ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday summoned Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf spokesperson Fawad Chaudhary to witness the proceedings of the Asma Rani murder case.
A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib heard the suo moto notice. The chief justice remarked that PTI criticises performance of the police in other provinces while calling the force in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa exceptional. Let's call Fawad Ch. to court so that he witnesses how exemplary the KP police is, the chief justice added.
The chief justice asked have the phone records of the main suspect and his accomplice been recovered? Bashir Memon Director General of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said that it has not been confirmed if the main suspect in the case is in Dubai or in Saudi Arabia.
He said that it seemed that the accused planned whole things. He has an iqama from Dubai as well, he told the court. The chief justice asked whether red warrants have been sent out for the suspect.
The chief justice asked whether any family member of the deceased was present in court.
An official of the KP police informed the court that they could present the family members if the Supreme Court orders. To which the chief justice remarked that do not present them in court, we will respectfully invite them.
The chief justice also expressed his dissatisfaction with the KP police for a second time on Tuesday while hearing the case regarding the rape and murder of a 4-year-old girl, whose body was found in a sugarcane field in Mardan on January 14.
The chief justice remarked that such a terrible thing was done to the child but there has been no development in the investigations. The chief justice asked Inspector General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Salahuddin Mehsood that the court has not taken this suo motu notice for him but for the residents of the province.
It is the responsibility of the police to provide security, he added. The chief justice directed the police to file a report in the case before the court within two weeks.
The court also directed the Punjab Forensic Science Laboratory to submit its report to the police as soon as possible. The hearing of the case was adjourned until February 21.
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