Zulfiqar Mirza rejected security offered by police, IG Sindh tells SHC

IG Sindh said he would provide 13 security personnel for Mirza

KARACHI: Sindh's top police chief told the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday that despite offering former home minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza security, he had turned down the police's request, Express News reported.

In a hearing pertaining to Mirza's security, Sindh Inspector General Ghulam Haider Jamali revealed that he had offered a total of thirteen security guards for Mirza's protection. However, Mirza had reportedly rejected the security, the court was told.

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Sparing the Sindh IG of prosecution under contempt charges for the time being, the SHC ordered the provincial chief minister to take action against him and other officers.

These officers have been accused of failing to stop masked ‘policemen’ from besieging the high court, beating up journalists and the guards of former home minister  Mirza on May 23.  The judges had ‘rejected’ written apologies submitted by the IG and AIG for their failure to implement the court’s orders and then concealing the facts.