Police disproves harassment allegation against Babar Azam's family

Report reveals neither petitioner Hamiza nor her family members harassed by police

LAHORE:

The allegation of harassment, levelled against national cricket team captain Babar Azam by Hamiza Mukhtar, has been disproved by the police.. 

A report by officials was submitted in the court of additional district and sessions Judge Abid Raza Khan on Saturday in connection with the 'harassment petition' filed by Mukhtar, seeking direction to restrain police from 'harassing and blackmailing' her and her family members.

The police report revealed that “neither petitioner Hamiza nor her family members were blackmailed and harassed by police at the behest of Babar Azam’s family. So the allegation levelled by her to the extent of ‘harassing, blackmailing and pressuring’ is proved false”.

The judge also disposed of the petition, directing the respondents – Babar Azam’s family members and Defense-A police – to “follow the law as nobody is above the law and remain within the four corners of law and not to cause undue and unlawful harassment to the petitioner”.

The order further added, “it is the fundamental right of every citizen of Pakistan to be dealt with in accordance with law under article 4 of the Constitution of Pakistan. Article 14 of the Constitution of Pakistan protects the dignity of privacy of man. Article 25 of the Constitution of Pakistan provides that all citizens are equal before the law and are entitled to equal protection of the law. Article 9 of the Constitution of Pakistan protects the life and liberty of the citizen. However, this direction shall have no effect on the legal action against the petitioner”.

Mukhtar had earlier filed a petition praying upon the court to restrain police officials from 'harassing and blackmailing her and her family members' at the behest of Babar Azam’s family members.