After a brief hearing on Wednesday the Islamabad High Court admitted the petition filed by Zakarya Ahmad Abd Alftah, brother of Osma’s Yemeni widow for hearing and adjourned it for Thursday.
Chief Justice Islamabad High Court, Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman heard the case in brief and observed that the court would take up the case Thursday to examine the maintainability of the petition.
Muhammad Aamir Khalil, counsel for the petitioner, argued the case and submitted two references of judgments such as; 2000 YLR 2724 and PLD 1970 SC 399, in support of the petition.
Brother-in-law of slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, Zakarya Al-Saddah has intensified his legal battle for the release of his sister Amal Abdul Fattah Al-Saddah, the Yemeni widow of OBL and reached the IHC requesting the court to give permission meeting his sister.
The writ petition under article 199 of the constitution pleaded that Amal Sadda was still suffering with bullet wound she got last year in May 02 operation in Abbottabad that killed her husband and still suffering due to improper treatment, seeking courts intervention to order the authorities for her proper medical treatment.
Talking to reporters in the court premises, lawyer Amir Khalil informed that they have also requested the court to quash the cases as all the allegations being leveled against her in the case are baseless.
Writ petition also requested the court to release all family members including her five minor children who are also under detention along with other family members.
After detaining the Osama Bin Laden family for ten months by the Pakistani authorities, they were shifted to Islamabad early this month and court proceedings were initiated under several charges including illegally entering and staying in the country without legal documents beside other charges.
Amal Sadda’s brother, Zakarya once again dashed to Pakistan approaching different courts for the release of his sister and other family members of Osama Bin Laden.
All those family members are kept under house arrest in Islamabad under heavy security.
