SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency)
The recent military operation in Karachi, overseen by the federal PML-N government and led by Pakistan Rangers – broke the back of militants wings of political parties. Having turned against the PPP, Uzair Baloch fled to Oman with a fake Iranian identity. His gang in Lyari was wiped out both by the Rangers and his former ally Baba Ladla. In Dubai, a team of FIA and Sindh Police is working with Interpol to fight a half-hearted battle to bring Uzair Baloch back to Pakistan. They know what they do will have political repercussions. In a series of court appearances, they have failed to provide substantial evidence that Uzair Baloch is a criminal in Pakistan. “There is pressure on us. No one wants Uzair Baloch back in Pakistan, except the federal government,” said one Pakistani law enforcement official in Dubai. “I am not criminal and I am living peacefully here in Dubai. All charges against me are baseless and politically motivated,” Uzair Baloch says. “Why didn’t they arrest me when I conducted all those political functions for the PPP? I am prepared to come to Pakistan but I fear that I will be killed like Rehman Baloch because I know too much.” In Karachi, Zulfiqar Mirza – seen as a friend of Uzair Baloch – is very angry. “My parting ways with the PPP has nothing to do with Uzair Baloch and everything to do with the policies of the current leadership of the party,” Mirza says. A senior PPP leader disagrees. “Zulfiqar Mirza’s biggest resentment with the PPP is about Uzair Baloch,” he says. “But we have no tolerance for criminalization of politics.”
It seems that PPP and other political parties in Karachi never wanted Uzai Baloch to come back because they are afraid that Uzair Baloch could spill the beans. After Rangers operation against MQM, the fear has soared because if Uzair Baloch provides incredible information about PPP’s criminal activities in Karachi, they will be next on Ranger’s target.
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