KARACHI: Fourteen-year-old Yursala, the eldest daughter of Uzair Jan Baloch, broke her silence on Saturday to say that he was arrested by Interpol at the boarding lounge of Dubai airport on Dec 27, 2014.
“I was sitting by his side when he was taken away. The authorities only informed us that he’d remain in their custody for a while. It’ll be 13 months today since the last time we saw him and we are glad he’s alive,” she said hours after the alleged Lyari gang leader was produced in court in Karachi.
The news of his arrest by the paramilitary force spread quickly within the community and despite fears of a strike in the area, all the shops and business activity continued undisturbed as only his immediate family and close relatives gathered in his Singhu Lane home.
The family expressed serious doubts about the Rangers claim of his arrest on Saturday. They said they believed Uzair had been in their custody for the past one year. The delay in his extradition reported by the police was merely an eyewash, they said.
Standing outside his house, an area resident, Abdul Latif, said the relief to see him alive stemmed “from the speculation in the area that Uzair Baloch might have been shot dead while in custody as there has been no news of him for the past one year.”
Others were reminded of how another alleged gangster, Abdul Rahman alias Rahman Dakait, was shot dead in almost similar circumstances.
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