LHC rejects CCPO’s report on Khadija Shah cases

LAHORE: Justice Ali Baqar Najafi of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday rejected a report by the capital city police officer (CCPO) regarding the arrest of fashion designer Khadija Shah in a third case of May 9 riots after getting bail in two cases, and directed the CCPO to submit the report afresh on Oct 27.

Hearing a contempt of court petition by the fashion designer, seeking action against the IGP and the CCPO for arresting her in the third case after she had got bail in two pending cases of attacks on Corps Commander House and Askari Tower Gulberg, the judge observed that the report was unsatisfactory.

CCPO Bilal Siddique Kamyana was ordered by the judge on the previous day to file a detailed report which the judge found unsatisfactory.

An anti-terrorism court had denied the police physical remand of Ms Shah in a third case of torching police vehicles near Rahat Bakery Chowk in Lahore Cantonment. The LHC had granted post-arrest bail to Shah on Oct 18 in the cases of Jinnah House and Askari Tower.