“ATTEMPT TO ARREST: ELDERLY MAN DIES OF HEART ATTACK”
“Faisalabad—An elderly man died of a heart attack in Faisalabad as police officials and an employee of a sensitive department tried to arrest him. According to sources, Dr. Faqeer arrived at Fayyaz Colony on Tuesday night where two police officials and an employee of a sensitive department tried to arrest him. Meanwhile, he fell on the ground due to a heart attack. Hearing the commotion, the neighborhood people arrived at the spot after which the police officials fled the scene and the people apprehended the employee of the sensitive department and his companion. The local police arrived at the scene and moved the body to the Civil Hospital for autopsy whereas the two persons were arrested. Dr. Faqeer was a P.H.D. and had founded an institution for chemical research work.”
The above is an almost exact translation of a news story as its appears in the on-line version of the Urdu language Pakistani newspaper, “Jang.” The newspaper uses the term ‘sensitive department’ to mean the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The story is dated Wednesday, June 30, 2010: Updated 0530 PST.
The sketchy and poorly written news item prompts the following questions:
What charges the officials had against Dr. Faqeer, Ph. D.?
Were the officials carrying any warrants against Dr. Faqeer? If so, who had issued the warrants?
Were the officials operating under the orders of the Federal Government or, the Punjab Government or, the ISI?
Was Dr. Faqeer visiting that neighborhood or, did he live there?
Without a doctor’s opinion, without the autopsy results, how did the newspaper determine that Dr. Faqeer died of a heart attack?
Was Dr. Faqeer beaten to death? Was he injected with some untraceable deadly chemical agent?
The police officials fled the scene; would they be charged with gross neglect of duty for abandoning their post and for failing to help a citizen in mortal distress? What are their names and positions?
What are the charges against the arrested ISI official and his companion? What are their names and positions?
Has an inquiry been ordered by any authorities to investigate the circumstances and the cause of Dr. Faqeer’s death?
What was Dr. Faqeer’s full name?
How old was he?
What is the name of the chemical research work institution he founded?
What kind of research was done at his institution?
Was the government objected to his institution or, his research?
Where did he get his doctorate from?
Was he ever associated with any Pakistani academic institution?
Did he ever work for the Government of Pakistan?
Was he ever approached to work for the Government of Pakistan?
Was he under surveillance or, investigation, by the Government of Pakistan or, the ISI? If so, for what?
Was he ever involved with any Pakistani weapons development program?
What are the names and ages of the family members he left behind? Where are they? How are they? What do they want to say?
The above questions can be answered by any or, all of the following:
The so-called independent Pakistani press, the international press, the Chief Minister of Punjab, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the President of Pakistan, the Chief Justice of Pakistan, the chief of the ISI, the chief of the Pakistan Army, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Amnesty International, the United Nations.
In case, Dr. Faqeer had dual nationality, it would be the responsibility of the other country, as well, to investigate and determine the circumstances and the cause of his death.
Syed F. Hussaini is a veteran journalist and social commentator. He blogs at www.chowk.com
Ibrahim Sajid Malick is a Pakistani-American writer, technologist, and social entrepreneur. He has been writing on Pakistani society and politics since 1986. He has held several media, communications, and technology positions for organizations large and small. Mr. Malick graduated from New School for Social Research with a master’s degree in anthropology. He holds several technology and management certifications. He works for a leading technology firm and blogs at www.ibrahimsajidmalick.com
Dr. Faqir Mohammad Anjum Phd, shows up on google search as a professor at Agriculture University Faisalabad. Wonder if deceased was the same Dr. Faqir Phd. Hope we find some facts of this case. Thanks for writing on this rather inconspicuous news.
who pays u to write against Pakistan Army and ISI? Why do u sell your motherland? I will pay u to stop writing idiot.
Please do post updates
This must not be ignored
I wonder, You are a generalist. In fact I saw you at a barber shop in Lahore Cantt shaving Army jawans. Are you not the same person?
@Qasim: learn to spell journalist before making nasty comments.
BTW “sensitive department” can never be ISI. Coz ISI is a military Agency which do not operate on non-military Issues, Sensitive Department can be IB, CID etc. Please research before you type. Go and ask JANG what does they meant by that. Please do not tell me you can not reach the Jang’s Staff reporter for Faisalabad Region.
And Please don’t just use such ambiguous news items to play your ISI blame game.
It would have been a good journalistic attitude if the link to the source have also been provided.
Thanx