ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was reopened on Saturday after PTI arrested leader Shireen Mazari’s daughter filed a petition against her mother’s arrest in the court. IHC staff, which had retired for the day, returned to the court premises.
The petition, a copy of which is available to media urged that it be accepted and a production order be issued for Mazari.
It also requested that the concerned law enforcement agencies be directed to produce the PTI leader and subsequently be restrained from “extending threats” to the petitioner and her family.
“It is in the public knowledge that the petitioner’s mother was a furious critic of the violation of human rights in the hands of the law enforcement agencies. […] It is also on record that petitioner and her mother were often made target[s] for their bold and straightforward stance with regard to human rights violations in the country,” the petition said.
IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah was at his residence when he was informed about the urgent nature of the petition. He is expected to decide shortly whether or not there will be an immediate hearing on the petition.
PTI leaders Fawad Chaudhry, Zulfi Bukhari, Farrukh Habib and other were also at the Islamabad High Court
Meanwhile, PTI leaders Asma Qadeer, Zille Huma and Anita Mehsood submitted an application in the Kohsar police station for the registration of a first information report (FIR) against Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz over Mazari’s “kidnapping”.
In the application, the PTI leaders stated that the video of Shireen’s “arrest” was available. According to the rules, they said, the ACE Punjab had to record the details of its arrival and departure from the capital at the Kohsar police station, since Islamabad was not a part of Punjab.
However, this was not done so, the application noted, adding that it “meant Hamza Shehbaz was responsible for this entire incident”.
“Therefore, an FIR should be registered against those responsible, who can be seen in the video, and Hamza Shehbaz for this illegal action and Shireen Mazari’s kidnapping,” it stated.
