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REFERENCE / COMPLAINT NO. 12/2006
Reference dated August 10, 2006 – Brig. Taj - ISI
The Chairman
National Accountability Bureau
Islamabad
Pakistan Peoples Party……………………………………….. COMPLAINANT
VS
Major Tipu
Inter-Services Intelligence
ISI Headquarters
Islamabad ..........................…………………………………. ACCUSED / RESPONDENT
Subject: COMPLAINT UNDER SECTION 5 AND 18 (B) SUB SECTION-II OF THE
NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU (NAB) ORDINANCE 1999, AGAINST THE HOLDERS OF
PUBLIC OFFICE FOR PUNISHMENT UNDER SECTION 10 OF NAB ORDINANCE FOR MISUSING
POWER AS AN OFFICIAL OF ISI.
FACTS AND GROUNDS:
1. That the respondent was deeply involved in misusing official power as an
official at the rank of Major in the Inter-services Intelligence (ISI) as
against the law of the land as reported in the daily “The News” dated
5-7-2006.
2. That following a common place playground in Sector I-8/4 Islamabad, a
fight between minor and teenage lads, including the son of the respondent,
an official of an intelligence agency, took place on Saturday July 1, 2006.
3. That late in the evening, at least three houses in the neighbourhood were
raided by 10 armed intelligence men in plainclothes riding two separate
cavalcades of double cabins. They kidnapped four boys including two grand
sons, a mother and a grandfather – a retired brigadier, and took away all of
them on separate deserted locations, where they were threatened with death.
4. That narrating the incident in a letter dated July 2, 2006 sent to
President / Chief of Army Staff by Brig. (Retd) Mohammad Taj, Sitara-e-Jurat
and Bar for valour on the battlefield, said that we all were beaten
mercilessly and severely in the house and outside the house without
distinction of men and women.
5.That later on one cavalcades of double cabin in which Brig. Taj was
accompanied other two boys and mother of the boys were brought back to
Faizabad where the crowed of local residents gathered, freed Brig. Taj and
in the meantime, police came as called by the residents, and took the Major
away.
6. That Brig. Taj went to Police Station I-9 Islamabad for registration of
an FIR and recovery of his two grandsons and daughter-in-law, where another
ISI officer was present at the police station in plainclothes with many
other ISI officers and identified himself as Col Nisar.
7. That Brig. Taj explained the situation to Col Nisar who ordered the
release of kidnapped persons which were dropped at a deserted location near
the house in I-8/4 about an hour later. The Clothes of his daughter-in-law
had been torn the boys also had their clothes torn and had been severely
beaten.
8. The above facts have published in the daily “The News” dated 5-7-2006
(Press clipping enclosed for ready reference).
9. That the respondent in this complaint do fall within the ambit of NAB
Ordinance 1999 for the purposes of investigation, trial and punishment.
10. That the respondent is reportedly guilty of abuse of power as Major in
the ISI as defined in Section 9 of the NAB Ordinance and as such is subject
to punishment under Section 10 of the NAB Ordinance 1999 based upon the
above facts and grounds:
CONCLUSION:
Based on the above facts and grounds, the respondent has shown wilful
indulgence in misusing his power practices under Section 9 of the NAB
Ordinance and such a person is subject to punishment under Section 10 of the
NAB Ordinance 1999.
As such the Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau is called upon to
initiate investigation in connection with matters set out hereinabove and
further proceed to file a Reference against the respondent for violating the
provisions of Section 9 of the NAB Ordinance punishable under Section 10 of
the NAB Ordinance in competent court of law and proceed against the
concerned for violating Section 9 of the NAB Ordinance 1999.
Complainant
Pakistan Peoples Party
Through:
Ch. Muhammad Aslam
Advocate
Islamabad : Dated : 10 August 2006
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The NEWS
July 5, 2006
Something’s gotta give after messy bullying
Heads may roll in the country’s premier intelligence agency over the misuse
of its might by some of its officers in what, quintessentially, was a
private matter.
Sources told The News the top military leadership has taken strong exception
to the report that some senior officers of the agency had kidnapped a
retired brigadier, his daughter-in-law and some teenager boys to make them
an “example” for others over a trite playground fighting between lads.
Without naming President Gen Pervez Musharraf, a military source told this
correspondent that the “authorities” far above the top boss of the
intelligence agency have taken strong notice of the misuse of authority by
the agency officials. “Let me assure you those, who used the agency’s muscle
against helpless civilians would not be spared,” the source said, adding
such “foolhardy elements” would be made example for others so that no-one in
the intelligence agencies ever dares to do the same.
Following a commonplace playground fight between minor and teenage lads,
including the son of an official of an intelligence agency in I-8/4, at
least three houses in the neighbourhood were raided late in the Saturday
evening by armed intelligence men riding two separate cavalcades of double
cabins.
They kidnapped four boys, a mother and a grandfather — a retired brigadier.
Already the intelligence agency has ordered a probe and recorded the
statement of the retired brigadier, his daughter-in-law and her son-all the
three were kidnapped.
However, the other boys or their relations have not yet been approached
either to record their statements or to collect evidence of the Saturday’s
“thriller” witnessed by a large number of people living in the neighbourhood.
Meanwhile, Brig (retd) Muhammad Taj wrote to President Gen Musharraf,
seeking the Army chief’s intervention for “immediate action against all
officials involved in this criminal act”. In his one page letter, Taj said:
“I am an ex-Army officer from the Punjab Regiment and retired as a brigadier
in 1978. I served my country with honour and dignity, and am one of the few
soldiers of the Pakistan Army to have been awarded the Sitara-e-Jurat and
Bar for valour on the battlefield.”
Narrating the incident in the letter sent on July 2, the war veteran said:
“Last night, an ISI Major in plainclothes, who called himself Tipu, with at
least 10 men in plainclothes armed with automatic weapons entered my house
and beat me, my daughter-in-law and two grandsons.
“They kidnapped us and took us away to a deserted location where they
threatened us with death if my grandson did not cooperate with them in
identifying the children, who had been involved in a playground incident
with the relatives of a senior ISI official.
“I told them that I was not aware of the incident but could ask the people
in the neighbourhood to identify the children involved. We were brought to
Faizabad in a convoy of at least five vehicles where the Major proceeded to
threaten the residents, and beat up and kidnapped another two boys. My
daughter-in-law and grandsons were sent away to an undisclosed location by
the Major. In the meantime, a crowd of local residents gathered, freed me
and took the Major into custody. The Islamabad Police, who had been called
by the residents, arrived and took the Major away.
“I proceeded to the I-9 Police Station, Islamabad, and met the DSP and SHO
and informed them of the situation. Another ISI officer appeared at the
police station in plainclothes and identified himself as Col Nisar. He was
accompanied by several other officers in plain clothes.
“I explained the situation to him and he ordered the release of my
daughter-in-law and grandsons aged 18 and 16. They were dropped at a
deserted location near my house in I-8/4 about an hour later. My
daughter-in-law’s clothes had been torn, and the boys also had their clothes
torn and had been severely beaten.
“I have lodged an FIR at the I-9 police station, Islamabad, but I find the
police powerless to take any action in this situation. In fact the police
staff are fearful for their own safety.” He concluded by saying: “I am 80
years old now and can only look to you, Sir, as the President of Pakistan
and the Chief of the Pakistan Army that I also proudly served, to restore my
dignity as an ex-Army officer and protect my basic rights as a citizens of
Pakistan, and to order immediate action against all officials involved in
this criminal act.” 
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