38 cases registered against Qureshi, IHC told

A report was submitted to the high court in which it was informed that Qureshi had been nominated in 17 cases registered in different police stations of Islamabad

By INP

June 05, 2024

PTI leader and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi addresses a press conference. — APP/File

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was told on Tuesday that 38 cases had been registered against PTI stalwart and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in different police stations of Punjab.

During the hearing of a petition filed by Qureshi seeking details of cases registered against him, a report was submitted to the high court in which it was informed that Qureshi had been nominated in 17 cases registered in different police stations of Islamabad. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq asked whether there were as many police stations in the federal capital.

The report informed that no case had been registered against the ex-FM in Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Besides, not a single case has been registered against Qureshi either by the NAB or the FIA. Taimoor Malik, counsel for Qureshi, told the court that on May 9, his client was in Karachi. Questioning the genuineness of these cases, the CJ remarked that two to three cases made sense. But 38 cases are beyond comprehension. Seeking a report from the assistant attorney general, the court adjourned the hearing until next week.