Amanullah Khan Niazi
Amanullah Khan Niazi (Urdu: امان اللہ خان نیازی; 14 March 1959 – 15 June 2006) was a senior jail officer (Superintendent) of Central Prison Karachi.[1] He gave his services to prison department for more than 20 years. Niazi was ambushed along with six of his associates allegedly by Ubaid Khursheed alias K2. He was killed as martyrs, because of being reluctant to facilitate inmates belonging to a political party (not let the women visiting them in jail stay beyond visiting hours), including death row inmate Saulat Mirza, Nadir Shah and Saeed alias Bharam. Saeed was angry about Niazi not cooperating. As soon as he was released from jail, he started plotting against him. It was alleged that he killed Niazi over his refusal to provide illegal facilities to Saulat Mirza while his incarceration at Central Prison Karachi.
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| Born | March 14, 1959 |
| Died | 15 June 2006 (aged 47) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Superintendent |
| Years active | 1983-2006 |
| Children | 3 |
In 2015 Ubaid was arrested during a Rangers’ raid at Muttahida Qaumi Movement's (MQM'S) headquarter Nine Zero.[2] During the interrogation, Ubaid claimed that he was given the task along with at least a dozen other men.[3] The plan was set in motion on June 15, 2006. Amanullah Khan Niazi, his brother Inspector Habibullah khan Niazi, head constable Akhtar Hussain, police constable Sabir Sultan, and Shafiullah were killed, while several others were injured in the attack near Electronics Market.
References
- "Top Karachi jail official killed". BBC. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- Shafi Baloch (April 11, 2015). "Eyewitness identifies Ubaid K2 in murder case". Dawn. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- "Amanullah Niazi case: After nine years, police bring alleged target killer to court". Express Tribune. April 10, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.