The Sindh High Court (SHC) has summoned the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) inspector on September 15 to explain the failure in taking action against the sale of smuggled Iranian petrol in Karachi.
Inspector Fazal Muhammad Suriho, who was acting as inquiry officer, has been summoned to furnish explanation against the smuggling that has been going on under the supervision of the law enforcers.
Petitioner Aslam Karimi had sought a direction from FIA’s Crime Circle in-charge at Karachi to stop the sale of smuggled Iranian petrol and to retrieve his petrol pump from the encroachers. A complaint was also lodge at the Garden police station but no action was initiated.
Karimi entered into a business agreement with Pakistan State Oil (PSO) for selling petroleum products at his filling station in Ghas Mandi area.
“In 2012, my client was forced to leave the city due to continuous threats to his life from the land grabbers, who ultimately illegally occupied his filling station. Upon return, he found his station under illegal occupation of the land grabbers who were selling smuggled Iranian petrol,” Karimi’s lawyer Nehal Hashmi said.
According to the petition, land grabbers are smuggling petrol under the supervision of law enforcement officers, which explains why no action has been taken against the petition, pleading to order LEAs against those involved.
During Friday’s hearing, the judges were informed that FIA’s inspector had registered a complaint on the petitioner’s request, but no further progress had been made by him. The petitioner has been facing continuous harassment. Lawyer Nehal Hashmi requested to the court to personally summon the FIA inspector along with the progress report.
The bench ordered Inspector Suriho to appear along with the progress report made pursuant to aforesaid inquiry. Judges would take up the matter on September 15.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 7th, 2014.
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