Islamabad, June 17 -- : Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) activist Shahid Aziz, who was unlawfully arrested in 2017, has been tortured to death by authorities of Karachi Central Prison.
Aziz, lodged in jail for over four years, succumbed to his torture injuries inflicted on him by the authorities.
The 50-year-old was a worker of MQM's Shah Faisal Colony Sector. The authorities concealed his arrest for several months and placed him at an undisclosed detention centre.
Later on, he was listed as under arrest and taken to Karachi Central Prison under numerous fake charges.
He was lodged in jail for a full four-year term without any lawful charge and the authorities failed to prove his involvement in any anti-social activity.
Due to torture, ...