DISSAPPEARANCE

MOTHER’S LAST WISH: "MISSING SON SHOULD SHOULDER HER COFFIN".

TAWQEER HUSSAIN
Sixteen years after his arrest, the whereabouts of Doru Islamabad youth is still unknown. The agency which affected the arrest has no knowledge about him and the National human rights commission believes, he might have joined the militant ranks.
According to the family sources, Fayaz Ahmad Sheikh s/o Late Mohammad Yasin Sheikh R/O Zamalgam Doru was picked up by the Rashtriya Rifles 1 during the intervening night of August 29/30 1994.
Narrating the woeful tale, the mother of the missing said, ‘’ that night he was sleeping at his grand father’s house close to them, the soldiers of the RR1 came at about 10:30 PM and picked him up’’.
‘’Next day he was brought to the village. He was in bad shape. They searched my house but could not find anything, he was taken back and this was the last time when I saw him’’ she added with tears roll down her face.
Due to this trauma we lost our father also in 1996, added Bilal Ahmad, the younger brother of the missing.
We rushed to the camp to release the Fayaz, but the soldiers denied his arrest’’ he added.
With moist eyes he continued to say that police first refused to register the case.
The traumatized parents sought judicial intervention in 1995. the high court directed the concerned SSP to ensure the registration of the case and an investigation into the disappearance. Accordingly FIR NO.62/99 under section 364RPC was registered in police station Doru.
A petition was also filled in the State Human Rights Commission. The commission issued notice to the state police. In its communication no. GB/EG/2001/7083; DATED March 27, 2001 addressed to DC Islamabad, the SSP said,
‘’ the report sought from the concerned SDPO reveals that there is nothing adverse against the subject’’. The SHRC recommended the ex-gratia to the next kith and kins of the missing.
Meanwhile the disappearance also filled in National Human Rights Commission. The NHRC in postal letter to the family members informed them that the commission sought a report from the Defence Ministry. The Defence ministry in its report admitted the arrest, however it reads he was then released. The letter further stated that the subject might have joined the militant ranks.
‘’ I have been appointed at the sheep husbandry department under SRO 143, but I don’t need the job I only want to see my brother’’ said Bilal Ahmad.
With uncontrolled weeping and in broken voice, the mother further said ‘’ I want to see my son before my death, so that he would give his shoulder to my coffin’’ she said and fainted.