Arrest warrant issued for Judge Humayun Dilawar in land grabbing case

BANNU: A Judicial Magistrate in Bannu on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for Special Judge of Central-II, Islamabad, Humayun Dilawar, who convicted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in the Toshakana reference, in a land grabbing case.

The arrest warrants were also issued for the judge’s father, brother and a registrar in the same case. In a short order, a copy of which is available with Geo News, Magistrate Mahboobul Hassan wrote that the investigation officer submitted an application, along with complete record, for issuance of warrant against the accused.

“Therefore, by acceptance of instant application, warrant of arrest against the accused Taj Mali Khan, Dilawar Khan, Sadiq and Humayun Dilawar be issued in accordance with law with directions to the ACE to arrest them,” stated the order.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) ACE has been directed to arrest the accused, including the registrar, and present them in the court.

Meanwhile, Musaddiq Abbasi, Special Assistant on Anti-Corruption to KP CM, confirmed the development and said a first information report (FIR) had been registered against Judge Dilawar and his three brothers. “The anti-corruption department has obtained the arrest warrants from the court,” he said, noting that the accused “illegally” registered the land meant for government purposes in their names and occupied it for a housing society.

Abbasi claimed that the judge was the chief executive of the housing society. On the other hand, the police said the government has suffered a loss of millions of rupees in this matter.