Lahore court orders FIA to file case against Babar Azam on harassment charges

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is in serious trouble now as the Lahore court orders FIA to file a case against him after he was alleged on harassment charges. It came in response to the case filed by Hamiza Mukhtar .

Ahead of Pakistan’s tour to New Zealand Mukhtar held a press conference in which she made allegations against Azam for exploiting and harassing her and promised her that they will get married but the ace player forgot his promise after he rose to prominence in the cricketing circuit.

She filed a case in FIA which is the Pakistan Federal Investigation agency alleging that the moment she registered the case against Azam she has started receiving threatening phone calls and messages from an unknown number. On investigation, FIA found that one such number was registered in the name of Muhammad Babar.

Azam was summoned to appear before the agency but the ace player didn’t appear instead he sends his brother Faisal Azam asking for some more time.

In their original report, once Azam didn’t appear, the FIA report concluded, “This shows guilty form [sic] his part.” Judge Hamid Hussain on Thursday directed the FIA “to proceed further with respect to registration of the FIR against the culprits within the stipulated time following legal formalities”.

However, no official press conference has been held by Azam or his family regarding this matter.

“The Honourable High Court in a connected case has already restrained the police from registering the FIR,” Azam’s legal counsel Barrister Haris Azmat said. “The instant order has been passed without issuing a notice to Babar in violation of his fundamental rights of fair trial as guaranteed in the constitution. The order is prima facie against the law and will be assailed soon.”

Also, PCB has also not commented on this matter yet but as per the reports are to believed Azam will have a meeting with the national cricket board soon.