An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday directed the Sindh prosecutor general and Rangers’ prosecutor to file comments on maintainability of application filed by Uzair Jan Baloch seeking meeting with his counsel.
The Lyari gang war leader, who is currently in Rangers’ detention, approached the administrative judge of ATC, Justice Muhammad Farooq Shah, through his attorneys Khawaja Naveed and Ms Saifee Khan seeking the court’s direction for his meeting with his counsel.
In the application, it was submitted that the attorney had met Baloch on 30th of January when he was presented in the court by Rangers for informing the court about his detention for questioning, but they could not talk to their client.
“The advocates need instruction from Uzair Baloch and for this an exclusive meeting, in which a lawyer and a client may have privileged communication, is required,” the applicant stated. He requested the court to issue directions to the Sindh Rangers director general to facilitate the meeting according to law on 10th of February or earlier.
The judge issued notices to prosecutor general and lawyers from Rangers to make sure the submission of their comments regarding maintainability of application on 8th of February. The Lyari war lord is currently at Mitharam Hostel, a sub jail, as he has been detained by the Rangers for his involvement in offences falling within the ambit of Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.
