IG Punjab appeared in the Lahore High Court in the hearing of the case against the ISI for harassing the judge.
A contempt of court case was heard in the High Court against the harassment of the judge of the Anti-Terrorism Court Sargodha by the Sector Commander ISI.
IG Punjab Dr Usman Anwar and RPO Sargodha appeared in the court.
The IG said that firing took place outside the court, on the order of the judge, we conducted an inquiry, first of all we have to geo-fence the court area, but there is a data problem, our hands are tied due to the lack of CDR. Islamabad High Court has ordered the telephone companies not to give mobile data to anyone, a committee should be formed immediately with our Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Interior.
The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court told him that if geo-fencing is not allowed, then you will not arrest the servant? What is the information about the meter that was broken outside the judge’s house in Bahawalpur? Judge Muhammad Abbas is our very good judicial officer who said that a message was sent to meet the ISI man, have you found the man who wanted to meet the judge? My question is which ISI officer delivered the message?
IG Punjab replied that I asked the concerned officers in this regard and they flatly refused. Broke their meter.
The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court asked under which law did you stop the lawyers and Silen from going to the ATC court?
IG Punjab replied that there was a special danger in this regard, hence it was closed.
The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court remarked that then the courts of the whole of Pakistan should be closed, there is a threat alert in the whole of Pakistan, you can tell me any law under which law they were prevented from going to the court.
IG Punjab replied that we imposed Section 144 so that people do not gather together.
The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court inquired that we are not talking about gathering of people, why did you stop them from going to the court? You then impose a curfew.
The IG while submitting the report in the court said that it is a very sensitive report which is only for you, all the roads leading to the Sargodha court were blocked, there are some security threats, the work is going on.
DPO Sargodha said that we had received a threat alert in this regard, we did not stop the judge from work.
The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court remarked that you did not allow lawyers and soldiers to enter the court, and what is stopping them from working? The judge did not stop from his work, he has also written in the letter that he is not afraid. Sir, IG, please don’t make a joke of the court, there was an attack on the house of the corps commander, the courts have to decide on it, if the biggest court of the province is attacked, you have not named anyone in the case, who is a judge. If you don’t like it, they start rhetoric against it, there is a double standard in this country, programs are run against it on social media.
Judge’s letter
ATC Sargodha judge has written to Lahore High Court on harassment by ISI and firing outside the court saying that I was sent a message that some people of ISI want to meet you, but I refused. Some people broke the gas meter outside my house, I was sent a huge electricity bill from WAPDA, the electricity bill seems to be fake and may have been sent with the connivance of agency officials and WAPDA. , the police blocked the roads leading to the court on the day of hearing the cases on May 9, firing was done on a transformer outside the court.
In the letter, it was said that on the day of the judgment of the case of the accused in the May 9 cases, the court was surrounded in the name of threat alert, on that day no one could enter and no one could come out, even the accused could not appear before the court. However, the judge ruled on the merits.
Umar Ayub was prevented from appearing in court
It should be noted that a few days ago the Sargodha police stopped opposition leader Umar Ayub and lawyer Babar Awan from going to the anti-terrorism court. Both the leaders were going to appear before the ATC in the May 9 incident case.
The Special Anti-Terrorism Court, Sargodha, while pronouncing the verdict in this case, acquitted 70 PTI workers, including PTI leader Amjad Ali Khan Niazi, in 2 cases registered in Police Station City Mianwali on the incidents of May 9. Due to this, the court had rejected Omar Ayub’s pre-arrest bail application. A case has been registered against him in Mianwali regarding May 9.
Speaking to the media, Umar Ayub said that preventing him from going to court is unconstitutional, he will raise the issue in the House that the way of the opposition leader has been blocked.
