POLICE RECOvERs bIKE usED by F - 9 PARK GAnG RAPE ACCusED

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FEDERAL Police has made a breakthrough in the investigation into the F-9 Park gang rape case and recovered the bike used by the accused with the help of CCTV footage obtained from Safe City Project.

Sources in Capital Police have told Pakistan Today that the main accused in gang-rape case has been identified who turned out to be the resident of Rawalpindi. The accused had parked their motorbike in the parking lot of the F-9 Park and later was identified with the help of CCTV footage. However, the CCTV footage failed to capture the crime due to non-availability of CCTV cameras inside the park.

The sources said that after completing the process of identification of the accused with the help of CCTV footage, the police

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ISLAMABAD Staff RepoRt have obtained full details of the bike from the excise office and initiated raids to apprehend the rapists. However, no arrests could be made till filing of the report.

It should be noted that on February 2,

2023, the tragic incident of rape took place in the thick forest of the F-9 Park.

The accused tortured and raped the victim girl on gun point and escaped from the spot. The victim lodged the FIR of the inci-

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LAHORE Staff RepoRt dent at Margalla police station. During the investigation of the case, the police also interrogated dozens of suspects with the help of geo-fencing.

However, due to the lack of CCTV cameras inside the park, the police also faced difficulties in the investigation.

Initially, the police prepared a sketch of the main accused in light of the statements of the victim and her colleague. The police also claimed that the drawn sketch of the accused bears an eighty percent resemblance to the accused.

Police also obtained footage from the park’s gate through Safe City cameras helped in the investigation. Police sources say that in the ongoing investigation in past ten days, the police also obtained the footage of the accused parking the motorbike in the parking lot of the park and later escaping on the bike. Police sources say that soon the accused will be behind the bars.

‘Powerful mafia’ pushing country to point of no return: Fawad Ch

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader (PTI) leader and former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday regretted that the ‘powerful mafia’ had the country into a banana republic where there is no rule of law, saying the “cabal of vested interest” was taking the country to the point of no return.

“No nation can progress until the rule of law prevails for everyone, he added.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday reserved its verdict on an appeal of co-accused Ammad Yousaf against the order of the district court in the Shahbaz Gill sedition case.Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the case filed by Ammad Yousaf through his lawyer.The petitioner’s lawyer argued that the complaint was filed by magistrate Ghulam Murtaza Chandio and six more people were added in the supplementary statement out of which four persons had already been acquitted while the fifth person Arshad Sharif has died.The chief justice remarked that the court had to view the role of the petitioner in connection with the crime. The lawyer said that his client was a director of news in a TV channel and it was his responsibility to view the overall affairs.The chief justice said that there were criminal charges in the FIR, adding that who would be responsible if the filters were not added in a news organization. The court said that it would view only the legal points while the role of the accused would be determined in the trial.The lawyer said that his client was accused of being consulted by Shahbaz Gill before he gave statements.Special Prosecutor Rizwan Abbasi said that the trial court had found it appropriate to continue the trial as there were some solid reasons. After listening to arguments, the court reserved its judgment on the appeal of the accused.

Talking to the media persons here on Tuesday, Fawad Ch said that filing a sedition case against a Senator and exfinance minister Shaukat Tarin was ridiculous and reprehensible which indicated that Pakistan had become a banana republic.

He started “if someone says that the agreement with the IMF is wrong in respect of Pakistan’s interest and we should prevent it from happening in every possible way, then the question is how it treason or rebellion”?

It was worth mentioned here that earlier Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that after completing the inquiry against Tarin, FIA had sought permission to arrest Tarin and the government has given permission to arrest him. On the other hand, Tehreek-e-Insaf leader (PTI) leaders are reacting strongly to the filing of a sedition case against Shaukat Tarin.

PTI SUBMITS REPLY IN ECP CONTEMPT CASE: Pakistan

Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leaders including party chief Imran Khan submitted their response to a show-cause notice issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in contempt case, ARY News reported on Sunday.

The ECP had initiated contempt proceedings against Imran as well as party leader Asad Umar and Fawad Chaudhry for issuing statements against the electoral body and the chief election commissioner.

