During

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, the Major Kaleem Case was the bedrock of many

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i governmental and military operations against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, especially

Operation Clean-up Operation Clean-up, also known as Operation Blue Fox, was an armed military intelligence program led by the Sindh Police and Pakistan Rangers, with an additional assistance from the Pakistan Army and its related intelligence agencies. Plann ...

. Several MQM leaders and workers were alleged to have been involved in the kidnapping and torture of

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Major Kaleem in 1991. On 6 February 1998, the

Sindh High Court The High Court of Sindh () ( Sindhi: سنڌ ھائي ڪورٽ) is the highest judicial institution of the Pakistani province of Sindh. Established in 1906, the Court situated in the provincial capital at Karachi. Apart from being the highest ...

found all defendants innocent and found the case as one "of almost no legal evidence". However, on February 20, 1998, Major Kaleem appealed the decision to the

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and contended that "the High Court erred by acquitting the accused who did not surrender themselves before the trial court. He argued that there was sufficient evidence against the respondents to prove their guilt." On 13 August 2007, the Sindh government withdrew its appeal and all charges against the accused were dismissed.Supreme Court Dismisses the Case
dawn.com. 14 August 2007. Accessed 27 December 2023.

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MQM shifts blame for 1992 operation from military to Nawaz

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