The Ultimate Violation
Beena Sarwar February 20, 2005
#1 Posted by temporal on February 20, 2005 12:26:25 pm
thank you beena for this write up...the skeptic in me says `go on yell, nothing will change`...but the other me beckons me to go on `yelling`...every drop in the bucket helps...every effort to keep the issue in the limelight helps...
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#2 Posted by jay on February 20, 2005 1:30:36 pm
Once again what this article shows is the refusal of the educated pakistanis to look at the fundamental issue behind the honour killings,and rapes which are on the increase. The reason is simple Beena, it is the hoodood ordinance. Take it from me, accept the relity that it has got nothing to do with Zia. 25 years after Zia, after military rule. elected rule by a woman, and then by Nawaz sherif, the hoodood has survived. Musheraf with all his talk of moderate islam, he did not change hoodood. The reason is simple, most pakistanis, including the educated like you, beleive that hoodood is consistant with islam, similar laws are in saudi arabia, and hence you support it.
Beena, the educated like you, as seen in this article, like to portray the rape as an isolated incident, shed tears, but refuse to accept the fundamental reason, the wider acceptance of the legal frame work that supports it, by most of the pakistanis.
Beena, take it from me, most pakistranis beleive in extreme religious views, the sustanence of hoodood and blasphemy laws are proof of this. Beena, the day you dare to arite about the evils of hoodod, and look at rape and killings as an outcome of this, there is future for pakistan.
Beena, the educated like you, as seen in this article, like to portray the rape as an isolated incident, shed tears, but refuse to accept the fundamental reason, the wider acceptance of the legal frame work that supports it, by most of the pakistanis.
Beena, take it from me, most pakistranis beleive in extreme religious views, the sustanence of hoodood and blasphemy laws are proof of this. Beena, the day you dare to arite about the evils of hoodod, and look at rape and killings as an outcome of this, there is future for pakistan.
#3 Posted by paindupastry on February 20, 2005 2:31:07 pm
``most pakistanis, including the educated like you, beleive that hoodood is consistant with islam``
No sir, you are wrong there, the educated have always been against the Hudood laws but they have never done anything about it and thats another matter and even more of the uneducated ones are beginning to realize the fallacies of these laws
``most pakistranis beleive in extreme religious views``
that i would not disagree with, most pakistani`s are uneducated and unknowing of the basic tenants of Islam and are more inclined towards following the mullah`s and maulvi`s
No sir, you are wrong there, the educated have always been against the Hudood laws but they have never done anything about it and thats another matter and even more of the uneducated ones are beginning to realize the fallacies of these laws
``most pakistranis beleive in extreme religious views``
that i would not disagree with, most pakistani`s are uneducated and unknowing of the basic tenants of Islam and are more inclined towards following the mullah`s and maulvi`s
#4 Posted by Zeena on February 20, 2005 4:30:30 pm
Beena Sarwar
After such a long time ,I am reading a really thought provoking and humanly sensitive article.Dr.Shazia is not the only one in that Islamic Republic of Pakistan.God,knows how many of our Muslim sisters in urban and rural areas are being rapped by Muslim men.In our Islamic Pak.society people hide all kind of garbage under their beds.They only throw their household garbage outside on the streets,b/c no one will recognise who`s garbage is on the streets???All Pak.`s streets are full of stinky filth.Muslim people feel no shame in spreading their garbage openly.Yes,they will pride in hiding RAPES of their own MUSLIM daughters,sisters,mothers and wives.Well,that is their pride,first to rape muslim women,then hide that rape in graves to have their MUSLIM PRIDE........
After such a long time ,I am reading a really thought provoking and humanly sensitive article.Dr.Shazia is not the only one in that Islamic Republic of Pakistan.God,knows how many of our Muslim sisters in urban and rural areas are being rapped by Muslim men.In our Islamic Pak.society people hide all kind of garbage under their beds.They only throw their household garbage outside on the streets,b/c no one will recognise who`s garbage is on the streets???All Pak.`s streets are full of stinky filth.Muslim people feel no shame in spreading their garbage openly.Yes,they will pride in hiding RAPES of their own MUSLIM daughters,sisters,mothers and wives.Well,that is their pride,first to rape muslim women,then hide that rape in graves to have their MUSLIM PRIDE........
