FAISALABAD, March 10: A medical board of the Faisalabad DHQ Hospital has confirmed torture of MPA Rana Sanaullah.
According to the medico-legal certificate issued on Monday, the MPA was severely beaten up with iron roads and inflicted 22 injuries with sharp-edged weapons.
He received 4 lacerations to head, 1 to face, 6 to arms, 5 to legs, 4 to backbone and 2 to feet.
“Fifteen injuries are of serious nature and may cause complications. According to the patient, he was kidnapped at 9 pm on March 8 this year, was continuously tortured by police and an intelligence agency personnel at some unknown place and was thrown on a Faisalabad road,” the report said.
Meanwhile, Rana Sanaullah told this correspondent that a criminal case would be got registered against the men who kidnapped and tortured him after discussion with the party high-ups and legal circles.
Nawaz: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that torture of Rana Sanaullah exposed the true face of military rulers.
He was talking to MPA Rana Sanaullah by phone from Saudi Arabia.
Expressing sympathies, Nawaz Sharif paid tributes to Mr Rana for his bold stand over national issues.
He said that torture of elected representatives and those raising voice for democratic norms had become order of the day.
HRCP: A team of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan inquired after injured MPA Rana Sanaullah at the DHQ Hospital on Monday.
HRCP secretary-general Hina Jilani, vice-chairperson Saleema Hashmi, director Husain Naqi and law officer Mahboob Ahmad Khan assured the deputy opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly that the matter would be highlighted at all fora.
Lawyers’ strike: The Bar associations in the district observed on Monday strike to protest against kidnapping and torture of MPA Rana Sanaullah.
The Faisalabad District Bar Association, at a meeting presided over by its president Salahuddin, condemned the kidnapping and torture of Rana Sanaullah.
It said that such acts of intelligence agencies could create law and order problem in the country.
The meeting decided to observe complete strike to condemn the incident.
The members of the Tehsil Bar associations of Jaranwala, Samundari and Tandlianwala also did not attend the courts.
