RAWALPINDI – The Rawalpindi District Court on Saturday framed charges against Law Minister Babar Awan in an incident involving the abduction of a newspaper’s owner and robbery in 1998. Awan appeared before Civil Judge Mehr Sarfaraz Hussain with his counsel Farooq Awan and People’s Lawyers’ Forum lawyers Sajid Tanoli and Babar Ali.
Awan denied the charges and called the case baseless. During the course of the hearing, a witness Mohammad Doraiz also testified about the case, telling the court that no such incident had occurred. However, the court formally indicted the federal minister and adjourned the proceedings until March 12 and issued summon for the prosecution witnesses to testify before the court.
The case against Babar Awan was registered by Sheikh Iftikhar Adil, a newspaper owner, around 12 years ago. He accused the federal minister of depriving him of his cash after abduction.
