KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) here on Sunday staged a big protest demonstration in front of the Karachi Press Club (KPC) and demanded justice for the parents of rape-murder victim Rabia Magsi.
PTI Sindh chapter staged that protest and sit-in against the rape-murder of five-years-old Rabia Magsi in Manghopir area last week, police firing on innocent protestors and booking of PTI workers in fake terrorism cases.
PTI Sindh President Dr Arif Alvi, Senior Executive Vice President Haleem Adil Sheikh, Women Wing President Nusrat Wahid and other members including Saima Nadeem, Subhan Ali Sahil were present, besides a large number of party workers. Carrying banners and placards, they raised slogans against the police.
Addressing the protestors, Arif Alvi alleged that the Sindh police are ‘killer police’. He said this police opened indiscriminate direct firing on protestors and martyred a citizen, Maulana Hafiz Illiyas and injured a PTI worker Adnan, who is hospitalised in a critical condition.
He said that to save the real killers of Rabia, police had made them disappear from the scene. He maintained that the police instead of taking action against the real killers filed fake cases under terrorism charges against the PTI workers. Instead of firing rubber bullets, the police used real bullets to disperse the protestors which resulted in violence, Alvi said.
He said if the justice is not doled out and firm action is not taken against trigger-happy cops, PTI would widen the scope of its protest.
Haleem Adil Sheikh said that the police in Sindh do not listen to peaceful voices. He said our workers are our precious asset and the police have not right to harass our workers in Sindh. He
He said that the rule of corrupt elements and thieves in Sindh is about to end. Rulers are treating citizens like insects and worms and are behind this direct police firing on innocent protestors, he claimed and added the SSP West in order to save his police force has harmed the case of innocent Rabia.
He said the police did not file FIR on the complaint of the family of the slain girl but filed a fake FIR to save their own skin. He maintained the innocent girl was kidnapped, raped and then murdered but the police filed a fake case and twisted the facts.
He added that PTI would raise voice for the innocent Rabia on all available forums. He demanded to sack police officers of district West Karachi, withdraw fake cases against PTI workers and order an impartial inquiry into the case, and threatened to besiege CM House in case the police fail to take action.
