Quetta’s target-killer was ex-policeman

Updated on: Thursday, July 26, 2012 9:29:10 AM



Staff Report
QUETTA: Target-killer who was killed during armed attack on the city’s Deputy Director Schools Abrar Hussain, turned out to be a former policeman, SAMAA reports Thursday.

The attacker was identified as Nazeer Ahmed, resident of the city area of Nawan Klay.

It should be mentioned here that Nazeer Ahmed was serving in the city’s police; however, he was sacked from his duty some time ago.

The deceased’s family took away his body after identification. The case has been lodged in Gwalmandi police station. SAMAA

A Blow to Freedom of Speech and Free Media

The Chairman of Afghanistan Media and Research Center (AMRC) and the Editor-in-Chief of Daily Outlook Afghanistan, Dr. Hussain Yasa, was apprehended without a mentioned reason by National Directorate of Security (NDS) from Darul Aman neighborhood in Kabul on Monday evening. He was kept in custody for almost 24 hours and released on Tuesday evening, after being questioned for the unknown crime. AMRC sources believe that the action was an attempt to irritate Dr. Hussain Yasa as he has been the flag-carrier of free media and freedom of speech in Afghanistan.

Since the ouster of Taliban and the presence of international community in Afghanistan, there have been claims both by Afghan government and its allies that remarkable developments have been made in the field of media and journalism. However.... Continue Reading.....

Signs no deterrent to desperate Hazaras

BY:AMANDA HODGE AND PAUL MALEY
From:The Australian
July 26, 2012 12:00AM

FOR two years Hazaras in Pakistan have had a daily reminder of the perils of travelling to Australia by boat.

Lurid billboards plastered around the shopping districts of the border town of Quetta carry dark warnings of death at sea and the hostile reception that awaits anyone reckless enough to try.

But with boat arrivals at record levels, messages sponsored by Canberra in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Indonesia and Sri Lanka have had little discernible impact.

Boats arrivals are averaging one daily and many of their passengers are from Quetta.

Now, whether by coincidence or design, Altaf Hussain Zafdari's latest low-budget telemovie on the perils Hazaras face trying to reach Australia by boat aligns perfectly with Canberra's long-running campaign to dissuade the persecuted Shia Muslim community from seeking asylum.


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Dr. HussainYasa Chairman AMRC Released

KABUL - The Chairman of Afghanistan Media and Research Center (AMRC),( Dr. HussainYasa, who was mysteriously abducted from Kota Sangi( neighborhood in Kabul on Monday noon released on Tuesday evening. According to AMRC sources, he( has been abducted by National Directorate of Security (NDS) for( criticizing government policies.

(A National Directorate of Security (NDS) official told Pajhwok Afghan News on condition of anonymity Dr. Hussain Ali Yasa, has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of spying for foreign countries, an intelligence official said on Tuesday. He further added that they had information that Yasa, also a journalist, was involved in providing secret information to foreign embassies in Kabul...Continue Reading....

Shia official shot, injured in Quetta

QUETTA: The Deputy Director Schools, Abrar Hussain Ahmed, got seriously injured when unidentified persons fired at him. In a crossfire, Ahmed’s guard killed one attacker, however, others escaped. The incident happened just outside the Directorate Education Office, Shawak Shah Road, when Ahmed was about to enter the premises.

According to the Gawalmandi Station House Officer (SHO) Akhter Achakzai, three snipers opened indiscriminate fire, resultantly, Ahmed and his driver, Akbar, were seriously injured. One sniper also got killed in the crossfire, while others managed to flee, he added. According to the eyewitness, two other snipers managed to flee on motorcycle after the incident. Another official, Muhammad bilal, said that it could be a sectarian attack as Ahmed belonged to Hazara community. Ahmed was rushed to the CMH soon after the incident and police also reached the spot and cordoned off the area. According to the CMH officials, Ahmed’s condition was critical. The attacker’s body was shifted to the Civil Hospital for identification. Police also recovered two 9mm pistols from the spot, which are said to be of the sniper.

Police was hopeful that after the identification of the killed sniper, it might trace the people behind the incident. Officials said that it was an assassination attempt on the life of Abrar Hussain Ahmed, and probably from the sectarian terrorists who have been targeting Hazara tribesmen in Quetta. staff report

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