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QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court on Friday suspended the implementation of a first information report (FIR) registered against Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Mehmood Khan Achakzai, while admitting his constitutional petition for regular hearing.
A BHC division bench, headed by Chief Justice Muhammad Kamran Mullahkhail, heard the petition challenging the FIR lodged against Mr Achakzai by police in Qila Abdullah district. Following preliminary arguments, the court ordered the suspension of the FIR’s implementation and issued notices to the provincial government and other respondents for the next hearing.
A team of senior lawyers, including Muhammad Riaz Ahmed, Senator Kamran Murtaza, Advocate Habibullah Nasar, Ayaz Mandokhail, Rahib Buledi and others, represented Mr Achakzai, who is also Chairman of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, before the court.
The FIR was registered at Gulistan Police Station in Qila Abdullah district, accusing Mr Achakzai of allegedly spreading hatred against a state institution and criticising the current government during a public gathering. Several other political leaders were also named in the case.
