Karachi: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday directed police not to arrest Afaq Ahmed, chairman of Mohajir Qaumi Movement – Haqiqi, in any fresh case without its prior approval.
SHC issued the directives during a hearing of a plea filed by Afaq Ahmed’s lawyer. Afaq’s counsel submitted that he been languishing in jail since April 2004 in multiple politically-motivated cases. He further stated that police were not providing information regarding the cases.
On the court’s order, Karachi police presented a report regarding Ahmed’s cases in the Sindh High Court.
According to the report, Afaq has been granted bail in two out of the 10 cases against him. Moreover, no witnesses have come forward against the defence in six other cases. The remaining two cases are currently being heard in court.
After examining the police report, the SHC directed police not to arrest Afaq in any new case without it approval.
