Nazeer Abbasi

Nazeer Abbasi (Urdu نذير عباسى; July 13, 1940 — August 9, 1980) was a Pakistani communist and the Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Pakistan. Abbasi was the political activist and an office holder of the Communist Party as he was designated as Secretary General. He was killed on August 9, 1980 while in the custody of Pakistani intelligence agencies. His family has accused former ISI operative Brigadier Imtiaz Ahmed Billa of torturing and killing Abbasi while in his custody.^[1][2]

Biography

Abbasi was born in poor Sindhi peasant family in a urban village of Jamshoro, British Indian Empire in 1940. At an early age, Abbasi worked in a rice farm, belonged to a local and power Jagirdar (feudal lord). Abbasi worked in the early mornings at farm while keep attending the local high school against the will of local feudal lord. As soon as he graduated in 1958, Abbasi went on to attend the Sindh University where he attained B.Sc. in Political science. At there, Abbasi politically motivated himself as he joined the Jeay Sindh Student Federation (Great Sindh Student Federation), and later joined the Communist Party in 1964. During this time, Abbasi joined the Sindh Police Force and promoted as Senior Inspector. However, Abbasi left the force and became more involved with the Politics in 1968.

References

1. ^ Custodial death of Nazeer Abbasi, The News (Pakistan), 31 August 2009
2. ^ Brig Imtiaz’s arrest demanded for communist leader’s murder, Daily Times (Pakistan), 31 August 2009

• Leftists want arrest of leader’s killers, Dawn, 8 August 2009
• Demand to reopen Abbasi murder case, Dawn, 10 August 2009
• Nazir Abbasi – A legendary Hero of Sindh, Indus Asia Online Journal, 1 August 2009
• Biography of Nazeer Abbasi by Hassan Mujtaba

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