HYDERABAD: Jamshoro’s district and sessions judge on Friday issued notices to Sindh Assembly member Malik Asad Sikandar and his cousin Malik Pahar Khan directing them to appear in court on July 28.

The judge issued the directive on an application filed by the MPA’s relative Malik Waheed under Sections 22-A & B of CrPC through Mir Mangrio advocate, who sought registration of FIR against Malik Asad.

The applicant cited superintendent of Jamshoro police complaint cell and SHO of Thana Bula Khan police station as respondents and proposed to the court to make Malik Pahar Khan and Asad Sikandar as accused in the FIR.

He said that he and his brother Malik Changez Khan were associated with Jamshoro Ittehad, a local electoral alliance formed in Jamshoro to contest the second phase of local government election.

He said that candidates supported by the applicant and his brother were contesting LG election, which had annoyed the respondents and they issued threats to them to withdraw from the contest or face consequences.

He said that on July 21, the applicant was present at his house as well as watchmen Daud Ali and Akhtar. At around 8.15am, Malik Pahar arrived in a vehicle along with some unknown men. Malik Pahar who was armed with a pistol used abusive language against Malik Changez and threatened the two watchmen that he would kill Malik Changez, he said.

He alleged that Malik Pahar also resorted to firing at the applicant’s house but luckily no one was hurt. Malik Pahar had issued threats to the applicant and his brother at the behest of Malik Asad, he said.

He said that he had approached the police station concerned for the registration of FIR but police did not lodge the FIR.

He requested the court to direct the respondent SHO Thana Bula Khan to lodge the FIR of the applicant against the proposed accused. Police should also be deployed at the applicant’s house, he said.

Published in Dawn, July 23rd, 2022