PTI leader Shireen Mazari released on IHC orders
Pakistan
IHC had ordered to form judicial commission over arrest.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Shireen Mazari was released after Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered the government to immediately release her and form a judicial commission to probe into her arrest.
Former federal minister Shireen Mazari was taken into custody by a team of the Anti-Corruption Establishment and Police in a joint operation in the Federal Capital.
Chief Justice Athar Minallah ordered her release; however, remarked that what happened to Shireen Mazari is unfortunate but there were worse incidents when she was in government and no action had been taken on enforced disappearances and such incidents will continue to happen when the constitution is not respected.
Case against Shireen Mazari
The facts about case against former federal minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Dr Shireen Mazari have come to light.
A reference was sent to Anti-Corruption Punjab on April 9 in the capacity as Deputy Commissioner Rajanpur/Deputy Director Anti-Corruption Rajanpur, alleging that the original record of Mouza Kachh Mianwali Jumabandi was embezzled in which registration of case against those responsible was recommended.
DG Anti-Corruption Punjab Rai Manzoor Nasir on April 11 accepted the recommendations of DC Rajanpur.
A case was registered against Kismat Ali Patwari, Shaukat Ali Patwari and other responsible persons, while the recommendation to determine the role of the remaining accused had been approved. During the interrogation, Mohammad Afzal Tehsildar Rojhan and Mohammad Waqas Mureed, Land Reforms, Clerk DC Office Rajanpur, Mohammad Asghar, Abdul Rehman Patwari recorded their statements.
During the investigation and examination of records, it was found that Shireen Mehrunnisa Ansari Mazari, in connivance with the Revenue Department, committed fraud in the name of MS Progressive Farm Ltd. However, the record of deed proved that neither the buyer nor the seller has thumbprints and signatures.
However, Abdul Rehman, Patwari also presented the record, while Federal Land Commission had declared the deed bogus on May 26, 1975. It was found from the records that Shireen Mazari had handed over 1386 kanals of land to the Provincial Land Commission. According to the records, tampering and cutting was done by the former federal minister.
