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Protest against the detention of Faroorq Tariq
Faroorq Tariq detained for 3 months, sent to Bahawalpur Jail
Lahore:
General Secretary Labour Party Pakistan Farooq Tariq who was arrested on 5 June from his residence without warrants, Thursday (June 7) sent to Bahawalpur Jail after receiving a 3-month detention orders from the home secretary. Farooq Tariq's detention is a part of recent state crack down on political activists and workers in the backdrop of lawyers and mediamen movement against Mushrraf regime.
Throughout the country hundreds of political workers have been arrested and cases have been lodged on thousands of others. According to the police reply submitted before the court, Farooq has been arrested under section 16 of Maintinance of Public Order.
Meanwhile, the jail authorities in Bahawalpur have refused to allow visitors to see Farooq Tariq as party members and workers wanted to see him. It may be mentioned that Bawalpur is 8-hour travel from Lahore and the purpose of shifting him to Bahawalpur is based on malafidie and to stop visitors to see him. According to authorities meetnig with Farooq can only be arranged after a written permission from the home secretary, which is sheer violation of constitutionl and fundamental rights.
Labour Party Pakistan condemns jail authorities attitude and demands to allow visitors to see Farooq Tariq in Jail. In the background of the situation, along with countrywide protests it has also been decided to challenge Farooq Tariq detention in the Lahore High Court.
Khaliq Shah on behalf of LPP
Ph: 0321-9402325
Send your protest letters to:
1-General Pervez Musharraf
President of Pakistan
President House
Constitution House
Islamabad, Pakistan
Fax: +92 51 922 1422, 4768/ 920 1893 or 1835
Email: http://www.presidentofpakistan.gov.pk/WTPresidentMessage.aspx
2-Mr. Shaukat Aziz
Prime Minister of Pakistan
Prime Minister Secretariat
Constitution Avenue
Islamabad, Pakistan
Email: primeminister@pak.gov.pk
3-Mr Pervez Elahi
Chief Minister Punjab
Chief Minister House
Lahore, Pakistan
Email: http://www.chpervaizelahi.com/writemsg.asp
4-Lt General Khalid Maqbool
Governor Punjab
Governor House
Lahore, Pakistan
Fax: +92 42 9200023
Email: governor.sectt@punjab.gov.pk
5-Tariq Mahmood Babur
Superindent, Jail Bawalpur
Ph: 92 62 9255298
Fax: 92 62 9255318
update
LAHORE: Farooq Tariq and other political prisoners in central jail Bahawalpur are facing inhuman conditions imposed by the jail authorities. 10 to 12 prisoners have been bundled in every room with severe lack of food, water and latrine facilities in a high temperature these days, ranging from 48 to 50 degree centigrade. Political prisoners are not being treated according to the jail rules, Farooq said as quoted by Mr. Saeed, Farooq's elder brother who visited him in jail on Wednesday. It may be recalled that no body is allowed to meet Farooq in jail without prior permission of the Home Secretary.
According to Farooq, quoted by Saeed, he was given mental torture constantly as after arrest on June 5 he was driven on unknown roads and places for more than two hours. Despite his repeated queries police did not speak to him and gave threatening expressions. Again on June 9 he was alone taken to Bahawalpur in a truck. During an 8 hour journey he was not even allowed to a make phone call to his family. The purpose of taking him alone was nothing but to give mental torture. There is enough evidence that 6 other political prisoners were also taken from Lahore to Bahawalpur the same day in a separate truck.
After reaching jail the authorities just dumped him along with other political prisoners in a room. They were denied access to information and other basic needs. As a protest Farooq and other political prisoners went on token hunger strike against this inhuman treatment of jail authorities. On which jail authorities showed a bit relaxation in their attitude.
Meanwhile Labour Party Pakistan has condemned the ill treatment to Farooq Tariq and other political prisoners in jail and appealed to all human rights activists to protest against the severe violations of fundamental human rights in Pakistan. LPP has also challenged the detention of Farooq Tariq in Lahore High Court on Tuesday and renowned lawyer Abid Hassan Manto is going to plead the case on Thursday.
Khaliq shah On behalf of LPP
0092-321-9402325