Complaint registered against Dasti

Published March 13, 2014
A complaint was registered against MNA Jamshed Dasti after a lawyer approached the Secretariat police station on Wednesday. — File photo
A complaint was registered against MNA Jamshed Dasti after a lawyer approached the Secretariat police station on Wednesday. — File photo

ISLAMABAD: A complaint was registered against MNA Jamshed Dasti after a lawyer approached the Secretariat police station on Wednesday.

The lawyer complained that Dasti was guilty of defaming the country and its legislators, the police said.

Advocate Mohammad Saeed Khan, the complainant, when approached by Dawn, said: “Pakistan and the parliamentarians have become a laughing stock due to the allegation leveled by Jamshed Dasti.”

He seems to be working to defame Pakistan and its citizens, Khan said, adding that the allegations portray Pakistanis as “drunker revelers”.

After the complaint was registered in the daily diary, it was sent to the police prosecution department for legal opinion, the police added.

The Station House Officer, Abdur Rehman, told Dawn that a legal opinion was needed because the complainant had asked to register the case under Hudood Ordinance, which is a non-cognizable offence. In such cases, a court order is required instead of a police action.

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