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An Incident of Highly Obnoxious Behavior at Dara Adam Khel Checkpost

By Guest Blogger • Jul 19th, 2009 • Category: Politics • 10 Comments

The event took place  in a sequence   mentioned  as  under

(a)  I On 13 June  2009  was  coming   in a public  transport  coach from  Karak  to Peshawar

(b) At  about 17000 hrs, when we  reached  at Dara Adam Khel diversion( Kohat- Peshawar Road  ) we  the  said  coachers stopped for   security check up

(c) During  the  process of checking by an Fc person  specially  he   about possession  of  NIC: .he  ( FC man) got  hold  of a Sick community passenger an ill treating manner

(d) I felt sympathy  with minority  and  made a  humble  request  to the  FC person not to tease if he (Sick ) in possession of all the  identity  documents  with him

(d)  TO my utter surprise the  FC man answered  back   with  extremely  abusive  words  that  I  have  no business  with  it.  I  just   told  him that   he   should  be  at least  polite  to passengers   other wise  the  same  could  be  complaint to  his  officer .  At  this   he  raged  and ordered me  to  come  down .The other passengers requested  him to be  cool down   however he  continued  abusing  ..

(f)  The  vehicle  was  allowed to  go as the army security  person  told  that  the  documents  etc  of the  sick passenger  were all right

(g)  The driver  has started  the  vehicle when  in the  mean while   the  same   FC man  came   back  with  two   army personal   one    of whom  asked me    to come  down  of the  vehicle

(h)  I acted accordingly  came  down of  coach , shocked hands  with them  and  introduced  my name  and address  in respectable  manner and all dignified way I further added that  I am  a respectable  citizen and  govt  employees  and  tried  to narrate  the  happening  to him(  the  senior army personal )

(i)  I  was sure  that  when he  know  the  actual situation he  , being an army personal, would  at least  make  sorry on behalf of the FC person   crazy attitude  with me  and  would  thus  resolve  this  small matter  But to my utter shock     the   army personal instead of listening to  my point of view  asked me   to  be in stand position  in open public  and ordered me to put my shoes  out on the road.. I reminded   him  that    that  a respectable  govt   servant  and have no fault    so  it is  my  further disgraces   Upon this he  violently   few repeated steps on my arm with  punches on my  head    The  FC person also  rushed and he  also struck me  with rifle butts on my shoulder and thighs  I was  helpless and preferred to be  silent  because they  could  have killed  there I do not  know  as  to why they left me owing to any consideration   because they said they  would  book me  under terrorism Act.  I came  back to the coach  , naturally  i was  much  disturbed .  The co passengers   tried  to  console  me   and said that of course  my stand was just and right  but these personals   are  least care   about right or  wrong   On the  whole  way  to Peshawar i was  thinking  what  was  my offense  that  i was  so humiliated ?  Is protesting in polite  manner over the  degrading  behavior of security personals  with some  innocent  citizen of  Pakistan a   crime ?  I remained in shock  for  two days  and  are still disturbed

Some  friends  came  to my  help  and consolation

Now  i have   complaint  to the concerned  authorizes ( GOC  9 Div Kohat  and FC Commandant NWFP )

I do no know  what  action be  taken against the security personals   while   with it  i  also  do  not know if peaceful and educated  citizen of the  country  are  so degraded with out   any  wrong  what  kind of feelings be  developed  regarding the Army,  for  which  due  to many resons  i  had   great regard  till the  event?

i here by add  that  what  i  am struggling  is  no for  the redress of  my personal   disgrace  done  to me   but  for  much higher cause  i.e.  that peaceful, educated  and harmless citizens  are not dared  to be  humiliated by  the  security  personals .

For  that reason i have intended to  bring forth   the event happened with me . Numerous   citizens  are being subjected to such  violence   and their  self respect are made  highly  injured  at check points by these personals   with out any  just  reason however most l of them  oft to swallow  it

Would  no voice  be  raised against  such gross violation and hurting of self respect of gentle  citizens of Pakistan ? For  that  reason i have   emailed  the event to you  as  i  consider you  among the  few  writers whom may   play their  role  for  the  cause ,, which i consider a just  cause (and  am sure   you would  also consider it so )

(  As for  redress   of  my personal  disagrees   though  I feel   that  it  has  left a  deep  scars  on  my  mind  still  I  have  complaint  to the  concerned  authorities .  Let it be  seen  what   are  their  response .  HOWEVER  IF NEITHER I SUCCEDEED IN RAISING  A FRUITFUL VOICE  AGAINST  SUCH  VIOLANCE  NOR  I GET ANY  TRUE   PERSONAL  JUSTICE   THEN I  FEAR  I MAY NOT  BE  ABLE   TO DEAL  WITH  MY EXTREMELY HURTED SELF RESPECT A AT THE  HANDS  OF SECURITY  PERSONALS  THEN   I MAY  PUNISH MY SELF )


