The warrants were issued for the DHO for not vacating a government flat allotted to a schoolbus driver. PHOTO: FILE
A capital court on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mushtaq Hussain Kayani for not vacating a government flat allotted to a schoolbus driver.
On April 14, Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui had directed Kayani to vacate the house he has occupied for two years in two days. During the proceedings when Justice Siddiqui resumed the hearing of the case, he was informed the DSP was reluctant to appear before the court.
The court directed the Aabpara SHO to arrest him and produce him before the court on Wednesday (today). The driver, Dil Rubaz Khan, also a government employee had requested the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to initiate action against him for not complying with the court order in a contempt application.
When contacted, Aabpara SHO Haq Nawaz Ranjha claimed he received the court order in the evening and he would request Kayani to appear before the court on Wednesday. Justifying his boss’s inaction, Ranjha said the court had passed a surprising order, considering Kayani had been living there for 17 years. Sources in the police told The Express Tribune that the SHO had not arrested the DSP till the story was filed.
The court also directed the Estate Office to conclude a drive to vacate all the flats in Sector G-6 occupied by police officials and submit a report on April 22.
Last month, Dil Rubaz had filed a petition seeking the possession of a flat allotted to him in Sector G-6/4. The court had directed the DSP to vacate the house, but he filed an appeal against the single bench order, which was rejected.
Ex-soldier denied full pension
In another case the bench summoned the finance secretary and accountant general Pakistan revenues on Thursday in response to a petition filed by an ex-soldier who has not been receiving his full pension since his retirement four decades ago.
Jahan Dad Khan, an 85-year-old ex-soldier of the Pakistan Rangers, filed a petition seeking his full pension and other allowances since his retirement in 1974. His counsel Ibrar Hussain informed the court that Pakistan Rangers had not kept their promise to give him his full pension and allowances after retirement. He said the government had announced Rs3,000 minimum pension, however his client was being paid Rs1,000. The counsel maintained that Pakistan Rangers had not addressed the issue.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 17th, 2013.
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