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women’s police stations where the police officials are all women. Despite
financial constraints, the Government was planning to open other such stations
throughout the country. The Government had also incorporated into the
Pakistan Penal Code an executive order that women should not be held in police
stations overnight and should only be interrogated in the presence of their
husbands or close relatives.
500. By the same letter and by an additional letter dated 11 February 1995,
the Government provided replies, summarized below, to a number of individual
cases transmitted in 1994.
501. With respect to Ghulam Mustafa
Sindh in December 1992 by members of
case of illegal detention or torture
the relevant police station, nor had
personnel.
Soomro, who was allegedly tortured in
the Rangers of the Kurram militia, no
had been registered in 1992 or 1993 at
any complaint been lodged against army
502. With respect to Babal Khatoon Shirazi, who was allegedly beaten to death
by officers from Thatta police station and an army team on 18 December 1992,
an inquiry had been conducted by the Thatta additional district magistrate.
An investigation undertaken by the CIA was expected to be finalized shortly.
503. As to Nazir Massih, who died following an alleged beating on 21 May 1993
by two police constables at Batala Colony police station in Faisalabad,
Punjab, an inquiry had revealed that his death was due to traumatic shock
leading to cardiorespiratory failure. A case registered against the police
officials was cancelled by the area magistrate in light of statements made by
the deceased’s relatives that Nazir Masih was a drug addict, as well as the
medical examiner’s findings that a high level of tranquillizer and alcohol was
present in his blood and urine. The provincial government thereafter had
ordered the district magistrate to conduct a thorough probe into the matter to
ascertain the veracity of the reports.
504. With respect to Niaz Hussain Pathan, who was allegedly tortured to death
in police custody in Kotdiji, Khairpur, a judicial inquiry had concluded that
he was killed in an "encounter" with an inspector and SHO of Kotdiji police
station.
505. With respect to Mujib Aijaz Jatoi, who was allegedly tortured to death in
August 1993 in Sindh, an investigation conducted pursuant to a case registered
against the subinspector of police under instructions from the Sindh High
Court revealed that he had committed suicide.
506. As to Ashgar Narejo, who was allegedly beaten severely by army and police
personnel near Karipour on 13 June 1992, an inquiry conducted by the
subdivisional magistrate of Kingri had concluded that he was killed in an
"encounter" with the police and a law enforcement agency in Keti Dodo Bhutto.
507. With respect to Khan Muhammad Korai, who was allegedly tortured to death
by members of the 47 Frontier Force Regiment from Moro in August 1992, the
Sindh High Court had ordered a case to be registered against the concerned
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