PTI Secretary General Asad Umar submitted reply to the ECP today.

During today’s hearing, Imran’s lawyer requested the postponement of proceedings in contempt case due to by-elections.

Requesting for the hearing to be resumed after the election, the PTI chief stated that he will “try and appear in person for the next hearing”.

Subsequently, the ECP postponed the hearing until February 28.

A Lahore High Court (LHC) judge on Tuesday referred a petition challenging the appointment of director general Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab to the LHC chief justice with a request to fix it before a larger bench. Justice Muzamil Akhtar Shabbir heard the petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Asad Umar. The petitioner’s counsel argued before the court that the caretaker Punjab government was responsible for holding transparent elections in Punjab only and it could not make appointments and transfers. He argued that the caretaker government had appointed Sohail Zafar Chatta as DG ACE Punjab in violation of rules. He pleaded with the court to set aside the appointment being illegal. However, a law officer opposed the petition and submitted that the caretaker government was empowered to make appointments and postings. He further argued that the petition was not maintainable. To which, the petitioner’s counsel argued that the petition was maintainable. At this stage, the law officer submitted that a larger bench was hearing identical petitions and requested the court to refer the matter to it. Subsequently, the court referred the petition to the LHC chief Justice with a request to fix it before the larger bench.

IHC Registrar Office raises objection to Imran Khan’s appeal

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The Registrar Office of Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday raised objections on petition seeking appearance of PTI chief Imran Khans before the banking court through video link in the prohibited funding case. The Registrar Office said that the petitioner had not done his biometric verification so far. Imran Khan had prayed the court that he should be allowed to appear before the Banking Court through video link due to his health conditions. It may be mentioned here that Imran Khan had challenged the decision of the Banking Court which had summoned him in personal capacity on February 15 and granted him the last opportunity in this regard. The FIA had registered an FIR against Imran Khan and others under Foreign Exchange Act after the decision of ECP in the prohibited funding case.

Pandemonium reigns Senate over AGP’s ‘clarification’ of CJP’s ‘honest premier’ remarks

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Pandemonium reigned the Senate on Tuesday over a letter pinned by the recently-appointed Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Shehzad Ata Elahi, clarifying that Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial’s ‘honest premier’ remarks were misconstrued.

The chaotic session of the upper house of parliament resumed with Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani in the chair wherein the incumbent Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government and the Pakistan Tehreek-eInsaf (PTI) members came face to face.

The pandemonium in the House oc- curred over the letter written by AGP Elahi to Law Minister Nazir Tarar regarding the CJP remarks. In the letter, a copy of which is available with The Express Tribune, the AGP had urged the law minister to share correct facts in this regard with fellow parliamentarians for setting the record straight, stating that the observation regarding CJP’s remarks was “incorrect”.

He had stated that he was present in the court during the hearing and can confirm that no such remark on the honesty of the prime ministers of Pakistan was made by the apex court chief justice.

“The CJP went on to comment on the then deposed Prime Minister of Pakistan

Muhammad Khan Junejo being a very good and independent man who was removed through Article 58(2)(b),” the AGP had clarified.

Elahi added that the observation, that Junejo was the “only honest premier” of the country, seems to have “been misconstrued and misstated”. The clarification had come a week after the upper house had witnessed a heated debate between the treasury and the opposition members as both locked horns over CJP Bandial’s “remarks” during a hearing on the appeal against the NAB law amendments. As the session began today, Senator Raza Rabbani protested the attorney general’s letter.

Tarar detailed that the AGP explained the matter because he was present in the court and that Chief Justice Bandial’s comment about one honest premier was “social” and taken out of context on social media. Senator Rabbani argued that if the AGP was so supportive of the Parliament and the judiciary, then he should defend the parliament when it is being attacked by the court. He added that a letter should be written to the AG on the matter.

PTI Senator Shehzad Waseem said that the AGP was correcting who was honest and who was not. He added that the court had said that the Parliament is incomplete and that the House had pushed a big party – the PTI – against the wall.