Waseem Akhtar

Waseem Akhtar
28th Mayor of Karachi
In office
August 30th, 2016 – incumbent
Preceded by Syed Mustafa Kamal
Succeeded by incembent
Pakistani Parliamentarian from Karachi, Sindh
In office
May 2008 – May 2013
Personal details
Born November 25, 1955
Karachi, Pakistan
Political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement
Residence Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Alma mater TeleCommunication Engineer
Occupation Politician
Religion Islam

Waseem Akhtar (Urdu: وسیم اختر) (born: November 25, 1955) is a Pakistani politician of Muttahida Qaumi Movement who is current Mayor of Karachi.

Education and Politics

After his early academic education he finished his degree program in Telecommunication Engineering. At the initial establishment of MQM, he joined the party in 1988, at this moment he has been working under the group of local Govt. planned for 2 years and have now earned a high up knowledge in political field under the banner of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).[1]

Mayor of Karachi

Waseem Akhtar became Mayor of Karachi on August 24, 2016.[2]

Personal life

He is the son of Akhter Muhammad Khan. As a main source of income, he runs a business of Real Estate. He is married and has six children.

Controversy

Waseem Akhtar has been arrested based on unlawful and illegal JIT report of Dr Asim[3][4] which according to legal experts are inadmissible in courts[5] by the Anti-terror court which has also been declared as 'unjust and ineffective by the 'International Commission of Jurists.[6][7]

Waseem Akhter was shortly arrested after his nomination papers were accepted by Election Commission of Pakistan (which can only be possible if there is no criminal record) and contested Local Government Elections of Karachi and got nominated as Mayor of Karachi. Since he was nominated mayor of Karachi, unknown persons registered FIR against him all in the District of Malir alone, notorious for SSP Rao Anwar (who has since been suspended for his suspicious activities[8]) and Anti-Terror Court ordered his arrest which seems part of chain of political crackdown against MQM which has blamed the Law enforcement agencies for transgressing their authorities and extra judicially killing many MQM workers including Aftab Ahmed, ex cordinator of Farooq Sattar.[9]

Charges against listening speeches and clapping

Charges against Waseem Akhtar include listening speeches of Altaf Hussain and clapping on his speeches.[10] he is also accused of recommending people to Dr. Asim for medical treatment.

Fake Confession reports

Pakistani media ran reports of Waseem Akhtar confessing murdering people on 12 May 2007, but his lawyers presented signed letter from his jail declaring the reports to be false fabrication and completely rejecting false confession reports.[11] Waseem Akhtar later himself appeared on the media and rejects fake confession reports. He was handed over to notorious mafia head and fake encounter specialist SSP Rao Anwar[12][13] for interrogation who was later suspended by the Government of Sindh.

MQM has also alleged that Law enforcement agencies were pressurizing it to withdraw Waseem Akhtar as the mayor of Karachi.[14] Many Analysts opine that Waseem Akhtar is not being provided a fair trial.[15]

Fake Receipts in Dr Asim Case submitted by Rangers

prominent journalist and media anchor Shahzaib Khanzada of Geo news made shocking revelations that Rangers has submitted forged and fake medical receipts of alleged terrorists who were recommended for treatment by Waseem Akhtar. All medical bills and receipts of 'terrorists' named by rangers belong to innocent residents (receipts and addresses are authentic but names have been changed) who have been dead long time ago. The residents of the given address verify the authenticity of the medical reports but their medical reports are forged with a new name.[16]

Amnesty International

Amnesty international has also published its report stating life of Waseem Akhtar while in detention maybe in danger because of torture and ill treatment by the law enforcement agencies[17]

Pakistani Analysts hint Military ploy to dismantle MQM

It is to be noted that many Pakistani analysts have pointed establishment's ploy to eliminate MQM from Karachi and Pakistan.[18][19]

Waseem Akhtar also alleges that ATC needlessly delaying his bail by not hearing his bail case.

Released from jail

Waseem Akhtar has been released from detention on November 16, 2016 after getting bail on all 39 cases[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Waseem Akhtar Politician Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)". urduwire.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  2. ↑ Reporter, Dawn.com | The Newspaper's Staff (2016-08-24). "MQM's imprisoned Waseem Akhtar elected Karachi mayor". Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  3. ↑ "Waseem Akhtar, Rauf Siddiqui, Anis Qaimkhani arrested from Karachi court". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  4. ↑ Tanoli, Dawn.com | Ishaq (2016-07-19). "Police arrest Waseem Akhtar, Anis Kaimkhani in Dr Asim terror case". Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  5. ↑ "Investigating high-profile crimes: JIT reports inadmissible in court, say legal experts - The Express Tribune". 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  6. ↑ "Pakistan: military justice system unjust and ineffective – new ICJ paper | ICJ". www.icj.org. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  7. ↑ "Explainer: How Waseem Akhtar will run Karachi from inside a jail". Express Tribune. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "SSP Rao Anwar suspended after Khawaja Izhar's brief arrest | ARY NEWS". arynews.tv. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  9. ↑ Ali, Dawn.com | Imtiaz (2016-05-03). "DG Rangers admits deceased MQM worker was tortured during custody". Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  10. ↑ "MQM's Waseem Akhtar seeks bail in hate speech case - The Express Tribune". 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  11. ↑ "Wasim Akhtar condemns "fake" confession reports | SAMAA TV". Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  12. ↑ "Bad cops bent to make Karachi police a mafia: Altaf Shakoor President of Pasban-e-Pakistan". CNN iReport. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  13. ↑ Baloch, Dawn.com | Shafi (2016-04-18). "SHC orders FIR against SSP Rao Anwar over 'staged encounter'". Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  14. ↑ Webmaster (2016-08-10). "MQM being pressured to withdraw Waseem's name". Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  15. ↑ "Is Wasim Akhtar getting a fair trial?". Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  16. ↑ Xpress Studio (2016-09-11), Rangers submits Fake Recipts in Dr Asim Case: Shahzaib Khanzada Reports, retrieved 2016-09-23
  17. ↑ "URGENT ACTION FIVE POLITICAL ACTIVISTS AT RISK OF TORTURE" (PDF).
  18. ↑ (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "Why Pakistan's army is targeting the MQM party | Asia | DW.COM | 23.08.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  19. ↑ ""I see Mustafa Kamal's emergence as a repeat of 1992." Mazhar Abbas | Newsline". Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  20. ↑ "Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar release d notfrom jail". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2016-11-16.

waseem akhtar latest news

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/16/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.