#5 Posted by temporal on February 20, 2005 4:58:56 pm
jay thackeray:
google ``beena sarwar`` to find out what she has written in the past fifteen years or more before you make a public four legged animal of scorn out of yourself...again;)
just some neighbourly advice
warm regards
t
google ``beena sarwar`` to find out what she has written in the past fifteen years or more before you make a public four legged animal of scorn out of yourself...again;)
just some neighbourly advice
warm regards
t
#6 Posted by sajal on February 20, 2005 5:04:31 pm
Beena, that was a dose of reality as to what is happening with dr shazia,
I am really sorry for dr Shazia and I sincerely wish she gets justice.
I am angry at the current social climate of Pakistan and ashamed at how women are treated in our country.
I am also frustrated because I dont understand, what will it take for us as a nation to change the attitude towards women.
I believe the hudood ordinance should be abolished and new criminal laws imposed to protect women in our country.
How long do we have to suffer??????
I am really sorry for dr Shazia and I sincerely wish she gets justice.
I am angry at the current social climate of Pakistan and ashamed at how women are treated in our country.
I am also frustrated because I dont understand, what will it take for us as a nation to change the attitude towards women.
I believe the hudood ordinance should be abolished and new criminal laws imposed to protect women in our country.
How long do we have to suffer??????
#7 Posted by teshah on February 20, 2005 5:30:29 pm
Re: # 3
``that i would not disagree with, most pakistani`s are uneducated and unknowing of the basic tenants of Islam and are more inclined towards following the mullah`s and maulvi`s``
What are basic tenants of Islam in your opinion, especially with regard to human rights? Woman is treated in Islam as a sub-human creature , a tilth (kheti)to be used by men as they desired and beaten up when suspected to be rebellious(See verse 34 of SURA Nisa). The rape was institutionalized in the form of slavery in pre-Islamic Arab society and this practice continued even after the advent of Islam. In fact Islam did not change any institution prevalent in the tribal ummi Arab society. The religion was meant actually for the ummy Arabs who are supposed to have best knowledge of it. What has education to do with this, may it be in Madrissa or school. It is all Jahlia indoctrination, Inshallah, Mashaallh.
As for Hadood laws they were imposed by a userper Zia only as a political stunt of his scheme of `Islamizaion`. These continued side by side the common law. The Hadood in Quranic law about adultry requires four witnesses to be produced who had seen the act performed pornographically and if the accuser is able to bring only one less he is to be charged of `Qazaf`, awarded 80 lashes and disqualfied for ever as a witness. But in this `Inshaallah, Mashaallah` culture common law (Tahzir)comes handy to change the track altogether when the Quran says those who do not judge by the laws of Allah are Fasiq, Fajir and what not.
So under the Quranic Hadood Dr. Shazia may herself be accused of adultry if she cannot produce four witnesses of the standard required.
``that i would not disagree with, most pakistani`s are uneducated and unknowing of the basic tenants of Islam and are more inclined towards following the mullah`s and maulvi`s``
What are basic tenants of Islam in your opinion, especially with regard to human rights? Woman is treated in Islam as a sub-human creature , a tilth (kheti)to be used by men as they desired and beaten up when suspected to be rebellious(See verse 34 of SURA Nisa). The rape was institutionalized in the form of slavery in pre-Islamic Arab society and this practice continued even after the advent of Islam. In fact Islam did not change any institution prevalent in the tribal ummi Arab society. The religion was meant actually for the ummy Arabs who are supposed to have best knowledge of it. What has education to do with this, may it be in Madrissa or school. It is all Jahlia indoctrination, Inshallah, Mashaallh.
