LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday directed the police to submit an analysis report of CCTV footage of the alleged abduction of brothers of PTI social media head Azhar Mashwani after two premier intelligence agencies denied having custody of the duo.

Justice Syed Shahbaz Ali Rizvi was hearing a petition by Mashwani’s father Qazi Habibur Rehman, seeking recovery of his two sons – Zahoorul Hassan and Mazharul Hassan.

A law officer submitted two separate reports on behalf of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence (MI). Both agencies expressed ignorance about the whereabouts of the alleged abductees.

The judge directed the SP investigations to submit a report after analysing the CCTV footage of the alleged incident. He further directed the police to grab the record of the Safe City cameras to track the movement of the petitioner’s sons after the alleged abduction.

ISI, MI deny abduction of family members of PTI social media head

The judge adjourned the hearing till next week.

Separately, Justice Muhammad Amjad Rafiq directed a cellular company to provide the CDRs of the alleged abducted brother of Shahbaz Gill, the adviser to former prime minister.

Earlier, a law officer submitted a police report, saying investigation was underway following registration of an FIR about the alleged abduction of Ghulam Shabbir, the brother of Gill.

He said the police checked all routes and vehicles and inquired with the motorway police but there had been no progress.

He said advertisements had been published in the newspapers for recovery of the alleged abducted person.

The judge adjourned the hearing for a week.

The petitioner’s counsel alleged that the police ‘abducted’ Ghulam Shabbir on his way to Islamabad. He said the life of the abductee was in danger as the police were not telling the petitioner about the whereabouts of his son.

Published in Dawn, June 22nd, 2024

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