On Wednesday, the Islamabad High Court withheld its decision on multiple cases lodged against Awami Muslim League (AML) leader and former federal minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed for alleged use of offensive language.
Presided over by Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri, the Islamabad High Court convened to address the matter. Sheikh Rashid attended the session accompanied by his legal representatives, Sardar Abdul Razzaq and Sardar Shehbaz.
In attendance were state counsel Malik Abdul Rehman and police attorney Kazim Adalat.
The judge inquired whether the police had complied with the court’s directive to furnish a report. The state counsel confirmed that the report had indeed been submitted.
Further inquiry ensued regarding whether the FIR mentioned the specific language allegedly used. At the court’s request, the state counsel proceeded to read the contents of the FIR filed at Mochko police station.
The court asked who was the plaintiff in the case and added, “There are no Billo Rani like words in the FIR.
The court said it was written in the FIR that he (Sheikh Rashid) used foul and wrong words against Bilawal Bhutto. “The words mentioned in the report are not in the FIR,” the court observed.
The court inquired how the case was filed in Karachi over a statement given in Islamabad?
“This incident has happened in Islamabad. From where did IG Sindh and Prosecutor General Sindh get these words? Investigating officer should tell the court where are words mentioning Billo Rani,” the court asked.
The investigating officer said everything was in USB and they would produce it on demand. The court said Benazir Bhutto was martyred in Rawalpindi, will there be a trial in Karachi?
“Can a case of Peshawar incident be registered in Karachi? If an incident took place in Islamabad and the case was registered elsewhere,” the IHC inquired.
Later, the court reserved judgment on Sheikh Rashid’s acquittal petition.
Source: Dunya News
