It is sad and gloomy story of
my younger daughter Saeqa. She was 20. She met a fatal accident 10 days back
when she was burnt alive by an influential family of my village Munasa, Tehsil
Dheer Kot Azad Kashmir. My village is situated at a distance of 160 kilo meters
from Islamabad, 35 kilo meters from Muzaffarabad, Capital of Azad Kashmir on way
to Bagh and Rawlakot. You may have listened about Kohala Bridge. My village is
just 06 kilo meters from Kohala.
My daughter Saeqa was misbehaved in a dark night 10 days back. I being a
paralyzed person kept listening her cries while she was facing cruelty of an
influential person namely Kazim Khan and his two sons. They played with her for
an hour and before leaving my house they set her ablaze. They even locked
her in a room and there was no person to rescue her from that late night
operation. However, her cries forced some villagers to come to her rescue. She
was severely wounded. They shifted her to the Combined Military Hospital,
Muzaffarabad where she was kept under treatment for next one week but she lost
her life. She was laid to rest at Munasa. I could not see her off personally
because I was unable to move.
Local people demanded arrest of culprits but again their influence helped them
to save their skins from police chains. They are still free and threatening me
as well as my other family members. They are being backed by the white collar
criminal elite of Azad Kashmir headed by the present ruling party; All Jammu and
Kashmir Muslim Conference. My family members approached the Prime Minster of
Azad Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider to make sure arrest of culprits but till date he
was unable to do so. They are still at large. They are addressing press
conferences while I am unable to move from my death bed. I take this opportunity
to just ask all justice loving people to come forward not only for allowing law
of the land to take its course of action but to save my remaining family as
well.
I am Muhammad Ashraf Khan, father of Saeqa who was burnt alive, Village Munasa,
Tehsil Dheer Kot, District Bagh, Azad Kashmir (Mobile No:0345-8912524- Istefa
Khan Son)