LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday disposed of a petition of PML-N MPA Sohail Shaukat Butt and directed the police not to cause any harassment to him.

The opposition party leader had approached the court against the alleged harassment and raids conducted by police at his residence.

Through senior lawyer Khalid Ranjha, Butt had contended that the police had been causing undue harassment to him purely on political grounds. He said police officials had violated the sanctity of his residence and outhouse by conducting raids.

A provincial law officer had opposed the petition and said police raided the property of the petitioner to arrest proclaimed offenders. He pointed out that several cases had also been registered against the petitioner.

The petitioner’s counsel said his client was either acquitted or granted bail in the cases referred to by the government. The petitioner had been regularly appearing in the trial proceedings. He asked the court to restrain the police from causing any harassment to the petitioner and taking illegal action against him.

Published in Dawn, February 10th, 2021