Sheikh Rasheed seeks exemption from court appearance in Zardari remarks case

Supreme Court, Sheikh Rasheed, Punjab election

ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid on Thursday filed a plea before the Islamabad court seeking his exemption from personal appearance in a case pertaining to making defamatory remarks against the former president Asif Zardari, ARY News reported.

In his plea, the former interior minister stated that he was unable to attend the hearing due to health issues. A medical report was also attached to the plea.

Judicial Magistrate Umar Shabbir was expected to frame charges against the AML chief today as the investigation officer had submitted a challan in the case registered at the Aabpara police station.

On Feb 18, Sheikh Rashid requested the court to adjourn the case till March 15 as he had to attend a conference on March 2.

At this, the judge said he could not adjourn the case for long as challan had been submitted by the IO in the case. “Charges would be framed against the former interior minister on March 2,” the judge observed.

The case

AML chief Sheikh Rasheed was booked under three sections — 120B (criminal conspiracy), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups), and 505 (statements conducing to public mischief).

In the FIR, complainant PPP divisional president stated that the AML chief tried to badmouth a former president and cause a “permanent danger” to the PPP co-chairman and his family.

With his provocatory allegations, Rasheed wants to cause a fight between the PTI and the PPP to disrupt the country’s peace, the FIR added.



from Latest Pakistan News Breaking News from All over Pakistan - ARY News https://ift.tt/Q3P7ofC

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Texas shooting claims five lives, armed suspect on the loose

Image
 A man shot dead five neighbors including an 8-year-old boy after some of them had asked him to stop shooting a semiautomatic rifle in his front yard in Cleveland, Texas, because it was keeping their baby awake, police said on Saturday. Police were still looking for the suspect, who used an AR-15-style rifle in the shooting late inside the neighbors’ home on Friday, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said. Sheriffs deputies were joined by FBI agents as they continued searching for the suspect, Francisco Oropeza, 38, in a nearby wooded area 18 hours after the attack, Capers said. “We are tracking him with dogs and men on horseback and drones in the air,” Capers said. Law enforcement had found an abandoned cellphone and some discarded clothing in the search area, Capers said. He was quoted as saying by other news outlets that all the victims were shot in the head “almost execution-style.” Police said all five victims were from Honduras. Officials from Capers’ office received a
Read more

DSP, gunman martyred in Lakki Marwat attack

Image
LAKKI MARWAT: Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Gul Muhammad Khan and his gunman were martyred in an attack in Lakki Marwat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa late Friday night. According to details, DSP Gul Muhammad Khan was on routine patrol on Manjiwala Road in Lakki Marwat when some unidentified assailants opened fire on police van due to which DSP Gul Muhammad Khan and his gunman were critically wounded. They were rushed to Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital Norang where both of them died during treatment. A heavy contingent of police reached the spot after the incident and cordoned off the area. Police have also launched a search operation in the area to arrest the culprits. Read more: CTD, police kills three terrorist in Lakki Marwat Earlier, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and Bannu police killed three terrorists affiliated with a banned outfit during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Ghazni Khel area of Lucky Marwat. The CTD spokesperson stated that an intelligen
Read more

Illegal immigrants involved in serious crimes in Karachi: Police chief

Image
KARACHI: Karachi police chief on Wednesday claimed that the illegal Afghan immigrants were involved in some heinous criminal activities in the metropolis, ARY News reported. During an exclusive interview with ARY News, the Karachi police chief – Khadim Hussain Rind – asserted that more than 43,000 illegal Afghan immigrants, involved in activities such as street crimes and house robberies in the city, were deported. “After the cleanup operation against illegal aliens the crime ratio in the city cut off by 4.9 percent,” he maintained. The city police chief stated that a crackdown against drug dealers was also conducted in Karachi. While responding to a question, Rind stated that a plan is being cooked regarding the security of PSL. from Latest Pakistan News and Breaking News from All over Pakistan https://ift.tt/zu8qS3r
Read more