Nazeer Abbasi

Nazeer Abbasi
Born(1953-04-10)April 10, 1953
Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan
DiedAugust 9, 1980(1980-08-09) (aged 28) (Tortured)
Resting placeKarachi

Muhammad Nazeer Abbasi (Sindhi: محمد نذير عباسي‎) (b. April 10, 1953 — d. August 9, 1980) was the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Pakistan.[1] He was tortured to death on August 9, 1980[2][3] in government of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq while in the custody of FIU Field Intelligence Unit of Pakistan Army. His family has accused former ISI operative Brigadier Imtiaz Ahmed Billa of torturing and killing Abbasi while in his custody, and Billa has admitted this in a TV interview.[4][5]

  1. ^ Tribune.com.pk (2017-08-14). "Communist party leader Nazeer Abbasi's 37th death anniversary marked". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  2. ^ "Nazir Abbasi in Kuli Camp". Daily Times. 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  3. ^ Hasan, Shazia (2017-08-09). "'Whatever happened to Nazeer Abbasi is still happening to many others'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  4. ^ Custodial death of Nazeer Abbasi Archived 2009-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, The News (Pakistan), 31 August 2009
  5. ^ Brig Imtiaz’s arrest demanded for communist leader’s murder, Daily Times (Pakistan), 31 August 2009