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  1. GB
    you have two natural errors that is why you were tried to be humiliated by these army men.
    One is you are moving in public transport if you are in big car with chauffeur, they would never ever dare to do this thing to you.
    secondly you try to show them some civilian manners to these fauji damagh and it is highly unacceptable to them specially from any bloody civilians.They only obey by all ways to the order of their boss.
    Because of this low profile attitude of army men I always said that our state cant be be welfare state as long army polices would be implemented on civilian laws.
    You need not to be hurt as this whole scene was repeated in our Supreme court building in Nov 2007
    When an ordinary captain was sent to oust the CJP from his building as the order was passed by COAS.
    This captain was highly unaware of laws of country that 17 grade officer has no right to give orders to 22 grade CJP who has same level of authority as his COAS.
    Here again the authority is weighted with power of gun that makes 17 grade officers giving order to CJP.
    Because of this negative attitude I always speak against militarism in state affairs as low IQ people who should be confined in barracks start dominating on real working class of Pakistan.

  2. GB
    you have to give the name of these security personals who maltreated you in the name of security check.
    In missing people case a boy was missing from mangla cantt area who was working there as an employee.he was also removed and vanished on the name of terrorism but actual fact was that he had an affair with daughter of an senior officer of mangla cantt and as boy was not up to standard of him so army men protected the honor of his family by arresting this man under the charges of terrorism.

    Same thing was done by an army officer maj mutaza{r} working in army organization as an admin officer.Firstly he abused an old man working as an gardener and when another young man tried to stop him he abused him too on the spot.that made young man was very reactive too and he responded that major with same intensity of abuses.Now here comes the show of power that major called all his junior and took this man in nearby room after receiving go head form his boss who was a retired brigadier.
    Here that poor civilian was badly hit by army shoes and then threw him outside of that factory located in port qasim area of karachi.Now this made angry to people as that man was pure sindhi and army officers were pure Punjabis.
    Jay Sindhi immediately called strike against that major and riots were erupted in near vicinity within 24 hrs.Instead of arresting that major or brigadier the company under generals terminated that major and called him back to Rawalpindi.But the residence of these areas and other employees of that company were attacked and threatened by jeay Sindh for many many months.
    So you see some glimpses of negative aspects of militarism in our society.

  3. Waiting for the day when justice beat the power and not the otherwise.

  4. GB i have all praise for you … please do not get demotivated by the stupid behaviour of those uneducated FC men … it is because of people like you that we will , as a nation, rise again … it will be because of people like you who will change this system where fraudiyaas and thieves are our leaders and kanjars our role models … that day is not far away where educated and nobel citizens will no longer be hiding to save their honour but instead thieves and kanjars will be hiding due to their deeds …

    we must try our best to stop the “munkir” and support “ammar bil maroof” ….

    I am with you and my salute to you for taking side for a common man ….

  5. if a blind man hits you on the street.
    it does not matter whose fault it is.
    the man with the eye must appologize and say sorry.

    save your self from the never ending persuit and
    try to do something constructive for your self and for the enviornment.

    in arabic “samana wa atana”. listen and do some thing about it.

    be positive
    and let the nature take care of them.

    try to educate people around your place and work to achieve an enviornment where people can say what ever they like to bring about a positive change.

    greetings and coherence

  6. GB musat be supported and the events happened with him should be highlighted by all sensible citizens of Pakistan in whatever way they can do .
    Such persons who take risk for the rights of common citizens must be given support

  7. Chara gar dard mando k bantay ho kyun
    Tum nahin chara gar koi manay magar
    Ma nahin manta Ma nahin manta

    deeps scares from 1992-1997 , I can understand your condition , may ALLAH help you

  8. our holy prophet says when you see violence

    use ur hands to stop it

    if u cant then use your tongue to stop it

    n if not then atleast say in your heart YA ALLAH ye nai ho
    congrats u wer on the second leval INSHALLAH is ka ajar aap ko ALLAH swt denge

  9. Few days back i read a column by Atta-ul qasmi and probably in it the same inicdent was highlighted. The victom was educated person , an assistant professor in a govt college If the blogger is the same person i salute to his copurage that he raised voice for an innocent citizen of pakistan and faced physical torture Secondly he is again worthy of appluance as he did not sollow it and raised his voice in the media . I think his this protest is on behalf of all civilians who are often illtraeted by the Army personals whom consider theirselves so superior. .I once again salute to the blogger. His protest and struggle mean for all gentle civilians . I suggest that all sensible civillian pakistani should support him

  10. plz chiq my name in BISP list my ID CORD namber 21303-9143943-8

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