LHC seeks details of cases against Sheikh Rashid

RAWALPINDI: Justice Chaudhry Abdul Aziz of Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench, has sought details of cases against former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad.

The court, while issuing notices to respondents, directed that the court should be told on the next hearing Sheikh Rashid was nominated where and in what cases after May-9 incident.

The court issued these orders during preliminary hearing of Sheikh Rashid’s petition on the fears, expressed by him through his supplementary statements that he would be involved in May 9 cases.

Sheikh Rashid, his counsel Sardar Abdul Raziq, and junior lawyer Sardar Shahbaz Khan were also present.

The counsel for Sheikh Rashid took the plea that the petitioner was being subjected to political vendetta while supplementary statements had no legal position.

The court asked why the petitioner was becoming worried from going to in-laws.

The court, while issuing notice to the Punjab government, IGP Punjab. RPO, CPO Rawalpindi and other respondents, summoned details of all cases registered against Sheikh Rashid, within two weeks. Later, talking to the media, Sheikh Rashid said police had given statement in high court before his chilla (seclusion) that there was no case against him. “My bail pleas will be decided in Anti-Terrorism Court on Saturday,” he said.

“I have already given power of attorney to Latif Khosa, Aitzaz Ahsan, Suleman Akram Raja and Sardar Abdul Razzaq and they will be my attorney if I go to jail. I will contest election forcefully even if I am in jail,” he vowed.