Court moved for registration of FIR as per Imran’s version
Former prime minister Imran Khan is helped after he was shot in the shin in Wazirabad, Pakistan November 3, 2022. SCREENGRAB
An application has been moved before Justice of Peace Wazirabad for the registration of a first information report (FIR) regarding the assassination attempt on former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan as per his version.
The application was filed on Thursday by Imran Khan’s relative Zubair Niazi under Section 22-A of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), making Punjab police officials as respondents.
The plea stated that the petitioner is an eyewitness of the occurrence and he is not only a close blood relative of the “critically injured” former PM Imran but also the general-secretary of PTI Lahore chapter. “His presence at the site of occurrence, on top of the container can be verified from the various videos that are circulating on social media.”
The complainant/petitioner furnished straightforward, accurate, true details of the events without any exaggeration, free form falsehood or false implication on which respondents simply took no action for a noticeable period from 03.11.22 till 07.11.22 “till the kind intervention of the Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan”.
The petitioner in the application “straightaway rejected and discarded the so-called first information report (FIR No. 691/22) registered at the behest of Amir Shehzad SI, Respondent No. (2)”.
“Registration of FIR No. 621/22 by Respondent No. (2) based on tutored, misleading, factually incorrect information [which] has to be rejected for the reason that the primary purpose of the same was to bar the registration of FIR of the Petitioner by taking unfair and undue advantage of the landmark Judgment titled, ‘Sughran Bibi v. The State”.
The application stated an attempt to bar the registration of the petitioner on technical grounds can be gleaned from the following points:
"Prompt and timely information by First Informant, physically present, blood relation of the victim, an eye witness of the occurrence has been ousted from assuming the role of Complainant by using unfair and illegal means.”
"Occurrence had taken place on 03-11-22 at around 4:10 PM, where the police was available at the spot. Choosing to become Complainant after a shocking and noticeable delay of five (05) days in presence of Petitioner/Complainant who reported the crime in a timely manner, clearly indicates towards foul play, cheating, hoodwinking and deceiving the ‘Criminal Justice System’ which cannot be permitted.”
"One of the assassins, namely; Muhammad Naveed S/O Muhammad Bashir was apprehended red-handed at the spot and handed over to police custody whose arrest has not even been shown in the contents / Karwai Police of the false and bogus FIR.”
"Quite visibly as a result of deliberations and consultation, accurate, genuine and authentic information and details have been dishonestly excluded to save the skin of the political rivals involved in conspiracy of assassination plot on the former prime minister.
The application contends that it was an obligatory duty of SHO concerned to take immediate action without any delay when the Complaint was put before them and his failure to do so hampers the confidence of prospective Petitioner in the Justice System of Pakistan and may lead to a suppression of Genuine and Lawful claims.
The petitioner implored the court to direct the respondents (police officials) to register FIR of the Wazirabad incident “on the basis of complaint submitted by petitioner without any further delay”.