Court orders IO to appear on April 14

Bail granted to DHA resident in child abuse case cancelled

A local court while entertaining senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Saleem Shehzad’s bail plea in two cases related to the 1992 riots, issued a notice to the investigating officer to appear in court on April 14.

The court of the additional district and sessions judge concerned also directed the prison authorities to provide complete medical treatment to Shehzad, reportedly a cancer patient.

The cases were reopened soon after he had obtained bail in the case pertaining to provision of medical treatment and shelter to criminals at Dr Asim Hussain’s hospital.

During an informal talk with journalists at the court premises, the British national MQM leader said he had been visiting Pakistan but was only arrested after he raised slogans in favour of Pakistan.

He said those involved in corruption cases are given a warm welcome but he, who had committed no fault, was being implicated in false cases.

NBWs out in child’s torture case

The judicial magistrate (South) again issued non-bailable arrest warrants (NBWs) against a citizen, Rizwan Shaikh, who is out on bail in a case pertaining to alleged torture of an 11-year-old domestic worker, Asghar.

The court had issued NBWs for his arrest when he missed Monday's hearing and directed his counsel to ensure his presence at yesterday's proceedings. 

As Rizwan, who had been granted bail for Rs200,000, missed a second consecutive hearing, the court cancelled his bail and confiscated the amount paid as surety. The court fixed April 6 to hear the case again and directed the investigation officer (IO) to arrest the absconding accused and produce him before the court.

A resident of Khayaban-e-Shamsheer, DHA, Rizwan along with his wife was booked in the case after the servant’s father complained that the couple torture his child and have kept him under detention for over a year. He was not allowed to meet his parents and neither had his wages for the past three months been paid.

Seven-year imprisonment

The judicial magistrate (West) awarded a seven-year imprisonment to two street criminals Waseem and Rafeeq for looting a citizen, Imtiaz, on gunpoint in 2013 in the Saeedabad police station’s area.

Ex-IGP corruption case 

The corruption reference filed against former IG Police Ghulam Haider Jamali, former AIG Finance Fida Hussain Shah and six other former officers could not be heard by the accountability court since the contract of the administrative judge had lapsed.

In the reference, the accused were alleged to have appointed more than 881employees without any legal authority and looted over Rs540 million as bribery, causing a great loss to the national exchequer. All the accused are on protective bail, obtained from the Sindh High Court (SHC).

Rauf Siddiqui files damages suit

The former provincial minister and MQM-P MPA Rauf Siddiqui filed a suit for damages against Captain Mugheez and demanded to be paid Rs500 million as compensation. He alleged that Captain Mugheez had levelled allegations against him at a press conference stating that he (Siddiqui) was involved in gathering extortion money.

He further alleged that the accused had not responded to the legal notice issued to him and prayed to the court concerned to take action against the accused and force him to tender an apology and pay compensation for damaging his reputation.