As for Hadood laws they were imposed by a userper Zia only as a political stunt of his scheme of `Islamizaion`. These continued side by side the common law. The Hadood in Quranic law about adultry requires four witnesses to be produced who had seen the act performed pornographically and if the accuser is able to bring only one less he is to be charged of `Qazaf`, awarded 80 lashes and disqualfied for ever as a witness. But in this `Inshaallah, Mashaallah` culture common law (Tahzir)comes handy to change the track altogether when the Quran says those who do not judge by the laws of Allah are Fasiq, Fajir and what not.
So under the Quranic Hadood Dr. Shazia may herself be accused of adultry if she cannot produce four witnesses of the standard required.
#8 Posted by sajal on February 20, 2005 5:32:16 pm
I do wonder if insted of declaring dr shazia as ``Kari`` these Jirgas should proclaim death sentence on themselves as it was becasue of their weakness a woman was raped.
She is not the one dishonored they are, tell those dishonorable men to go kill themselves to restore their honor. Why should the victim be killed ?
If you being the supreme MEN cannot protect the women it is time you die with shame.
As far as i am concerned,
victims are honorable and innocent.
She is not the one dishonored they are, tell those dishonorable men to go kill themselves to restore their honor. Why should the victim be killed ?
If you being the supreme MEN cannot protect the women it is time you die with shame.
As far as i am concerned,
victims are honorable and innocent.
#9 Posted by Jane on February 20, 2005 5:43:24 pm
This story exemplifies why Western perceptions exist of Pakistan that paint it as a dark and evil culture.
I recently traveled to Pakistan`s neighbor, India, and admittedly, before I left the US, I was very wary of the men in India. I had read so much about Indian women being burnt with acid or young brides being murdered for dowry. I took pains to pack utterly conservative clothing in order to prevent any unwanted advances from men and to ensure I wasn`t sending the wrong message with my attire.
What I realized after spending over a month in India, was that these dark, disturbing stories of mistreated women while they are true, they aren`t as widespread as the media would lead readers in the West to believe. In fact, I quickly became comfortable there and realized that the good people vastly outnumbered the bad people.
The bottom line is that all countries -whether they are in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Pakistan, Afghanistan, or India- must overcome political corruption so that when crimes occur, proper investigations can be carried out and criminals can and will be prosecuted.
There has to be REAL deterrents to heinous crimes such as Dr. Shazia`s heartbreaking case by exacting appropriate punishment to offenders.
There has to be a system in place to ensure that justice cannot be avoided by any means.
I recently traveled to Pakistan`s neighbor, India, and admittedly, before I left the US, I was very wary of the men in India. I had read so much about Indian women being burnt with acid or young brides being murdered for dowry. I took pains to pack utterly conservative clothing in order to prevent any unwanted advances from men and to ensure I wasn`t sending the wrong message with my attire.
What I realized after spending over a month in India, was that these dark, disturbing stories of mistreated women while they are true, they aren`t as widespread as the media would lead readers in the West to believe. In fact, I quickly became comfortable there and realized that the good people vastly outnumbered the bad people.
The bottom line is that all countries -whether they are in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Pakistan, Afghanistan, or India- must overcome political corruption so that when crimes occur, proper investigations can be carried out and criminals can and will be prosecuted.
There has to be REAL deterrents to heinous crimes such as Dr. Shazia`s heartbreaking case by exacting appropriate punishment to offenders.
There has to be a system in place to ensure that justice cannot be avoided by any means.
#10 Posted by temporal on February 20, 2005 5:46:36 pm
digression:
in the last 35 or so articles here by my count there have been at least six articles that discuss islam or this rape directly or indirectly…and those abdul hates who hesitate not to discuss the glories of their twisted version of islam and who inundate chowk with cut n pastes of conversions and how glorious their religion is are absent from these threads…their absence and silence thunders…their hollowness evident for all to see…astagfirallah!
in the last 35 or so articles here by my count there have been at least six articles that discuss islam or this rape directly or indirectly…and those abdul hates who hesitate not to discuss the glories of their twisted version of islam and who inundate chowk with cut n pastes of conversions and how glorious their religion is are absent from these threads…their absence and silence thunders…their hollowness evident for all to see…astagfirallah!
