The rangers’ plea : Lawyer to defend Amir Khan’s bail

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Amir Khan’s lawyer will argue on February 11 against the Rangers application challenging grant of bail to him in a case pertaining to facilitation of criminals. The Rangers authorities had challenged the release of MQM’s Rabita Committee member in September last year, at least two months after an anti-terrorism court (ATC) granted him bail in a case relating to instigating terrorism and harbouring criminals. The paramilitary troops had taken him into custody during a pre-dawn raid at the MQM headquarters, Nine Zero, on March 11. He was granted bail by the ATC-II on June 29 last year. Two months on, the Rangers had challenged the ATC’s release order in the Sindh High Court, claiming that the trial court’s order was ‘one-sided’. Advocate Mehmood Alam Rizvi requested for time to prepare and argue the case, for the defendant. Approving the request, the bench granted him time till February 11.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 5^th,  2016.