The Sindh High Court (SHC) has summoned the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) inspector over his failure in taking action against sale of smuggled Iranian petrol at a filling station in Ghas Mandi area.
The petitioner, Aslam Karimi, a businessman, had moved the court against FIA’s incharge crime circle Karachi and SHO Garden police station over their inaction against anti-social elements who illegally occupied his filling station and were selling smuggled petrol there.
The counsel for petitioner submitted that his client had entered into a business agreement with the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) for selling petroleum products at his filling station in Ghas Mandi area.
He said during 2012, when lawlessness in the city was rampant, the petitioner continuously received death threats from land grabbers and was forced to shut down his filling station.
After winding up his business, the petitioner left the city for some time and on return, he found his filling station having been occupied by land grabbers who were selling smuggled Iranian petrol, he added. The counsel told the judges that his client was not allowed to enter the filling station and was persecuted by them.
He said that the petitioner approached the home secretary and the FIA’s incharge crime circle Karachi seeking action against land grabbers and their illegal activities but all in vain. He also registered complaint with the Garden police station SHO but he also avoided action against them.
The counsel alleged that land grabbers were selling smuggled petrol under the supervision of law enforcement officers who did not take action against them. He requested the court to order LEAs to take action against them and stop their illegal activities at petitioner’s filing station in Ghas Mandi.
During the hearing, the counsel informed judges that FIA’s inspector Fazal Muhammad Suriho had registered a complaint but no progress, whatsoever, had been made by him as the petitioner was still being harassed. At the request of the counsel, the court directed the FIA inspector to appear in court along with the progress report.
Hearing of the case was adjourned till September 15.
