and is based out of city of Karachi. He is known to have registered cases against Karachi Electricity Supply Company, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Government of Sindh and MQM.

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[edit] Kidnapping

Amnesty international reported that Iqbal Kazmi was abducted on 6 June 2007. He was reportedly tortured and. He later regained consciousness the following day in a park in the Clifton area of Karachi. His kidnappers told him that he would be killed unless he left the city by 12 June 2007. [1]

On August 1st 2007, the wife of Iqbal Kazmi was kidnapped while she was on her way to high court to meet her husband who had been arrested on fraud charges on 12 June 2007. Sadia Kazmi, wife of Iqbal Kazmi, said that her kidnappers beat her up and asked her to tell her husband to withdraw cases against the MQM.[2]

The Police refused to register an FIR against the assailants. However, the Additional District and Session Judge, Karachi, South, Mohammed Azeem, the police regiseter an FIR against those involved in the attack. Kazmi also stated that the police has tried to bribe his wife to the tune of Rs. 100,000 to not nominate Waseem Akhter, Sindh Home Adviser in the attack. She also stated that members of the Sindh police were also involved in the kidnapping. [3]

[edit] Arrest

On June 12th 2007, Iqbal Kazmi was arrested by police in cases of cheating, and was sent to Judicial Remand until June 16 by a judicial magistrate at the Malir Cantonment Courts. Police stated that Mr. Qazmi had given checks to individuals that were dishonored later. Kazmi’s lawyers alleged that the cases were fabricated against him. Mrs. Sadia Kazmi also alleged that she had not been provided with the First Information report about the crime.[4].

In court Mr Kazmi stated that he had been jailed because he had threatened that he would go on hunger strike in front of Sindh Chief Minister house to protest against the 12 May 2007 killings in Karachi. [5]

Iqbal kazmi was granted bail by the Sindh High court on 18th Aug-2007. His next hearing is expected to be heard on 22nd Aug-2007. [6]

[edit] The Case

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[edit] References

  1. ^ AI Index: ASA 33/009/2007 (11 June 2007). ?. Amnesty International.
  2. ^ Ali Hazrat Bacha (August 02, 2007). KARACHI: Kazmi says wife, relative kidnapped, wounded. Dawn.com.
  3. ^ The News Correspondent (August 12, 2007). Iqbal Kazmi case: SHC orders registration of FIR. The News.
  4. ^ Dawn (June 13, 2007). PAKISTAN: Civil rights campaigner sent to jail. AsiaMedia.
  5. ^ The News (June 13, 2007). Rain casualties: CDGK, KESC. Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman.
  6. ^ The News (Aug 19, 2007). Kazmi granted bail. Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman.