KARACHI: Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab has asserted that Inspector-General (IG) Sindh Mushtaq Mehar was not abducted, adding that people should be careful while speaking about IG Sindh as it is a credible designation.
“The country has a clear-cut law regarding the sanctity of Mazar-e-Quaid and a report in relation to the matter was also submitted before the cabinet,” he said, while addressing a press conference in Karachi today (Friday).
Murtaza Wahab said that PTI MPA Raja Azhar had filed an FIR against Captain (retd) Safdar. “The police had raised a legal point, saying that the application should be submitted to a magistrate instead of police,” he added.
“After which, PTI leaders tried to submit another petition but the police rejected it once again. Under the circumstances, the attitude of PTI members was inappropriate,” Wahab remarked.
The spokesperson further said that the report of the Karachi incident was submitted to the provincial cabinet within 30 days but it was only approved yesterday. “The federal government and PTI leaders used the incident for politicking,” he added.
“They agreed with the police report that the FIR was false, so the court dismissed it,” he said, adding that the spokesperson said that the prayer leader, who was present at the shrine, also told the police that such an incident did not take place.
Citing a video, Wahab claimed that it could be seen that several PTI leaders were present at the police station and a key federal minister also reached there to pressurise the police.
“The police came under pressure and registered the FIR, while it was the job of the investigation officer to analyse things and then register the FIR,” he said.
Commenting on the Census issue, he claimed that he could prove that the province’s population was inaccurately counted. “The federal cabinet makes unconstitutional decisions during Imran Khan’s rule,” he said.
