The federal government has asked for the names of police martyrs to confer awards. PHOTO:FILE
District and sessions judge Shaiber Khan will oversee a judicial enquiry on police officials who performed extraordinary duties in the province. After the enquiry, their names will be forwarded for awards to be conferred on August 14.
The judge was appointed as the enquiry officer on the request of the provincial government and directives of the federal government to scrutinise the list of nominated officials.
The federal government asked the province to provide names of police officials who performed their duties exceptionally well. After the judicial scrutiny, the names will be forwarded to the federal government so awards can be given to the selected officers on Independence Day.
The federal government has also asked for the names of police martyrs to confer awards. The district and sessions judge has asked the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa IGP to provide him a list of said officials.
Judicial remand extended
An accountability court extended the judicial remand of former IGP Malik Naveed and Raza Ali Khan, a distant relative of former chief minister Amir Haider Hoti, for 14 days in the weapons scam case.
Raza was produced before the court of Judge Shamsher Ali Khan but Naveed refrained from doing so, owing to a heart problem. The court then extended their remand.
The bail hearing of both the accused was also held at the Peshawar High Court where a division bench, comprising Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Ikramullah Khan, adjourned Raza’s hearing till Thursday (today) while Naveed’s application will be heard on March 18.
Naveed’s counsel Zahoorul Haq told the court that his client is a heart patient and presently admitted in hospital, adding that he has been arrested on the biased statement of contractor Arshad Majeed and there is no substantial proof against him.
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Deputy Prosecutor Jamil Saraf told the court they had prepared a reference of corruption against Naveed and will soon file it, stressing his bail application should thus be rejected.
The court asked the NAB official to provide written proof against the accused at the next hearing and adjourned the proceeding till March 18.
Life imprisonment
An anti-terrorism court handed down a life sentence and imposed a fine of Rs100, 000 in a kidnapping case after the prosecution managed a successful a case against the accused.
The prosecutor told judge Salim Jan Khan that Kaptan, a resident of Bara, Khyber Agency, had kidnapped Haroon on September 6, 2013 and demanded Rs30,000 for his release. Police arrested Kaptan after a case was registered with them. After the case was proved against the accused, the court awarded life imprisonment to the culprit and fined him Rs100,000.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 13th, 2014.
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