KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Monday dismissed the bail application of interned social worker Sarim Burney in a child trafficking case.

Mr Burney moved the SHC against the dismissal of his bail application by the subordinate judiciary.

After hearing arguments from both sides, a single-judge bench headed by Justice Amjad Ali Sahito dismissed the post-arrest bail plea.

In June last year, the Federal Investigation Agency had arrested and booked the social worker, along with others, on the complaint of US authorities for allegedly getting illegal adoption/guardianship of three baby girls from a family court in Karachi by allegedly using and providing fraudulent documents and intending to hand them over to families living in the United States.

Published in Dawn, February 11th, 2025