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Zardari has protected “War Crimes” of Pakistan Army – Trying to put sand in the eyes of International Courts of Justice.

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Today Supreme Courts Bar Association unanimously rejected to empower Pakistan Military with unlimited powers, meeting held under chairmanship of Asma Jahangir. According to new laws the crimes of defense forces have been protected from the previous year’s 2007-2008 and that were cause of panic to officers that were exposed to war crimes, many videos and names were published in media.

Shame on Pakistan media that not a single channel dared to discuss on above anti-human laws, as such many journalists have been executed by same security agencies as well. PML N is trailing Zardari to protect war crimes of Generals and its propaganda of rule of law is nothing except mockery.

The large scale human rights violations committed by Pakistan army and air force are under surveillance around the globe and many Human Rights bodies, Anti-War movements and diplomats pointed out vicious activities of Pakistan forces, published and circulated on wide scale. Those crimes are so horrible that available graphics were abandoned by some net works. In spite of many appeals to Pakistan Defense forces no action or enquiry report was made public to fix the war crimes of army officials. Even US Government has abandoned any military aid to some units of Punjab Regiment stationed at Swat and FATA areas due to their human rights violations.

To protect NRO’d generals and air force concerns now Zardari has issued one Presidential order to protect war crimes of generals and officers without the approval of parliament. The same type of law was introduced by Z A Bhutto to protect Gen. Yahya Khan and his generals that were involved in war crimes against Bengali’s under notorious 8th amendment. Fate of Bhutto is known to everyone, and now Zardari wants to protect his looted wealth by pleasing criminals. It is history of Peoples Party to run Government with the patronage of criminal army generals.

Zardari on the advice of Gilani promulgated Regulations on Jun 23, 2011 for FATA and PATA which would allow a legal framework for the army to conduct operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The regulations permit Pakistan army to handover 3000 persons kept in illegal detentions since many years as admitted by Army, where as estimated strength of detained persons is above 15000, and time to time dumped bodies are found on road sides, additionally above 15000 are missing and above 100,000 have been killed so far with the help of heavy artillery, air force jets and helicopters. Billions of dollars of properties have been bulldozed and round about 2 million peoples were forced to leave their homes that are begging door to door.

Millions worth crops were destroyed and fruit farms were ruined. However Generals have earned US $ 22 billion as mercenaries fund to kill fellow citizens and each person in army is being paid war allowance on monthly basis since many years regularly charged to U.S. Government.

Lawyers say legal cover to “unlawful acts of armed forces for Fata, Pata violate Constitution

PESHAWAR: The Fata Lawyers Forum (FLF) on Sunday termed the two similar regulations, the Actions (in Aid of Civil Power) Regulation, 2011 for Fata and Pata, repugnant to the injunctions of Islam and the Constitution.
It asserted that the federal government has provided legal cover to “unlawful acts of armed forces” during the military operations through these regulations. They alleged there are hundreds of terror suspects in illegal detention of security agencies and these regulations would further aggravate the situation as the armed forces could now keep a terror suspect for 120 days in an undisclosed location for interrogation.
The two regulations, which are almost identical, have been given effect from February 1, 2008, to provide legal framework to the military operations conducted in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (Pata).
Fata Lawyers Forum patron-in-chief Abdul Kareem Mehsud told The News that these regulations were totally against the Constitution and general law. He said most of these offences have already been covered in the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, but these regulations were especially issued to empower the armed forces and provide legal cover to unlawful acts of the forces during military operations. “It is not clear in the regulations as to which court, military or civilian, would award punishment to the militants,” he said.

http://images.thenews.com.pk/18-07-2011/ethenews/t-7504.htm

According to a report published in Express Tribune dated 28-07-11.

Quote: In a little-noticed presidential ordinance promulgated on June 28, security forces operating in Fata and Pata have been given virtually unbridled powers to act as judge, jury and executioner for anyone held on charges of terrorism in the tribal areas,in a bill that is likely to undermine the civil rights of people living in the tribal areas.

Under the ordinance titled “Action in Aid of Civil Power”, security forces would have the power to detain any person they deem a threat to public order for as long as 120 days, with relatively little oversight.

The security forces would have the power to imprison any person in the tribal areas indefinitely, conduct a trial in which they could award life imprisonment or even the death penalty to anyone accused of terrorism or collaborating with the militants.

The citizens of the tribal areas would have no judicial recourse if they are abused by the military since the ordinance calls for any such allegations to be investigated within the military hierarchy.

But perhaps what is most disturbing about the bill is the fact that the testimony of any military officer would be deemed sufficient to prove a person’s guilt.

“Any member of the armed forces, or any authority official deposing on his behalf in or any official statement or before the court to prove any event offence or happening, shall be deemed to have proved the event, offence or happening by his statement or deposition and no other statements, deposition or evidence required,” states the ordinance.

The safeguards for civil rights under the new system would be minimal at best. A four-person panel will review any detention decision, which will consist of two civilians and two military members. But such a panel is only empowered to report to the provincial government and does not appear to have any powers to order the release of any person held by the military.