#11 Posted by jay on February 20, 2005 6:23:25 pm
Re: # 5
The point is that this article tries to portray the rape as an exception with out touching up on the legal system that supports it.
Post #7
This is another clasic example of blaing Zia. The highest court in pakistan is the sharia court, and it can strike down the hoodood. They will not simply because it is consistant with islam. Then we have this so called islamic scholars on chowk, telling that hoodood is against islam. Stop this pretensions, accept the reality, at least the views of the learned sharia court of pakistan.
Do not forget, they took up the issue of interest rates in pakistan. So sharia court is not a dead institution, it did take up the charging of interst which has reamined for so long, a lot longer than any Zia rules. Hence the fact is that the hoodood has the approval of the sharia courts, and it is time that the pakistanis accept the at least the rule of law in the case of islamic laws.
The point is that this article tries to portray the rape as an exception with out touching up on the legal system that supports it.
Post #7
This is another clasic example of blaing Zia. The highest court in pakistan is the sharia court, and it can strike down the hoodood. They will not simply because it is consistant with islam. Then we have this so called islamic scholars on chowk, telling that hoodood is against islam. Stop this pretensions, accept the reality, at least the views of the learned sharia court of pakistan.
Do not forget, they took up the issue of interest rates in pakistan. So sharia court is not a dead institution, it did take up the charging of interst which has reamined for so long, a lot longer than any Zia rules. Hence the fact is that the hoodood has the approval of the sharia courts, and it is time that the pakistanis accept the at least the rule of law in the case of islamic laws.
#12 Posted by ahmedmadani on February 20, 2005 6:30:26 pm
Re: # 2 Mr.Jay what you consistently write is very agreeable but you need to tone down , do not condescend about these problems. Problems are real and solutions are not ready made or easy. I have travelled lot in Sindh before I became sick due to mental depression. Once I met a nice educated but unemployed Sindhi native who was from landless labour class working for his feudal master in Thatta area. I employed him for short time in loading and unloading boxes. We had a lunch and we chatted about things. I remarked these fudal landlords have been burden said casually. He told me he differs and I was astonished. He said Madani Sahib you do not understand , he may be brute and fudal etc but he will protect women and their honor from hooligans. He told me without them women ( mostly uneducated, dirt poor and helpless) will have no saviour.
Things are more worst than Ms. Beena described. When the fudal lords are finished hope there is some protective sytem developed.
A Kufr Hindu writer Premchand wrote 70 years ago `` woman your life`s story- breast full of milk and eyes full of tears`` is still true in Rural parts of country.
The things will change slowly. The things will change in evolution than revolution. The military is stability and wrong to expect revolutionary changes by coup. The political or social cliamte does not exist as no true leftist or even infantile leftist mass movements attained any critical mass any time in last 57 years. Indian leftist movements always existed even predating advent of Mr. Gandhiji. Leftist movements in India prepared the evolutonary change dating with rise of communist parties. They helped to develop a egaleterian atmosphere for ideas of socialism, women liberation and abhoring medival ideas about women. This leftist movements have enabled evolutionary change in India peacefully and lower caste people have become ruling leaders. The change is both vertical and horizontal in circulation with out blood shed. The egaletarian ideas are accepted by all parties though them may not follow them in spirit and letters.
