Rehman Dakait

Early life and background Rehman was born in 1975 in Lyari, Karachi in the Pakistani province of Sindh to Iranian Balochi Haji Abu Da'ad Muhammad known by the alias 'Dadal' and his third wife Khadija Bibi. Iqbal "Babu" Dakait later claimed to be Rehman's biological father.

Criminal activities Gang wars Haji Lal Mohammad Haji Laloo and Iqbal "Babu" Dakait eventually came to control the Lyari underworld in different areas of the locality (often threatening local residents for loyalty). Allah Baksh Kala Nag II, the son of Kala Nag, joined the Babu Dakait Gang and the two worked together against Laloo. Kala Nag II was arrested in 1991 and remains imprisoned.

After Haji Laloo's arrest in 2001, the Laloo Gang splintered into the Rehman Dakait's Baloch Gang and Arshad Pappu' Pathan gang.

After the split, Rehman rapidly expanded his influence outside Lyari towards Malir and Korangi and he was competing with other underworld gangs in the city (including those associated with the MQM). His death was alleged to be a fake police encounter (extrajudicial killing). Aslam was known for being the only surviving police officer from the anti-crime "Operation Cleanup" of the 1990s, against the Muhajir Qaumi Movement, with other police officers who had participated in this operation being killed in subsequent target killings by MQM-affiliated militants.

Legacy After Rehman's death, the situation in Lyari became tense. Thousands of people attended his funeral in Lyari, where he is viewed as a Robin Hood-like figure rather than as a criminal (known for distributing the wealth earned from his criminal activities among the poor of Lyari).

On 2 February 2026, Jibran Baloch, another one of Rehman's sons, was arrested in the Kalakot area of Karachi by policemen from the Kalakot Police Station. Police confiscated two pistols along with multiple rounds of ammunition from him during the arrest. He was described by the police as a habitual and professional criminal with a history of arrests in multiple cases.

Personal life Like his father Dadal, Rehman also married three times. The number of Rehman's children is said to be around seventeen.

The portrayal of the character of Rahman Dakait in Dhurandhar has evoked all kinds of emotions and reactions in different quarters, with people echoing different perspectives on his actual character and personality.