While the rest of the country appears not to have noticed, legislators from the tribal areas have been alarmed at the introduction of the ‘draconian law’.

A delegation of 10 senators and members of the National Assembly from the tribal areas met with President Asif Ali Zardari last month to voice their concerns over the ordinance.

While the president has the power to promulgate ordinances, they must be approved by parliament within 90 days of promulgation, or else stand void. The president has, in the past, re-promulgated ordinances that were not passed by parliament within the specified timeframe. Unquote

Earlier on 18-06-2011 according to the daily News:

Govt seeks provinces’ input on more powers for Pakistan armed forces

LAHORE: The Ministry of Interior has sought legal opinion from all provinces for legislation to grant specific powers to the army and other law-enforcement agencies regarding the arrest and detention of any person, suspected of involvement in anti-state activities, for a limited period, to deal with the issue of missing persons in future, The News has learnt.
Under the proposed law, any person suspected of anti-state activities, could be held at a notified place for up to 90 days and, during that period his detention could not be challenged in any court of law, including the higher courts.

Missing Persons: The interior ministry stated that the parliament may take up the issue to deliberate on the possibility of a new legislation to provide specific powers to the law-enforcement agencies regarding the arrest and detention of suspects for a limited period in special circumstances. Only such legal provisions can put an end to the new cases of enforced disappearance, according to the communication.
PML N recommendations: The views of IGP Punjab, Additional Inspector General CID and Additional Inspector General, Special Branch, have been obtained and they have supported granting powers to the army and the law-enforcement agencies regarding arresting and investigating the suspects.
“However, they have suggested some amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997:

To allow the detention of a suspect at a notified place for 90 days for the investigation, to the investigation team, comprising police and other agencies with enhanced power of investigation,

Search and seizure and such detention shall not be challengeable before any court including the High Court and the Supreme Court. “Amendment to Section (21D) of the Act to remove the right to bail to an accused from any court including High Court and Supreme Court as well as permit holding of a person in military or police protective custody during bail, remand or trial.

To increase the total period of remand, from the present permissible limit of 15 days to 90 days. A superintendent of police or equivalent officer would have the powers to punish the person concerned with an imprisonment of up to two years with or without fine.”
It has been stated that the aforementioned amendments were part of the Anti Terrorism Act 1997, introduced twice through a Presidential Order on October 1, 2009 and January 28, 2010, respectively.

It has been observed that each time the Ordinance lapsed after the stipulated time and now these amendments can only be introduced through an Act of Parliament. In this regard, a draft bill was prepared and would be placed before the Senate on July 27, 2011.

Talking to The News, Punjab Chief Secretary Nasir Mahmood Khosa said the Punjab chief minister has not approved the summary so far. He said the proposals made by the Home Department regarding giving specific powers to the army and other law-enforcement agencies are under consideration.

http://images.thenews.com.pk/18-06-2011/ethenews/t-6811.htm

A petition in Supreme Courts of Pakistan: 19-07-11

The Petitioners  has pleaded before the court to declare Section 133 of the Army Act, 1952, as ultra vires of the Constitution because it negated a number of constitutional provisions like Article 2A (Objective Resolutions to be part of the Constitution), 4 (right of individuals to be dealt with in accordance with law), 5 (loyalty to State and obedience to Constitution and law), 9 (security of persons), 10 (safeguards as to arrest and detention), 10-A (right to fair trial), 25 (equality of citizens), denial of rights under Article 175 (establishment and jurisdiction of courts) and 203 (high courts to superintendent subordinate courts).

The petitioners contended that the said military laws denied fundamental rights of fair trial and due process through independent and impartial tribunals.

They have raised questions whether a subordinate enactment expressly or widely worded can take away the jurisdiction of superior courts in civil and military offences, whether Section 133 of the Army Act is in contradiction with the provisions of the Constitution and whether or not under Article 184(3) of the Constitution (apex court’s jurisdiction to enforce fundamental rights) the Supreme Court enjoys the authority to look into the vires of any law to do complete justice.

http://www.dawn.com/2011/07/19/right-to-appeal-against-military-court-verdict-sought.html

Above empowerment is an open licence to kill citizens and to protect war crimes of Generals, moreover the act has been designed by generals to put sand in the eyes of International Court of Justice, where peoples are submitting war crime reports of Pakistan army and air force on regular basis. Pakistan Media, politicians and intellectuals must come forward to condemn such ordinance.

Remember if no one would rise today than surely half of the population would likely be in prison, even criticising military is a crime in Pakistan and according to current Chief Justice any civilian can be court martial and tried under army act as well. 

 Reply:   Videos: War crimes of Zardari Government
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Videos: War crimes of Zardari Government

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Extra-judicial killing of Pashtun women, children and Men- PASHTUN GENOCIDE!!!