Your criticism of educated people is not right. What they can do ? Where is leadership in this matters, you can not expect middle class to do revolutionary things as they have to support families. You need poor who want to get liberated and are galvanised. That condition does not exist. I read some time back a book ( after my maternal uncle died went through his books as final ritual. There was a book on Indian left. he was commie as they say, hopeless romantic and devoted life to skeletol left movement in Karachi). The leadership is given by example. Indian left leadership was par excellence. Mr. Dange (deciple of tilak) a brahmin ?) was imprisoned more than Mr. Gandhi by british govt., Mr. Nabodopod ( some thing like that) a high class brahmin devoted all life to that movement ( its touching the last departure of his mother), Ajay Ghosh, Mazzafur Ahmed, S.M Joshi, Ramachandra Lohia a Jain a socialist, small local leaders like Hari Krismna Konar,P C Joshi, they have given story of almost 25 leaders. Everybody has paid dues being in british prison and served the people. History and character has earned respect for left ethos. Pakistan has missed ethos of liberation generated by over all sympathy for leftist ideas.
I wish you and readers good 2005.
Things are more worst than Ms. Beena described. When the fudal lords are finished hope there is some protective sytem developed.
A Kufr Hindu writer Premchand wrote 70 years ago `` woman your life`s story- breast full of milk and eyes full of tears`` is still true in Rural parts of country.
The things will change slowly. The things will change in evolution than revolution. The military is stability and wrong to expect revolutionary changes by coup. The political or social cliamte does not exist as no true leftist or even infantile leftist mass movements attained any critical mass any time in last 57 years. Indian leftist movements always existed even predating advent of Mr. Gandhiji. Leftist movements in India prepared the evolutonary change dating with rise of communist parties. They helped to develop a egaleterian atmosphere for ideas of socialism, women liberation and abhoring medival ideas about women. This leftist movements have enabled evolutionary change in India peacefully and lower caste people have become ruling leaders. The change is both vertical and horizontal in circulation with out blood shed. The egaletarian ideas are accepted by all parties though them may not follow them in spirit and letters.
Your criticism of educated people is not right. What they can do ? Where is leadership in this matters, you can not expect middle class to do revolutionary things as they have to support families. You need poor who want to get liberated and are galvanised. That condition does not exist. I read some time back a book ( after my maternal uncle died went through his books as final ritual. There was a book on Indian left. he was commie as they say, hopeless romantic and devoted life to skeletol left movement in Karachi). The leadership is given by example. Indian left leadership was par excellence. Mr. Dange (deciple of tilak) a brahmin ?) was imprisoned more than Mr. Gandhi by british govt., Mr. Nabodopod ( some thing like that) a high class brahmin devoted all life to that movement ( its touching the last departure of his mother), Ajay Ghosh, Mazzafur Ahmed, S.M Joshi, Ramachandra Lohia a Jain a socialist, small local leaders like Hari Krismna Konar,P C Joshi, they have given story of almost 25 leaders. Everybody has paid dues being in british prison and served the people. History and character has earned respect for left ethos. Pakistan has missed ethos of liberation generated by over all sympathy for leftist ideas.
I wish you and readers good 2005.
#13 Posted by cipram on February 20, 2005 6:43:02 pm
Beena ,
Thanxs for high light the issue.
it`s so horrifying every other day we read about gang rape.
Dr shazia `s case kept me wide awake so many nights.
i think women should start country wide campaign against it.
and that need awareness first.
Thanxs for high light the issue.
it`s so horrifying every other day we read about gang rape.
Dr shazia `s case kept me wide awake so many nights.
i think women should start country wide campaign against it.
and that need awareness first.
#14 Posted by temporal on February 20, 2005 7:37:15 pm
jay thackeray # 11:
disagree when you say The point is that this article tries to portray the rape as an exception with out touching up on the legal system that supports it.
when you stop flogging your single issue dead horse...which everyone but you seemingly knows is dead...you will realise that this is not the only column or article by the versatile ms. sarwar...she has written and extensivley covered the shariah courts, hudood ordinance, its recent amendments and other related issues...
...pls. google before you jump on your high horse and start flogging a dead one...
rgs
t
disagree when you say The point is that this article tries to portray the rape as an exception with out touching up on the legal system that supports it.
when you stop flogging your single issue dead horse...which everyone but you seemingly knows is dead...you will realise that this is not the only column or article by the versatile ms. sarwar...she has written and extensivley covered the shariah courts, hudood ordinance, its recent amendments and other related issues...
