Social activist Idrees Khattak 'missing' six months later
Social activist Idrees Khattak 'missing' six months later
About six months ago, social worker Idrees Khattak was abducted from his car by a group of plainclothes men near Swabi Interchange on the way from Islamabad to Akora Khattak. He has been "missing" ever since.
Recently, there was a trend for a while on the social networking site for the return of Idrees Khattak, but then there was silence again.
On the afternoon of November 13, 2019, his vehicle was stopped after passing through Swabi Toll Plaza. From there, Idris Khattak was taken in another vehicle along with his driver Shah Sawar.
His daughter Shamaisa Khattak told the BBC that her father had been taken away with the driver on November 13.
"At about eleven o'clock at night, my father called me and my sister in turn and said that if he did not have a phone charger, the phone would be switched off."
Then the next morning Idris Khattak called a friend and asked for his laptop and hard disk. Since Idris Khattak's house was locked, his friend was called home and after a while two people came to get the key of his house and took his belongings with him after identifying Idris Khattak by phone. ۔
Two days later, Idris Khattak's driver was dropped off near the Islamabad Toll Plaza on the motorway and he was told to return the vehicle and go straight home. After which they returned to the village late at night. After that, driver Shahsawar lodged a complaint at Anbar police station.
According to a complaint lodged by Shahsawar at the police station, "Immediately after passing through Swabi Toll Plaza, two men in plain clothes signaled to stop his vehicle." As soon as the vehicle stopped, four men stood around the vehicle, two of whom blindfolded Idris Khattak and Shahsawar and took them away in another vehicle.
Reflection of the petition filed in the Peshawar High Court for the recovery of Idrees Khattak
A complaint was lodged at Shahsawar police station but Idrees Khattak's daughter Shamaisha said police did not immediately register an FIR.
"We had to file a case for my father's disappearance through the court."
Idrees Khattak's lawyer Latif Afridi said the case was still being adjourned on the basis of dates and current situation.
Idris Khattak holds a PhD in anthropology from Russia and has been associated with Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as a researcher. Much of his research has been on forcibly disappeared people from the former FATA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, and he is also known as a social worker.
Her daughter said she had not investigated the missing for the past three years. At the same time, he raised the question, "Where can we talk about the return of people who have been forcibly disappeared in Pakistan?" Because I've never heard of a national human rights body, the National Commission for Human Rights. "
Statistics on enforced disappearances in Pakistan have not been compiled. Each organization and organization reports its own data, which, according to social workers, is very different and slightly different from the actual data.
In this case, the National Commission for Human Rights, set up in 2015, is an institution where people were heard and the parties had the opportunity to question and speak directly to the rulers, lawyers, former judges and colonels or generals of the Pakistan Army. Used to meet
About six months ago, Idrees Khattak was abducted from his car by a group of plainclothes men near Swabi Interchange on the way from Islamabad to Akora Khattak.
The commission operates under the country's constitution and international law on human rights violations in Pakistan. The Commission is accountable to the Parliament of Pakistan where its annual performance report is also submitted.
The job of the government is to collect various proposals for the post of chairman through advertisements. After which, for each post published in advertisements, three names are shortlisted and suggested to the Prime Minister.
But the agency has been inactive for the past year. When asked, former members of the agency said that despite two advertisements in the newspapers, the seat of the chairman of the commission was vacant.
This is having a direct effect on all those who could have lodged a complaint through the commission.
Afrasiab Khattak, former chairman of the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights, told the BBC that it was "worrying" that the country's National Human Rights Commission had been inactive for so long.
Regarding Idrees Khattak, he said that this was not a case of kidnapping for ransom. If Idris has committed any crime, present it in court. Such disappearances are a violation of human rights.
"Civilian methods have been weakened or blocked," he said. The closure of the Human Rights Commission, the silence of Parliament and the lengthy process of accountability in the courts inspire all those who know that accountability is impossible.
Amnesty International has described the disappearance of Idris Khattak as a "very serious matter". The organization said in its message that Idris Khattak was present in plain clothes People have disappeared. No information is being provided to his family about him.
