Wasim Akhtar confessed to involvement in May 12 incident, states interim challan
Abdul Qadir Patel is revealed to have submitted Rs 42,096 in 2015 and Rs 1,56,441 tax in 2013
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Police have filed an interim challan in anti-terrorism court and nominated mayor-designate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Wasim Akhtar in case regarding violent clashes among different political workers on May 12, 2012 on the streets of Karachi, reported Wednesday.
The development has come in on the day when elections for mayor and deputy mayor are being held.
During a hearing of the case in an anti-terrorism court, police filed an interim challan which stated mayoral candidate of Karachi, Wasim Akhtar confessed to involvement in violent clashes on May 12.
Kamran Farooqi, Muhammad Adnan among 56 persons have been termed fugitives in the case. The police maintained that criminal Aslam Kala was arrested on Akhtar’s identification and weapons seized from his possession were found to be used on May 12.
The anti-terrorism court acknowledged the interim challan and instructed the police to file a comprehensive challan.
Meanwhile, Wasim Akhtar and People’s Party’s Abdul Qadir Patel submitted their tax statements to the court according to which, Akhtar filed Rs 577 in 2014, Rs 171 in 2015, Rs 8,835 in 2013 and Rs 92,607 in 2012.
Abdul Qadir Patel is revealed to have submitted Rs 42,096 in 2015 and Rs 1,56,441 in 2013.
The tax returns were filed in the anti-terrorism court by the arrested politicians in order to meet requirements for shift to B-class jail.
The case is running in court in context of the violence that brewed on the roads and streets of Karachi on May 12, 2012 after supporters of former chief justice of Pakistan, Chaudhry Iftikhar Muhammad rallied on his arrival in the city after unjust suspension and violent confrontations took place as Muttahida Qaumi Movement, which also had announced a rally the same day, converged its workers to Jinnah s mausoleum where ex-CJP was to make a speech.
Firing at a private media house was shown live on the television while over 40 persons were killed and hundreds wounded that day.
Former dictator and army chief, Pervez Musharraf had sacked Chaudhry in March 2007 for insisting that he gave up leadership of the army if he wished to continue ruling the nation.
The former CJP did not enjoy good terms with Musharraf since the begining of his term.
Police and the Sindh government came under fire in the days that followed for becoming spectators when chaos ensued.
Akhtar was first detained and shifted to jail last month after a court rejected him extension in interim bail in terror case against former petroleum minister Dr Asim Hussain.
Others who were detained that day included Pak Sarzameen Party’s founding member Anees Qaimkhani and MQM’s Rauf Siddique besides Abdul Qadir Patel.