...pls. google before you jump on your high horse and start flogging a dead one...
rgs
t
#15 Posted by ijaz_gul on February 20, 2005 8:23:52 pm
BBC reports that the DNA samples do not match any of the accused.
Balochistan rape mystery deepens
DNA samples taken from the scene of the gang rape of a doctor in the Pakistani town of Sui do not match those of the suspects, officials say.
The victim will now be asked to identify the rapists from video and audio recordings of the 13 suspects, the local police chief has said.
The rape incident sparked violence that killed eight in the country`s troubled southern province of Balochistan.
The suspects include regular and paramilitary troops.
The videos that contain photographs of all the suspects, including a captain of the Pakistan army, will be shown to the complainant immediately after the Shia mourning month of Moharram, police officials said.
Correspondents say that the alleged involvement of an army officer in the doctor`s rape in December had fuelled the unrest in Balochistan.
The doctor was working in a hospital run by Pakistan Petroleum Limited which has a huge gas plant in Sui - home to Pakistan`s largest natural gas reserves.
A military spokesman in Quetta, the provincial capital, said the captain was being held by the military authorities pending further progress in the case.
Here is also the highlights of the report given by PPL to the Parliament.
ISLAMABAD: A highly confidential internal classified report of the Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) to be unfolded in a closed-door meeting today (Wednesday) could give a new twist to the rape of Dr Shazia.
The seven-page presentation to members of the National Assembly standing committee on Petroleum Ministry today, will highlight threats to the life of Dr Shazia after the rape. Sources said the word of threat has been used at least three times on different pages. The report says that it was because of these threats that she was immediately sent to Karachi and police guards posted outside her residence.
However, the secret report does not say that from which quarter the personal security of Dr Shazia was under threat after her rape. The PPL report available with The News also quotes a responsible authority as saying that 3-4 defence security guards were seen coming out of the lady doctor’s house.
The PPL has claimed that ‘law and order disturbance at Sui may not entirely be connected with Dr Shazia incident’. The PPL report contains details of the rape incident of January 2 that has triggered a violent reaction in Balochistan province. This view is shared by 17 MNAs of the National Assembly committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources, who are meeting here on Friday.
A comprehensive briefing will be given by the top management of PPL in a closed- door meeting. Petroleum Minister Amanullah Jadoon and secretary of the ministry have been asked to appear before the committee and answer questions put by the committee to be presided over by MNA Dr Noorjahan Panezai.
The PPL report defends the top management of PPL, earlier accused by police of concealing facts of the rape case and destroying the evidence from the spot.
Since eruption of the crisis in Balochistan, the PPL bosses for the first time have made an attempt to get their name clear and directly held the lady doctor responsible for delayed action against the culprits. The report has alleged that none other than Dr Shazia herself stopped the PPL administration from a prompt police action, as she continued to insist that she was robbed, not sexually assaulted.
The report has disclosed that the lady doctor herself stopped the PPL administration from getting a FIR registered against the alleged culprits as she wanted to wait for her husband who was out of the country at that time.
The Petroleum Ministry has also accused the national media of ‘blowing the issue out of proportion’ as it thought that the incident did not deserve such kind of converge at the national and international level.
According to the available copy of the classified report, the Pakistan Petroleum Limited has given details of the incident and made an attempt to replies charges levelled against its administration.
Giving details of the rape events, the official report said, the incident actually occurred on the night of January 2 and 3, when she was alone in her room. When people rushed to her place to help here , Dr Shazia said that she was only robbed of her belongings. She did not tell anyone at the spot that she was also raped by robbers.
However, the report said it was evident that Dr Shazia was traumatized and she wanted to proceed to Karachi to be with her family immediately. The report further says that Dr Shazia also desired that she did not want to lodge any FIR against anyone or lodge complaint with the local police. The PPL claimed that its staff immediately provided medication appropriate to her condition.
