Sipah-i-Sahaba terrorists held for 31 deaths in Karachi
31-3-1995
KARACHI, March 31: After a week-long extensive search operation, police
arrested four activists of Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi) and Sipah-i-
Sahaba Pakistan who had allegedly killed at least 31 people in four
attacks during the last two months.
The four, who the investigators claimed were operating on the orders of
the top leadership of Sipah-i-Sahaba and MQM Haqiqi killed four
brothers, including a police officer, in their New Karachi house on Feb.
18, gunned down 20 people in attacks on Mehfil-i-Murtaza and Abul Fazil
Abbas Mosque on Feb. 25 and shot dead seven members of three families in
the PECHS area on March 2.
Besides, the gang carried out the killings of MQM workers, orders of
which were allegedly issued by the Haqiqi leadership.
The provincial Secretary-General of Sipah-i-Sahaba, Hafiz Ahmed Bakhsh,
who has been under detention since March 10 explosion at a Shia mosque
in Malir, is now being jointly investigated by the personnel of top
intelligence agencies after disclosures that he was the main SSP leader
who was giving the killing orders.
Officials hinted that following the arrests of 11 activists allegedly
involved in the city killings, moves are afoot to arrest the central
leaders of Sipah-i-Sahaba and Sipah-i-Mohammadi who had ordered the
killing of their rivals.
5 involved in city killings named
KARACHI, April 2: The names of five activists of Mohajir Qaumi
Movement (Haqiqi) and Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan who had allegedly
killed at least 68 people, including some Sunnis and a Christian, in
the city since February last, were officially released on Sunday.
They are: Mansoor Babar, Dr Umer Hayat, Mohammad Fazil, Karimullah
Sharif and Syed Asif Ali.
Officials said the five, who were the members of a team of over two
dozen hired guns, were taking orders from the central leadership of
Haqiqi and SSP.
According to sources, record seized by the police and the
interrogation of the suspects revealed that Haqiqi chief Afaq Ahmed;
provincial secretary general of SSP, Hafiz Ahmed Bakhsh; its
information secretary Tariq Madni and other central leaders of both
the parties not only were aware of the activities of the gang but
were also allegedly issuing death warrants.
The sources said SSP leader Hafiz Ahmed Bakhsh, who was investigated
by a top team of intelligence personnel, not only revealed the entire
network but also helped police find some clues.
But the main problem for the police, the sources said, was that they
were not yet given permission to arrest Haqiqi leadership and other
members of his party, for their alleged participation in all these
killings.