RAWALPINDI. The court extended the interim bail of Aleema Khanum, the sister of the former chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), in the Sadiqabad police station case related to the November 26 protest until June 1, without taking any action.
During Monday’s hearing, the other accused named in the case, Special Prosecutor Zaheer Shah, and the prosecution witnesses were also present in court. However, Aleema Khanum’s lawyer filed a petition seeking exemption from attendance, which the court accepted.
In another case, Special Judge Central Rawalpindi Abdul Rehman Muhammad Arif ordered the suspension of the salary of FIA Inspector Abdullah Kiani for failing to submit the challan and custody report on time. The court also sent a copy of the order to AGPR in this regard.
Qazi Bilal Advocate appeared on behalf of the accused and filed a petition regarding the submission of the challan and custody report in the case registered in February. The petition stated that, according to the law, the authorised officer is bound to submit the challan within 14 days.
However, despite the passage of four months, neither the challan nor the custody report of the seized goods had been submitted, despite repeated court orders, which constituted a complete violation of the law.
While accepting the petition, the court sought the personal appearance and status report of the investigating officer. However, due to his failure to appear on the scheduled date, the court ordered the confiscation of the investigating officer’s salary and adjourned the hearing until June 3.
It should be noted that the accused named in the FIR, including Shafqat Hussain Shah and others, have been on bail since February. The accused were deported from Cambodia and the FIA registered a case against him. However, the FIA has failed to submit any challans despite passage of four months and, despite court orders, has also not submitted the report regarding the surrender of the accused’s belongings.
