Lahore court orders FIR against PM Shehbaz, Son & others

In Pakistan, a district court judge in Lahore on Saturday ordered concerned quarters to register a first information report  and others,(FIR) against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his son Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and other senior police officials for 'injuring and torturing' Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf ) PTI workers and from restraining them from joining the party long march.The petitioner, advocate Afzal Azeem, stated that the senior police officials tortured PTI supporters and used batons, tear gas to restrain them from joining the party's protest.According to the Exxpress Tribune, an additional district and sessions judge had also directed SHO Bhati Gate Police Station to register a criminal case against interior minister Rana Sanaullah, eight police officials including CCPO Lahore and DIG Operations, 400 unknown officials for assaulting the lawyers, torturing and damaging their vehicles when they were going to the Islamabad to join the long march. Judge Mian Mudasar Umar Bodla gave direction to the police to register a criminal case under section 154 Cr. P. C and the procedures in accordance with the law.

In another cases, the Special Court Central judge of Lahore on Saturday accepted the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) plea to first initiate proceedings to declare three co-suspects — Suleman Shehbaz, Maqsood and Tahir Naqvi — as proclaimed offenders in the Rs16 billion money laundering case against PM Shehbaz Sharif and his son Punjab CM Hamza Shehbaz.The court also issued arrest warrants for the three co-suspects in the case.As the proceedings commenced, FIA prosecutor Farooq Bajwa opposed the framing of charges against PM Shehbaz and CM Hamza.