The Sindh Bar Council (SBC) urged the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday to take suo motu notice of reports of the abduction of Sindh IGP Mushtaq Mahar, allegedly by Rangers, and him being forced to issue orders for the arrest of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz's husband, Captain (retd) Safdar. There were reports that the IGP was kidnapped by unidentified armed persons and was forced to sign arrest orders for opposition leader Safdar, stated civil society activists. Under this legislation, an oversight mechanism has been put in place to receive complaints against matters pertaining to the police and policing, they noted, adding that the SPSPCC is an active body, with some members inducted from civil society. They condemned the incident and insisted that external interference must be stopped for an independent and strong police force. They demanded an inquiry, led by a high court judge, to determine responsibility behind the alleged incident and called for action against those responsible.

Source: The Express Tribune October 22, 2020 03:45 UTC