Daily Times

Sindh High Court (SHC) Monday barred the provincial police from arresting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader Azam Swati in more cases, also ordering to combine two petitions filed by his son Usman Swati seeking annulment of all the cases against the ailing politician, a private TV channel reported. During the hearing of the petition, an SHC bench led by Justice Karim Khan Agha directed the Prosecutor General Sindh (PGS) to furnish the court with a reply by December 15. The court issued notices to Inspector General Police (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon and the PGS. The court also directed IGP to submit a detailed report regarding cases against Azam Swati in the province.

During the hearing, the petitioner’s lawyer contended that the Balochistan High Court (BHC) had quashed all the cases registered against the senator in Balochistan.

Justice Moham­mad Karim Khan Agha sought details of the cases against Swati from Sindh Inspector General Ghulam Nabi Memon, who was present during today’s hearing. He also questioned the registration of multiple cases in different cities under a single charge.

For his part, the Sindh prosecutor general sought more time from the court to gather the relevant information. However, Justice Agha turned down the request, saying no further time would be given and that the all relevant senior superintendents of police should be summoned to brief the court at the next hearing. “If all details are not furnished before the court, a case would be registered against you,” the judge told the Sindh police chief.

The court also sought the English transcripts of all FIRs registered against the senator in the province and adjourned the hearing till Dec 14 (Wednesday).