Sardar Abdul Rehman Baloch alias Rehman Dakait ( ur, ) was a Pakistani gangster based in
Karachi
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's
Lyari
Lyari (Urdu: ; sd, لیاري) is a historic locality in Karachi, Pakistan. It is the most densely-populated part of Karachi, and is one of its earliest settled areas.Sarwat Viqar (2014) Constructing Lyari: place, governance and identity in a Kar ...
neighbourhood who formed the
Peoples' Aman Committee
The Peoples' Aman Committee ( ur, پیپلز امن کمیٹی) was an alleged militant group tied to the Pakistan People's Party and based in Karachi, Pakistan. The PAC was founded by the infamous Karachi gangster Rehman Dakait in 2008 and is ac ...
. In urban
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former ...
, he is a mythical figure from the feared but not talked about
underworld
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. Dakait was a cousin of
Sardar Uzair Jan Baloch, who is in the custody of law enforcement.
Early life
Baloch was born in 1980 to Dad Muhammad and Khadija Bibi. His father, Dad Muhammad, and paternal uncle, Sheru, had been involved in drug smuggling since 1964.
They were challenged by Kala Nag, who was later killed in a
police encounter
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.
Baloch started peddling drugs from a young age. He is claimed to have stabbed a man when he was just 13. In 1995, some also claim he murdered his mother. It is speculated that she was involved with a rival gang member.
After Haji Laloo's arrest in 2001, Baloch replaced him as the chief of Laloo's gang.
Killing
Dakait was killed in a shootout with Karachi police, on 9 August 2009.
Zulfiqar Mirza gave a statement in which he said that he was the one who killed Rehman Dakait but at the same moment he said that he felt bad for this action.
Zulfiqar Mirza also stated that he is responsible for this action.
See also
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Peoples' Aman Committee
The Peoples' Aman Committee ( ur, پیپلز امن کمیٹی) was an alleged militant group tied to the Pakistan People's Party and based in Karachi, Pakistan. The PAC was founded by the infamous Karachi gangster Rehman Dakait in 2008 and is ac ...
References
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Murdered Pakistani gangsters
Baloch people
Pakistani extortionists
People from Lyari Town
Pakistani gangsters