Ex-chairman Senate booked for 'assaulting' policeman

Nayyer Bokhari allegedly slapped a policeman at city district court when asked for body search


Obaid Abassi May 04, 2016
Former Chairman Senate Nayar Hussain Bokhari. PHOTO: PHOTO: FILE/PPI

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police registered a case on Wednesday against former chairman Senate Nayyer Hussain Bokhari for allegedly assaulting a police official on duty.

Reports suggested Bokhari, who is a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and a practicing lawyer, allegedly slapped a policeman at city district court when the official tried to conduct a body search.

Bokhari was asked to stop for a body search as he arrived at the court, following which the former chairman Senate slapped and also threatened a constable.

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Margalla police registered a case against Bokhari.

Security has been tightened in the capital following terror threats. Several universities in the federal capital were cordoned on Wednesday following a security alert.

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According to reports, the National University of Modern Languages (NUML), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Quaid-e-Azam University and Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) were on high alert.

Following the terror alert at the varsities, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar supervised security arrangements at the campuses.

“The interior minister visited Allama Iqbal University at 8:30am to supervise security measures,” a source said.

COMMENTS (6)

NHA | 8 years ago | Reply @Mahmud ul Majeed: If plain cloths men are not acceptable, then let us give every one a uniform. Senate chairman with 4 stars...........and security man with 00 Stars. Turn this country into a Uniform State.
Mahmud ul Majeed | 8 years ago | Reply Why will a Plain clothed Policeman without uniform be allowed to do body search? No sane person will allow body search by such a person without proper identification and authority letter. How do I know Who is searching me and putting his hand in my body.What he asks me to take out my wallet and show him my wristwatch?
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