Munir Mengal resurfaces on RCD Highway

Munir Ahmed Mengal, Managing Director of a proposed Balochi TV channel, resurfaced on the RCD Highway near Kalat on Sunday, where he was immediately arrested by local police.

Mengal was detained by the government under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO) and has been shifted to Khuzdar Jail.

“Presumably, the police got the prior information that Munir Mengal is being dumped in Kalat. They placed him under formal arrest and detained him under the MPO in the Khuzdar District Prison,” said a local journalist. Mengal’s family members, however, are still unaware of his location.

“We received a phone call from officials saying Mengal would be ‘available’ at Khuzdar police station,” said one of Mengal’s relatives, requesting anonymity. “But the police station authorities said they had handed him over to the authorities in Khuzdar Cantonment.” malik siraj akbar. 6.8.07