LHC demands record of appeal challenging acquittal of Shehbaz

Author: Staff Report

A division bench of Lahore High Court on Thursday sought complete record of trial court on an appeal challenging acquittal of former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif in Sabzazar alleged fake police encounter case.

Bench comprising Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin and Justice Chaudhry Mushtaq Ahmad observed that the record of the trial court had not been furnished by the prosecution side despite an order issued years ago.

Bench directed the appellant counsel to submit the trial court until January 27, 2019.

Khurshid Khanum, mother of two deceased brothers Wasim and Rauf had moved the appeal in year 2009. Petitioner counsel Aftab Ahmad Bajwa submitted that another complainant in the case had forgiven Shahbaz Sharif that led to his acquittal in the case.

He said that the petitioner husband had not withdrawn the charges and during this case had passed away.

Published in Daily Times, December 14th 2018.

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