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| November 9, 2002 | Saturday | Ramazan 3,1423 |
159 foreigners arrested this year for violation of visa rules
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: As many as 159 foreigners have so far been arrested by the law enforcement agencies this year under the Foreigners Act for violation of visa rules and illegal stay.
About 577 persons were arrested last year under the Foreigners Act.
The government has taken steps for eradication of terrorism and smuggling in the country and amended the Foreigners Act under which it has restricted the bail of the person detained under this act.
Sources told Dawn that during the current year from January 1 to October 31, 2002, 159 foreigners were held in the federal capital. They said cases were registered against 155 in different police stations.
Out of 159 arrested foreigners, 138 were from Afghanistan, three from Nigeria, four from Iraq, six from Iran, two from Tanzania, while one each from Myanmar (Burma), Kenya, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Somalia and France.
The sources said cases were registered in different police stations including Aabpara where seven cases were registered; Kohsar, three; Margalla, 17; I-9, 25; Tarnol, 20; Golra, 21; Secretariat, 20; Bara Kahu, 14 and Sihala, 28. No case was registered with the Women Police Station, Islamabad.
During the last year, 577 foreigners were arrested under this act and cases were registered against 352, while in 2000, 124 persons were arrested and 77 cases registered.
As per section 14 of the amended Foreigners Act, a person arrested will be sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and fine, while under other sections of this act restrictions were imposed on the grant of bail, deportation pending trial and custody pending deportation in three months and registration of foreigners was made necessary.
MEDICAL BOARD: District Magistrate Islamabad Tariq Mehmood Khan has ordered the constitution of a medical board for the re- postmortem of Mohammad Azam, who was murdered by some unidentified dacoits on October 6.
Mrs Talat Kaif, the wife of the deceased, had filed an application with the deputy commissioner, Islamabad pleading that the brothers of the deceased — Mohammad Tariq, Mohammad Khalid and Mohammad Ashraf — with the connivance of Dr Nadeem of Pims had changed the postmortem report.
She said the body of Mohammad Azam should be exhumed for re- postmortem to determine the real cause of his death.
On the instruction of the deputy commissioner, the assistant commissioner, Chaudhry Asadullah Faiz, recorded the statements of Talat Kaif and Ms Nusrat, the sister of the murdered Azam.
They said four masked persons entered their house and shot Mohammad Azam to death. They said, according to the postmortem, Azam had been killed with a blunt weapon.
The investigation officer of the case also supported the re- postmortem of the deceased.
The district magistrate Islamabad, after hearing the arguments, directed the authorities concerned to set up a medical board consisting of professional doctors and exhume the body of Mohammad Azam for re-postmortem.
FINANCIAL AUTONOMY: The federal government had awarded financial autonomy to courts throughout the country, but the courts in Islamabad are still looking towards the district administration for funds.
According to sources, the district and sessions judge, Sheikh Farooq Ahmed, had submitted a summary to the government for implementation regarding financial autonomy given to court. He said it should also be implemented in the federal capital. However, Sheikh Farooq Ahmed was transferred to Gujranwala.
The district courts of Islamabad are already lacking judges as a result of which the number of pending cases had increased to 11,000 cases.
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