Nazeer Abbasi
Nazeer Abbasi (Sindhi: نذير عباسي) (b. April 10, 1953 — d. August 9, 1980) was the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Pakistan. He was tortured to death on August 9, 1980 in government of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq while in the custody of FIU Field Intelligence Unit of Pakistan Army. His family has accused former ISI operative Brigadier Imtiaz Ahmed Billa of torturing and killing Abbasi while in his custody, and Billa has admitted this in a TV interview.
Nazeer Abbasi | |
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| Born | April 10, 1953 Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Died | August 9, 1980 (aged 28) (Tortured) |
| Resting place | Karachi |
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