Islamabad Police is in a quandary regarding the arrest of former Senate chairman Nayyar Bukhari and his son Jarar Shah for slapping a plain-clothed constable at the entry gate of F-8 Kutchehry in spite of the arrest warrants issued against them.
Sources said that the police have constituted a special team for the arrest of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP)’s stalwart. However, they are waiting for the Interior Ministry’s directives. The ministry has not issued any orders in this regard.
Arrest warrants for both father and son were issued by Civil Judge Jawad Hussain Adil on Thursday, who directed Margalla police station SHO to ensure the arrest of the accused at the earliest.
Sources confirmed that Nayyar Bukhari is present in Islamabad, but he is not in his own house. Sources said, however, that he might get a bail, as he has reportedly been told by the government to get a pre-arrest bail in the case.
The Margalla Police registered an FIR against the former chairman of the Upper House under sections 353/506/186/34 PPC on the complaint of Muhammad Riaz, a head constable of the Special Branch, Islamabad, who was deployed at the entry point with other policemen.
“I was engaged in body search of the people coming to the district court at 9:30am on Wednesday during threat alert when two persons tried to enter without a body search,” Riaz said, and added, “One of them thrashed me publicly when I told them they would have to submit to a body search.” Riaz said that Nayyar Bukhari used abusive and humiliating language against him saying, “Don’t you know who am I?”
Inspector General (IG) Tariq Masood Yasin had strongly reacted to the incident and ordered the arrest of the accused. He said that police personnel offer sacrifices of their lives for the safety of VIPs and should not be treated the way Bukhari had treated them. He vowed to set an example for future.
PPP SLAMS POLICE, GOVT:
Reacting to the news, opposition leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah lashed out at the IG Islamabad for the FIR against Nayyar Bukhari, saying: “The Islamabad IG is more loyal than the king himself.”
He asked the police chief where he was when police personnel were attacked there. He said that the incident is being needlessly made into an issue merely to please the federal government.
He said that the matter of the FIR against the former chairman would be taken up in the parliament.
‘NOTHING HAPPENED’:
Bukhari, who is a senior leader of the PPP, was booked by Islamabad police after his son slapped a plain-clothed constable at the entrance of a local court.
Earlier, Nayyar Bukhari claimed that ‘nothing happened’, but CCTV footage of the incident showed that was not true as he could be clearly seen shoving the constable, while his son Jarar slapped the Special Branch constable.
LAW IS TRANSITORY, FRIENDS ARE FOREVER:
Islamabad District Bar Association also condemned the arrest warrant against Nayyar Bukhari and went on strike in solidarity with him, as he is also a lawyer by profession and an ex president of the association.
Bokhari is a senior PPP leader from Islamabad and has served as chairman of the Senate from March 2012 to March 2015.
Taking to Pakistan Today a senior police official said that a police team had been constituted and Bukhari would be arrested tonight or in the morning.
However, he said that it is a bailable offence, so he could avoid arrest in case if he got bail.
It is pertinent to mention here that the incident occurred at a time when the federal capital and Rawalpindi are on high alert and security agencies have been directed to maintain a strong vigil.
This is disgraceful behaviour by senator Bukhari and his son. Instead of condeming the incident and the senator Bukhari and his son, the leader of the apposition seems to want to sweep the matter under the carpet. These people can not be above the law.throw them in prison for a few days and l sure they will come to their senses.
You can see in the video that a plain clothes person can be seen obstructing the way. Why He is not uniformed how do I know he is a terrorist or a security man? Where is his official badge or name plate or ID card on display that he is a policeman. He deserves thrashing in these circumstances,
This is a Divine indicator for those who doubted PPP/PML N conspiracy to cover each other’s back. This is corruption where two criminals are being protected by Lawyers and Politicians of all brands. Opposition is protecting jamhooriyat by protecting two criminals.
Instead of appreciating police force the senator humiliated and insulted not only him but the police department. Why Nayyar Bukhari slapped him at a time when security agencies have warned of possible attacks in the twin cities? The solidarity of lawyers with N. bukhari show the sacrifices of police department are not being recognized and that check up of high ups are still defined as insult of them.
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