Hot News (16th May)

CHAKWAL MAY 16: The trial of famous CIA Chakwal Police Gang Rape Case started in the court of Additional Distt. And Session Judge Chakwal Mr. Hassan Mabroor Kiani on Friday. The court summoned four important witnesses and directed them to appear before the court at second June. The court also recorded the statements of two witnesses’ secretary General Press Club Chakwal Kh: Babar Saleem and Muhammad Ashraf son of Imam Baksh resident of village Harrar. Kh: Babar Saleem in his statement told the court that he had published the news of Gang Rape in good faith and according to the written application of Nasreen Akhtar and her daughter Rozina Shaheen who alleged that the ASI of CIA police Chakwal and Six others Gang Raped Rozina Shaheen and put her in and illegal confinement in a house at Mohallah Dhoke Moman Chakwal. Muhammad Ashraf the other eyewitness told the court that Nasreen Akhter and her daughter Rozina Shaheen was residing in his neighbor and they had hired a room for their residence. He told that ASI Mukhtar Ahmed of CIA police Chakwal along with three police officials stormed into the house on 30/5/95 and they dragged both mother and her daughter from the room and threw them in the police van. Khalid Mahmood Driver with hand-cuffed was also present in the van. Ashraf told that he resisted but the police was reluctant to oblige him and they disappeared from the scene. Later on next day City police Chakwal released both Khalid Mehmood and Nasreem Akhter but Rozina Shaeen was missing for ten days and on 10/6/95 when Rozina Shaeen was released she went to her mother Nasreen Akhter and told her that she was gang rapped by the CIA police officials and three other private persons. The learned Judge after recording the statement summoned the remaining four witnesses, DSP Sadar Circle Chakwal, Woman Medical Officer Dr. Muneera Jaleel who conducted the medical examination of Rozina Shaheen, Chairman Human Rights commission of Pakistan Mr. Kamran Rizvi who also conducted an inquiry on the direction of then prime minister Mrs. Be-Nazeer Bhuto, Magistrate Dr. Mubeen Aslam who conducted a judicial inquiry on the direction of Distt. Magistrate Chakwal. It is recalled that Nasreen Akhter filed a private complaint in the court of additional Distt. And Session Judge Chakwal when Police did not registered case. The learned additional session judge at that time dismissed the private complaint without examining the witnesses cited by the complainant. Nasreen Akhter filed an appeal in the federal shariat court and after the trial of six years in the Shariat Court, the Division Bench remanded back the case to Distt. And session judge Chakwal for retrial.

CHAKWAL MAY 16: The grant of Rs. 200 millions for Chakwal Water Supply Scheme and sewerage went into doldrums as Distt. Nazim Chakwal wanted these funds for the whole Distt. and the four MPA’s of Distt. Chakwal also supported the version of Distt. Nazim Chakwal, and this matter is pending before provincial Secretary local Govt. for final settlement. This was told by Tehsil Nazim Chakwal Mr. Amir Bhatti on Friday in a press conference. Tehsil Nazim told that this does not mean that some serious differences have been developed in the ranks of General Majeed Malik Group and Distt. Nazim Group who had made an Alliance during the local bodies election. Replying to another question Amir Bhatti told that he belonged to General Majeed Malik Group and if no confidence motion was brought against him as it was speculated, then the present alliance of both the groups will not be survived. He further told that there is no bar of bringing in no confidence motion against Tehsil Nazim as it was banned for District Nazims and Union Nazims till 30th June and there is possibility of some more extension in this regard. He further told that the development funds of Rs. 80 millions were disbursed to all the members of Tehsil council Chakwal ir-respective of their political affiliation.