Chaudhry Aslam Khan

Chaudhary Aslam Khan was a Pakistani police officer known for his tough actions against criminals. In 2014 he was martyred in Karachi by the Taliban.

Chaudhry Aslam Khan (Shaheed)
Born
Chaudhry Aslam Khan (Martyred)

1967
Dhodial, Mansehra District, KPK, Pakistan
DiedJanuary 9, 2014(2014-01-09) (aged 46–47)
Lyari Expressway, Karachi, Pakistan
Resting placeGizri graveyard
Alma materKarachi University
Police career
Allegiance Sindh Police
Service years1987–2014
RankSenior Superintendent of Police (SSP)
AwardsPPM (Pakistan Police Medal)
QPM (Quaid e Azam Police Medal)

Aslam joined the Sindh Police force in 1987 as SHO (Station House Officer) and served in several police stations across Karachi and in Balochistan due to provincial allocation. Chaudhry Aslam gained fame after working as an encounter specialist from 1992-1994 and 1996-1997. Chaudhry was suspended and came back to service in 2004 and was given the task of eradicating target killers. Later he was ordered to lead the LTF (Lyari Task Force) and end the gangwar in Lyari Town. From 2005-2014 Chaudhry Aslam arrested terrorists, gangwar-criminals, target killers and extortionists belonging to TTP, BLA, MQM, ANP, TMP, LJ, LeT and SSP. On 9 January 2014, he was killed in a bomb blast carried out by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. In 2017 Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian national arrested in Balochistan on the allegations of spying and terrorism, confessed in a video released by DG ISPR that the assassination of Aslam was sponsored by Indian intelligence agency Research Analysis Wing on the directions of Anil Dhasmana. The validity of the video, however, has been criticised, with the Indian side claiming it to be doctored and forced upon Jadhav.[1]

Personal info

He belonged to and was born in Dhodial, Mansehra District, Hazara Division and moved to Karachi along with his father after completing his primary education.[2]

Career

In 2010, Aslam was appointed as head of the Investigation Wing in the Criminal Investigation Department.[3]

Aslam won himself a reputation for his performance in the 2012 'Lyari grand operation' which once again aimed at clearing the area of criminals.[4]

2011 attack by Taliban
TTP attack on his residence in 2011

In 2011, he escaped unhurt from a Taliban attack on his house situated in the Defence Phase VIII area of Karachi. The attack resulted in the death of eight people. TTP claimed responsibility for the attack as retaliation for ongoing efforts against them, including the arrest and killing of many of the organisation's fighters. At that time, a defiant Aslam, whose home was half blown away by the blast, said he knew he was the target but it would not deter him from fighting against extremists.[4]

Shahadat(martyred date)

On 9 January 2014, he died along with two other officers, his guard and driver, when a bomb targeted his convoy on the Lyari expressway in Karachi. The Mohmand Agency chapter of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.[5] Sajjad Mohmand, a spokesman for the militant group, said Aslam was targeted for carrying out operations against the TTP. "Aslam was involved in killing Taliban prisoners in CID cells in Karachi and was on the top of our hit-list," he said.[6]

Reaction to death

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif praised SP CID Chaudhry Aslam and the other officers killed as martyrs, and said that such attacks will not deter the law enforcement agencies in their fight against terrorism.[7] Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) issued a statement of the army chief General Raheel Sharif, acknowledging the contributions of police and other Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) in the fight against terror, and paying tribute to Chaudhry Aslam for laying down his life in the line of duty.[8] MQM chief Altaf Hussain also condemned the killing of SSP Chaudhry Aslam and his two colleagues. "SSP Chaudhry Aslam was active in fighting against terrorists who are carrying out subversive activities in Pakistan. He conducted operations against terrorists and criminal elements bravely", Altaf Hussain said.[7]

Biopic

In 2019 it was announced that an action movie based on his life will be released, Chaudhry - The Martyr, directed by Azeem Sajjad. Chaudhry's role will be played by his cousin Chaudhry Tariq Islam, who hails from the same villages, is a DSP himself, and worked with Khan for over thirty years; the director acknowledged he had cast him because he's "well versed with [Khan's] body language, gestures, attitude and reflexes."[9]

See also

References
  1. "Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Pakistan releases another video, claims he filed mercy petition to Chief of Army Staff". Firstpost. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. Khan, Nisar Ahmad (10 January 2014). "Ch Aslam does people proud in his hometown". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. "Who is Chaudhry Aslam?". The News. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  4. "Profile: Chaudhry Aslam". Dawn. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  5. "Taliban to haunt Karachi again?". Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  6. "Taliban bombing kills senior police officer Chaudhry Aslam". Dawn. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  7. "SP CID Chaudhry Aslam martyred in Karachi bombing". The News. 10 January 2014.
  8. "Army chief condemns terrorist attack on SP CID Ch Aslam". The news. 10 January 2014.
  9. Ozair Majeed (18 April 2019), "HIP Exclusive: Tariq Islam was the Perfect Choice for Chaudhry, says Azeem Sajjad", HIP in Pakistan. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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