On January 3, SHO Sui visited the hospital and did not find her in a normal condition as she was unable to give any statement to the police. The next day, the SHO went to the residence of the lady doctor and inspected the room where the rape was reported. He also took certain evidences from the scene of the crime.
The PPL claimed that it fully facilitated the visit of SHO to the house of the lady doctor and extended full cooperation. However, the report said that on the night of January 4/5, the lady doctor was moved to Karachi and for consideration of her ‘personal security’ and treatment and enable her to be with the family.
On January 5, she was taken by her family to the residence. The PPL report said that in the judgement of the PPL management the ‘well being and security’ of lady doctor at that time was of foremost importance.
On January 7, the SHO was given the address of Dr Shazia in Karachi and assured of full cooperation. On January 7, the manager Sui wrote to police authorities and DCO Dera Bugti about the incident as learnt from Dr Shazia.
Earlier, on January 3, the district Nazim wrote to DAO with copies to senior officials alleging that PPL lady doctor was raped, asking him to investigate and take a stern action against the culprits.
The report has quoted the district Nazim as writing to authorities that 3 or 4 DSP were seem coming out of lady doctor house after allegedly raping her. The next day, a DSG officer was named as the prime accused and the PPL’s Sui office received a copy of this letter on January 5. On January 8, the management requested police authorities in Balochistan and Karachi to provide immediate security at Shazia’s residence as her security was in danger.
In her statement, Dr Shazia said, she was not in a position to give any statement, but added that she would get an FIR registered after consulting her husband, who was then out of country. On January 11 the government of Balochistan ordered a judicial enquiry. The PPL report has also lashed out at the media and police for claiming that its management was involved in hiding the case.
The report said that there was no truth in media reports and police statements alleging that PPL management had concealed evidence, and that it had not cooperated in the investigation. On the contrary, the report claimed that the above events show that the PPL management did not destroy any evidence, but on contrary provided all help to investigating officers.
Cheerios
Balochistan rape mystery deepens
DNA samples taken from the scene of the gang rape of a doctor in the Pakistani town of Sui do not match those of the suspects, officials say.
The victim will now be asked to identify the rapists from video and audio recordings of the 13 suspects, the local police chief has said.
The rape incident sparked violence that killed eight in the country`s troubled southern province of Balochistan.
The suspects include regular and paramilitary troops.
The videos that contain photographs of all the suspects, including a captain of the Pakistan army, will be shown to the complainant immediately after the Shia mourning month of Moharram, police officials said.
Correspondents say that the alleged involvement of an army officer in the doctor`s rape in December had fuelled the unrest in Balochistan.
The doctor was working in a hospital run by Pakistan Petroleum Limited which has a huge gas plant in Sui - home to Pakistan`s largest natural gas reserves.
A military spokesman in Quetta, the provincial capital, said the captain was being held by the military authorities pending further progress in the case.
Here is also the highlights of the report given by PPL to the Parliament.
ISLAMABAD: A highly confidential internal classified report of the Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) to be unfolded in a closed-door meeting today (Wednesday) could give a new twist to the rape of Dr Shazia.
The seven-page presentation to members of the National Assembly standing committee on Petroleum Ministry today, will highlight threats to the life of Dr Shazia after the rape. Sources said the word of threat has been used at least three times on different pages. The report says that it was because of these threats that she was immediately sent to Karachi and police guards posted outside her residence.
However, the secret report does not say that from which quarter the personal security of Dr Shazia was under threat after her rape. The PPL report available with The News also quotes a responsible authority as saying that 3-4 defence security guards were seen coming out of the lady doctor’s house.
The PPL has claimed that ‘law and order disturbance at Sui may not entirely be connected with Dr Shazia incident’. The PPL report contains details of the rape incident of January 2 that has triggered a violent reaction in Balochistan province. This view is shared by 17 MNAs of the National Assembly committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources, who are meeting here on Friday.
A comprehensive briefing will be given by the top management of PPL in a closed- door meeting. Petroleum Minister Amanullah Jadoon and secretary of the ministry have been asked to appear before the committee and answer questions put by the committee to be presided over by MNA Dr Noorjahan Panezai.
