Three officials from the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Karachi findthemselves under arrest, facing allegations of “corrupt practices” and thewrongful detention of a trader from Punjab. This troubling developmentcomes from a senior CTD official, Karachi CTD SSP (Investigation) BashirAhmed Brohi. The accusations against these officials revolve around theirapprehension of the trader, whom they accused of involvement in terrorfinancing and Hawal/Hundi business, allegedly aiming to extort money fromhim.
Upon receiving information about this incident, immediate action was takento secure the trader’s release and apprehend the suspects responsible. Itis worth noting that the trader has since been released from detention.Additionally, a case has been officially registered against the accusedofficials based on a complaint filed by the trader’s cousin. Legalproceedings have been set in motion to address this matter.
The first information report (FIR) was filed at the Karachi CTD policestation in the south district and invokes Sections 34 (pertaining to commonintention) and 342 (related to the punishment for wrongful confinement) ofthe Pakistan Penal Code. The FIR, a document available for reference onDawn.com, details the complainant’s account of the incident. According tothe complaint, the trader, Mohammad Waqas, had traveled to Karachi forbusiness purposes with his cousin when he mysteriously disappeared around 9a.m. on a Saturday. His mobile phone was turned off during this time,adding to the family’s concerns.
Desperate to locate Waqas, the complainant visited the CTD Civil Linespolice station, where he encountered Station House Officer (SHO) InspectorKhawaja Imdad Ali. The SHO inquired about Waqas’s whereabouts from hisstaff, but there was no record of his detention at the police station.After a search, Waqas was finally found in an assistant sub-inspector’s(ASI) room at 2:30 p.m., further raising suspicions regarding his wrongfulconfinement.
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The FIR explicitly states that the ASI, accompanied by two constables, hadunlawfully detained Waqas, prompting the complainant to demand legal actionagainst these suspects. This situation underscores the need for a thoroughinvestigation and the pursuit of justice in what appears to be a troublingcase of abuse of power and wrongful detention by CTD officials.