"Idris Khattak could be a victim of violence or worse."
About six months ago, social worker Idrees Khattak was abducted from his car by a group of plainclothes men near Swabi Interchange on the way from Islamabad to Akora Khattak. He has been "missing" ever since.
Recently, there was a trend for a while on the social networking site for the return of Idrees Khattak, but then there was silence again.
On the afternoon of November 13, 2019, his vehicle was stopped after passing through Swabi Toll Plaza. From there, Idris Khattak was taken in another vehicle along with his driver Shah Sawar.
His daughter Shamaisa Khattak told the BBC that her father had been taken away with the driver on November 13.
"At about eleven o'clock at night, my father called me and my sister in turn and said that if he did not have a phone charger, the phone would be switched off."
Then the next morning Idris Khattak called a friend and asked for his laptop and hard disk. Since Idris Khattak's house was locked, his friend was called home and after a while two people came to get the key of his house and took his belongings with him after identifying Idris Khattak by phone. ۔
Two days later, Idris Khattak's driver was dropped off near the Islamabad Toll Plaza on the motorway and he was told to return the vehicle and go straight home. After which they returned to the village late at night. After that, driver Shahsawar lodged a complaint at Anbar police station.
According to a complaint lodged by Shahsawar at the police station, "Immediately after passing through Swabi Toll Plaza, two men in plain clothes signaled to stop his vehicle." As soon as the vehicle stopped, four men stood around the vehicle, two of whom blindfolded Idris Khattak and Shahsawar and took them away in another vehicle.
Reflection of the petition filed in the Peshawar High Court for the recovery of Idrees Khattak
A complaint was lodged at Shahsawar police station but Idrees Khattak's daughter Shamaisha said police did not immediately register an FIR.
"We had to file a case for my father's disappearance through the court."
Idrees Khattak's lawyer Latif Afridi said the case was still being adjourned on the basis of dates and current situation.
Idris Khattak holds a PhD in anthropology from Russia and has been associated with Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as a researcher. Much of his research has been on forcibly disappeared people from the former FATA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, and he is also known as a social worker.
Her daughter said she had not investigated the missing for the past three years. At the same time, he raised the question, "Where can we talk about the return of people who have been forcibly disappeared in Pakistan?" Because I've never heard of a national human rights body, the National Commission for Human Rights. "
Statistics on enforced disappearances in Pakistan have not been compiled. Each organization and organization reports its own data, which, according to social workers, is very different and slightly different from the actual data.
In this case, the National Commission for Human Rights, set up in 2015, is an institution where people were heard and the parties had the opportunity to question and speak directly to the rulers, lawyers, former judges and colonels or generals of the Pakistan Army. Used to meet
About six months ago, Idrees Khattak was abducted from his car by a group of plainclothes men near Swabi Interchange on the way from Islamabad to Akora Khattak.
The commission operates under the country's constitution and international law on human rights violations in Pakistan. The Commission is accountable to the Parliament of Pakistan where its annual performance report is also submitted.
The job of the government is to collect various proposals for the post of chairman through advertisements. After which, for each post published in advertisements, three names are shortlisted and suggested to the Prime Minister.
But the agency has been inactive for the past year. When asked, former members of the agency said that despite two advertisements in the newspapers, the seat of the chairman of the commission was vacant.
This is having a direct effect on all those who could have lodged a complaint through the commission.
Afrasiab Khattak, former chairman of the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights, told the BBC that it was "worrying" that the country's National Human Rights Commission had been inactive for so long.
Regarding Idrees Khattak, he said that this was not a case of kidnapping for ransom. If Idris has committed any crime, present it in court. Such disappearances are a violation of human rights.
"Civilian methods have been weakened or blocked," he said. The closure of the Human Rights Commission, the silence of Parliament and the lengthy process of accountability in the courts inspire all those who know that accountability is impossible.
Amnesty International has described the disappearance of Idris Khattak as a "very serious matter". The organization said in its message that Idris Khattak was present in plain clothes People have disappeared. No information is being provided to his family about him.
"Idris Khattak could be a victim of violence or worse."
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