IHC orders provision of security to former Senate chairman Waseem Sajjad
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday directed the Interior Ministry to provide security to former Senate chairman Waseem Sajjad as per approval of the summary given by the former prime minister.
A single member bench of IHC comprising Justice Noorul Haq N Qureshi resumed hearing of a plea filed by Waseem Sajjad.
During the course of hearing, federation’s counsel Jahangir Jadoon appeared before the bench and apprised that on the direction of federal government, security of Waseem Sajjad was reduced.
To this, Sajjad apprised the bench that on November 16, 2007 the then prime minister had approved the summary for providing security to the former Senate chairman. He said that in June 2013, the Interior Ministry reduced his security which was against the order of the prime minister.
Sajjad informed the bench that as per order of the former prime minister, the Interior Ministry had to provide a police mobile squad, five police personnel for home duty including one personal gunman.