The PPL report defends the top management of PPL, earlier accused by police of concealing facts of the rape case and destroying the evidence from the spot.
Since eruption of the crisis in Balochistan, the PPL bosses for the first time have made an attempt to get their name clear and directly held the lady doctor responsible for delayed action against the culprits. The report has alleged that none other than Dr Shazia herself stopped the PPL administration from a prompt police action, as she continued to insist that she was robbed, not sexually assaulted.
The report has disclosed that the lady doctor herself stopped the PPL administration from getting a FIR registered against the alleged culprits as she wanted to wait for her husband who was out of the country at that time.
The Petroleum Ministry has also accused the national media of ‘blowing the issue out of proportion’ as it thought that the incident did not deserve such kind of converge at the national and international level.
According to the available copy of the classified report, the Pakistan Petroleum Limited has given details of the incident and made an attempt to replies charges levelled against its administration.
Giving details of the rape events, the official report said, the incident actually occurred on the night of January 2 and 3, when she was alone in her room. When people rushed to her place to help here , Dr Shazia said that she was only robbed of her belongings. She did not tell anyone at the spot that she was also raped by robbers.
However, the report said it was evident that Dr Shazia was traumatized and she wanted to proceed to Karachi to be with her family immediately. The report further says that Dr Shazia also desired that she did not want to lodge any FIR against anyone or lodge complaint with the local police. The PPL claimed that its staff immediately provided medication appropriate to her condition.
On January 3, SHO Sui visited the hospital and did not find her in a normal condition as she was unable to give any statement to the police. The next day, the SHO went to the residence of the lady doctor and inspected the room where the rape was reported. He also took certain evidences from the scene of the crime.
The PPL claimed that it fully facilitated the visit of SHO to the house of the lady doctor and extended full cooperation. However, the report said that on the night of January 4/5, the lady doctor was moved to Karachi and for consideration of her ‘personal security’ and treatment and enable her to be with the family.
On January 5, she was taken by her family to the residence. The PPL report said that in the judgement of the PPL management the ‘well being and security’ of lady doctor at that time was of foremost importance.
On January 7, the SHO was given the address of Dr Shazia in Karachi and assured of full cooperation. On January 7, the manager Sui wrote to police authorities and DCO Dera Bugti about the incident as learnt from Dr Shazia.
Earlier, on January 3, the district Nazim wrote to DAO with copies to senior officials alleging that PPL lady doctor was raped, asking him to investigate and take a stern action against the culprits.
The report has quoted the district Nazim as writing to authorities that 3 or 4 DSP were seem coming out of lady doctor house after allegedly raping her. The next day, a DSG officer was named as the prime accused and the PPL’s Sui office received a copy of this letter on January 5. On January 8, the management requested police authorities in Balochistan and Karachi to provide immediate security at Shazia’s residence as her security was in danger.
In her statement, Dr Shazia said, she was not in a position to give any statement, but added that she would get an FIR registered after consulting her husband, who was then out of country. On January 11 the government of Balochistan ordered a judicial enquiry. The PPL report has also lashed out at the media and police for claiming that its management was involved in hiding the case.
The report said that there was no truth in media reports and police statements alleging that PPL management had concealed evidence, and that it had not cooperated in the investigation. On the contrary, the report claimed that the above events show that the PPL management did not destroy any evidence, but on contrary provided all help to investigating officers.
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#16 Posted by satyamvada on February 20, 2005 8:37:36 pm
Jay,
Many pakistanis on this site pretend as if it was Zia that was the cause of everything
bad in Pakistan. That is not true at all....
Zia was only the product of a process that had long been started in the early 50`s.
All books from India/Indian authors were purged from Pakistani libraries
when the process of islamization had started in the 50`s, massive numbers of Hindus
were converted under threat. The demonization of India and Hindus had begun
almost immediately. Zia was just one of the first products of that process begun
in the early 50`s.
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