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Torture and Genocide of Pukhtoons by Pakistan army

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 Reply:   Scores of Activists among the 'Disappeared' Since Zardari Govt Came to Powe
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Pakistan forces accused of torture and killings

Scores of Activists among the 'Disappeared' Since Zardari Govt Came to Power

By Jason Ditz, July 28, 2011

 

The Balochistan secessionist movement has long been a top of serious concern for Pakistani officials, but the means with which the Zardari government has been supressing that movement has been anything but public, human rights officials indicated today.

Rather, large numbers of human rights workers testified today that the Zardari government’s security forces regularly kidnap activists. Many are subjected to torture. Some are killed outright. Still others remain simply missing, part of the disappeared in a Pakistani dirty war.

One of the activists, according to Human Rights Watch, was kidnapped three times since 2005. Each time he was tortured. He’s among the lucky ones, however, as scores of the disappeared never turn up dead or alive.

Balochistan has had an active secessionist movement for decades, and that has included some militant factions willing to fight a war of secession over the matter. By and large, however, the recent violence has been relegated to the Iranian portion of Balochistan, while the Zardari government has, through sheer brutality, managed to keep the movement tamped down in Pakistan. That looks to be changing, however, and the situation looks to inevitably blow up in their faces.

http://news.antiwar.com/2011/07/28/rights-groups-pakistan-engaged-in-torture-targeted-killings-in-balochistan/

Pakistan forces accused of torture and killings

Security forces have seized scores of political activists since the civilian government was elected in 2008

By Andrew Buncombe, Asia Correspondent

Friday, 29 July 2011

Disturbing testimony gathered by human rights workers has drawn attention to the untold numbers of people being detained, tortured and “disappeared” by Pakistan’s security forces in Balochistan. The activists say such incidents of torture and extra-judicial killing have continued since the election of a civilian government in three years ago.

Dragged, hand-cuffed, blindfolded, beaten and almost never told why they have been seized, dozens of individuals have bean hit with sticks or leather belts, hung upside down or deprived of food or sleep. The people doing it to them rarely identify themselves.

Many of the people seized are activists seeking independence or autonomy for the province in the west and south-west of the country. One man, Bashir Azeem, a member of the Baloch Republican Party, was seized in 2005, 2006 and 2009. He told Human Rights Watch (HRW) that had been questioned, threatened and tortured

They pushed pins under my nails, put a chair on my back and sat on top of it, and put me for 48 hours into a room where I could only stand but not move,” he said. “When they took me out, my legs were so swollen that I collapsed on the floor and fainted.”

Detailing Mr Azeem’s treatment in a new report based on interviews with more than 100 people, HRW says that while hundreds of people have disappeared since 2005, there have been dozens of cases since the Pakistan Peoples Party-led government came to power in 2008. It details a total of 45 cases of alleged disappearances.

Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest province, covering almost half the area of the country. Yet it is almost the most sparsely populated and a place where human rights abuses have long been overlooked or ignored. For years, the security forces have targeted groups seeking independence for the oil-rich region. Over the years, scores of activists and political leaders have been assassinated or seized because of their actual, or suspected, actions. Others have been targeted because of their tribal affiliations.

“Pakistan’s security forces are engaging in an abusive free-for-all in Balochistan as Baloch nationalists and suspected militants disappear, and in many cases are executed,” said Brad Adams, the Asia director of HRW. “The national government has done little to end the carnage in Balochistan, calling into question its willingness or ability to control the military and intelligence agencies.”

He added: “Pakistani security services are brazenly disappearing, torturing, and often killing people because of suspected ties to the Baloch nationalist movement. This is not counterinsurgency – it is barbarism and it needs to end now.”

Many abuses were perpetrated in Balochistan by troops, paramilitaries and the intelligence agencies during the rule of General Pervez Musharraf, and in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11. A veteran leader of the independence movement, Nawab Akbar Bugti, was killed and many of his supporters were jailed or else killed.

Yet it seems, the security forces also “disappear” those who become an annoyance. The report detailed the case of 14-year-old Nasibullah Langao and 12-year-old Abdul Waheed, taken away by the paramilitary Frontier Corps. They went missing after seeking information about the killing of the 14-year-old uncle, a few days earlier. Apparently the two boys remain missing.

Imtiaz Gul, an Islamabad-based strategic analyst and author, said the situation in Balochistan had a complex history and that the province had long suffered from poor governance and an over-reliance on the armed forces and paramilitaries for its security. “There is also a nexus between some of the hard-line separatists and organised crime,” he added.

HRW said that figures about the number of people who have “disappeared” in the province are wildly inconsistent. In 2008, Rehman Malik, head of the interior ministry in the new civilian administration, said he believed there had been at least 1,100 such victims. Yet in January 2011, Balochistan’s home minister, Mir Zafrullah Zehri, told provincial politicians that only 55 people were considered missing.

In its report, HRW claimed that a number of government officials, including Balochistan’s chief minister, Nawab Aslam Raisani, a senior member of the PPP, had told relatives that intelligence personnel were responsible for the disappearance but said they could not hold the abductors accountable. No-one was yesterday immediately available from the government for comment.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistan-forces-accused-of-torture-and-killings-2327920.html

 

 


 
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